One of the reasons I ask is that I've read two other books on Luciano so far, and none of em are as informative as this fake book, I find it baffling, but I'll try to get my hands on the article...
Another thing is that the moves being made in cn at that time, kinda jibe with what Luciano hints at in the book....
Stuff like GAmbino and GEnovese pretending to not get along, but really being co-conspirators
Luciano not understanding why lanky didn't stick up for guys like LOngy, who was Jewish like him, plus a part of his power block, it was another sign lanky was hedging his bets..
Just little stuff..