It's not that he misspoke, but that he keeps changing his story. First the UB boss was vacant,now he says Jerry Lang was UB. Lang wasn't even made until 1976(Capeci says 77).

The year is important as there has been debate for years on when the books(5 families) were opened. The general consensus is 1976. A lot of guys that flipped back this date up.

Then you have a few wild cards. George Barone and Fish Cafaro(Genovese) said they were made in 74. Gaspipe (Lucchese) claims he was made in 74 also. Franzese(Colombo) claims he was made in 75.

So I'm not only taking sal Miciotta's word but all the other guys that flipped also. Plus sal's account lines up with 2 of Michael's initial claims.
#1 The UB was vacant at the time. Abbate marco was UB in Fall of 75 and wasn't demoted until early 77.
#2 andy mush and Johnny irish were both captains at that time. Johnny irish wasn't a Capo until late summer/early fall of 78.