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Los Angeles area gambling czar Mickey Cohen, a frequent target of Mafia assassination attempts, was shot as he left a Sunset Strip eatery in the wee hours of July 20, 1949. Three companions, including a state agent assigned to guard Cohen, also were wounded in the attack. Read this story at the Writers of Wrongs blog:
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/07 ... e-out.html