Pittsburgh wars

[JCB1977]

The Pittsburgh-Cleveland War started in 1977 and lasted until 1983. 12 or 13 bodies dropped.

JCB can you post a list of who was taken out?

It's already been posted in one of the other threads.

[JCB1977]

Some links to the Pittsburgh-Cleveland War:


1. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5h ... occa&hl=en (Cleve-Pitts War- Youngstown article)

2. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=69 ... +war&hl=en (Pittsburgh Takeover)

3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wp ... +war&hl=en (Cleve-Pitt Mob war)

[JCB1977]

Here are a few more links regarding the history of Pittsburgh and players involved in the wars:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yU ... occa&hl=en

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1 ... 031,922644

http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate ... obnow6.asp

http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate ... nbank1.asp

[FriendofHenry]

JCB: You may recall that when RC was convicted he then realized that Cleveland was done in Youngstown. Much to his credit, he provided for at least 2 of his trusted employees (a dealer in several of his poker games and the owner of a popular night club on Market St. in the uptown) jobs at the Tropicana. Pat as a dealer and Joe as a host. I can't tell you if either one is still there or if they're still alive.

[JCB1977]

Here is a link to the 1960 Pittsburgh numbers racket war:

1. http://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html ... sburgh_War