The Nation - News from Oct. 8, 1985
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An arson ring of Cuban gangsters, believed to have set 20 fires that killed eight persons, was broken up with the arrest of 11 suspects, New York City police said. Police Commissioner Benjamin Ward said the gang, known as the Corporation, had been setting fire to gambling parlors in a two-year-old turf war over illicit numbers operations. Ward said two of the suspects were charged with murder.
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