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Show - , 1 ... i;:-' o- ... f z . . --i .- 5(mi 4 TOKYO GANGSTER LAID TO REST . . . Toyko had its first gangster funeral since the occupation, when Matsuda, the "Boss of Shimbashi" district, was sent off to his ancestors in the true gangster fashion. "a-la-Chicago." The streets were banked with flowers as the two-hour two-hour memorial service began with the chanting of the priests and the beating of tom-toms by his "boys." Photo shows Matsuda's ashes being carried in the procession through streets of Shimbashi. |