In 1964, a rivalry in the Bonanno crime family started when boss Joseph "Bananas" Bonanno promoted his son Salvatore Bonanno to the position of consigliere over senior capo Gaspare DiGregorio. The family broke into two faction the Bonanno faction and DiGregorio-Sciacca faction. On January 28, 1966, an attempt was made on the life of Salvatore Bonanno, the son of Joseph Bonanno. The Bonanno's suspected Capo Paul Sciacca and his crew, who were loyal to Gaspare DiGregorio. The newspapers began calling the Bonanno family war the "Bananas War".