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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1959

Page

4

Accused Rackets Czar Laughs Takes Fifth Before Senate Panel

Chicago mob figure Sam Giancana laughed through testimony before the Senate Rackets Committee as it probed ties to illegal activities in Lake County Indiana. He and other figures declined to answer questions about charges involving pinball gambling prostitution and racketeering with officials and fronts in Gary East Chicago and nearby areas. Evidence cited included gifts to officials and cash movements totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars over years. The hearing showcased alleged mob influence and public official complicity amid ongoing investigations.

Washington UPI Chicago Sam Moomey Giancana Senate Lake Holovachka Laverne Duffy Lakeside Specialty Co East Chicago Ind Mike Vinovich Jack West HotopWachka Hotovachka

Abortion Mill Case Ties Grand Jury to Racket Probe

SANTA ROSA LA county grand jury was told a clinic billed women for corsages before surgery and hosted champagne suppers afterward. Dist Atty Joseph Maddux said he would ask indictments for two men involved in a Valley of the Moon racket, which yielded over 135000 in four years with fees between 430 and 700 per operation.

Santa Rosa LA Dist Atty Joseph Maddux Valley of the Moon

Dad Plea to Missing Coed Father Urges Return Home

Kenneth Millar, a famed mystery writer, pleads to his missing 19 year old daughter Linda Millar to come home. Linda vanished nine days earlier while at a Lake Tahoe casino with two married men. Police questioned the men. no charges filed. Linda, a UC Davis student from Santa Barbara, has been under care after a past driving incident. Millar releases a note urging courage and faith, saying there is nothing to fear. The family says Linda is in an acutely disturbed state amid ongoing investigations and personal grief.

Los Angeles Kenneth Millar Fornia Lake Tahoe Mill Sacramento Frr Santa Barbara Margaret

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