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Kefauver TV Crime Hearings Lift Senate Star in 1952 Talks
The Kefauver Committee's televised sessions boost Estes Kefauver as a national figure. The Tennessee senator, famed as a frontiersman figure and crusading crime investigator, faces mixed political prospects with Southern opposition to civil rights, cloture, and administration support influencing his presidential chances. Critics note a local cleanup is needed beyond federal hearings, while TV coverage prompts debates on rights and decorum.
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