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Chicago Racket Hearings Signal Indicted Power Crackdown
The Senate Rackets Committee under John J. McClellan launches a hostile inquiry into organized crime in Chicago and nationwide, aiming to expose rackets channels in labor and industry. Witnesses include Tony Enforcer and Russell Bufalino as the panel cites a Mafia conspiracy and Fifth Amendment refusals as proof of criminal influence.
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Washington
Senate
John J. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Robert F. Kennedy
Chicago
McClean
Tony
Rccardo
Capone
Hadley
Long Beach
Teaepee
Russell Bufalino
Kingston
Racketeer
Thomas Lucsidhese
la Dress
Long Island
Jones