Two recordings. Parts 1 and 2 are Senate staffer George Reedy giving a broadcast on St. Patrick 's Day, paying tribute to SFPD Chief Homicide Inspector Frank Ahern and Homicide Inspector Thomas Cahill for their investigative work for the Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, aka the Senate Crime Investigating Committee. The Committee was chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver (Dem. Tennessee). Ahern and Cahill had testified during the Committee 's visit to San Francisco in 1950. Also includes general praise for the Irish. Part 3 is Senator Kefauver of Tennessee praising and thanking Ahern and Cahill for their service, as well as the San Francisco Mayor and Chief of Police for their cooperation. Additional Descriptive Notes: Parts 1 & 2: March 17, 1951; Part 3: March 29, 1951 Note on original label disc 1: Pt. I Joint Senate and House Recording Facility, Name of Member: George Reedy, Date Recorded: 3/28/51; Note on original label disc 2: Joint Senate and House Recording Facility, Name of Member: Sen Kefauver, Title: Police Inspectors Tom Cahill and Franck Ahern
Type
sound
Format
Lacquer disc
Extent
2 Discs of 2
Identifier
SFH 15 csf_00001_d1; csf_00001_d2
Language
English
Subject
Organized crime--United States Cahill, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph), 1910-2002 Ahern, Frank Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963 San Francisco (Calif.). Police Dept United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Provenance
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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