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Joseph Aiuppa — Part 9
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CG 92-677
_ "MeClelian asked the balding Aiuppa, 4 one-time
thet me ask you one more simple question,
I hope you cap reply. Do you live off: h
prostitution? * coe pe
gnd
"When the gangster replied t1at he felt. 'myo2...
answer might tend to incriminate -se,;* McClellan snap
of
# @Y¥ou ought to know. rere
"The committee was supplied with an affidavit
in which Roswell T. Spencer, chief investigator of
the Cook county state's attorney, described Aiuppa —
as a ‘notorious hoodlum and gangster’ who operated
three clip joints in Cicero ~ the Frolics, Magic.
lounge, and Turf lounge. 2 Tg
‘worst Kind
"Spencer's affidavit described the resorts as
tthe worst kind of strip joints, where lewd .ando°= .-
“ obacene dancing, stripping to complete nudity,
prostitution an Ve
indecency have flourished without interferenc«
from Cicero authorities despite a constant barra
of criticism from pulpit, press, and public.
_# *Establishments such as these are.
and important part of the crime organizat
establishment ... for pandering to the ba.
petites and desires.' . . _
"Spencer added that the 'real purpose of: suc
joints is cheating, robbing and. g
necessary from jack-rolling to knockout drops.*....
@ wages “of >
ad every kind of immorality and pu Wie
S gouging’ the patrons
and ttaking their money. away from them by. any means §~_~
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