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I * Amarillo Cilohr-Timrs Tuesday, January 30 1968■ mm *'W11 lWWP|MWilMMMMa|ia|MMMcvilWMHIMWaiHa«aj«dMlo*ta..^^.---^^--^-...... --T-t-j-11-^jn^i I iniiiiaiJi i ——■ - ■-.- bh„. . . ... ... -- - .... - .... - ....''IOlllBlow7toGamblingnGunAawsiruneOfficialsSayWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials sav Supreme Court decisions restricting application of federal gambling and weapons laws will hamper crime-fighting and pos* sibly endanger current prosecutions.“What can you say w'hen a man has his right arm cut off?” commented Henry E. Petersen, chief of the Justice Department's Organized Crime and Racketeering Section. when asked about Monday’s high court gambling decision.Officials of both the Justiceand Treasury departments predicted the decisions would hamper state and local law enforcement as well.Senators pushing for a gun* control bill said meanwhile they feel the court’s decision raised no harrier to its passage.• • •In the two decisions, the court:—Ruled 7 to 1 that the laws forcing gamblers to register and pay special taxes require them to provide evidence that could lead to their conviction, thus violating the Fifth Amendment guarantee against self-incrimi nation.—Used identical reasoning in an 8 1 vote barring prosecution of persons who refuse to register such weapons as sawed off shotguns and machine-guns The court also ruled out prosecution for possession of such weapons,Petersen said the laws requiring gamblers to register, buy a $50 gambling stamp and pay a to per cent excise tax on wagers led to identification of gamblers and thus helped local law enforcement. Police departments could easily find out who intends to gamble in areas where it is illegal.spring. He is expected to comeup for trial this spring.» • •An Internal Revenue Service official said that of 2,015 tax fraud cases the governmentbrought last year, 041 were at tributable directly to the gambling tax or registration re-quirement. There were 665 such indictments, and 408 persons pleaded guilty or no contest.FUNNY BUSINESSI hr government issued 5,917 gangster-type weaponsgambling stamps and collected The law, enacted in $572,000 for them. It also collect- aRi,nst the backdrop of ganged more than $5,6 million in ?/ ilhf 1920s fnd.ear^gambling excise taxes In lf)30g, called for registration ofgamming excise taxes. weapons that gangsters comAn official of the Treasury De monly use. pertinent s Alcohol and Tobacco • • •adm,nist^ “*t wi|l mean there arc going-1,frustration, sa'd *o be fewer cases susceptible to irpose of the weapons law* is successful prosecution,** the of* to maintain some control on ficial said. Before the ruling itwas relatively simple to convictan individual simply of possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun. Now, a conviction will ‘he obtained only if it can be proven that taxes have not been paid either before the weapon was made or when it was transferred. IHe explained that convictions for simple possession of an un registered weapon frequently were obtained when local policearrested habitual criminals onminor charges. The additional federal charge—which carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail and a $2,000 fine—also was often pressedBy Roger BoltenJmm7Aommamler#inKor(kai/arnsofCommunistActsSEOUL lt;DPI)—U.S GenCharles H. BonesteeJ III today said North Korea is still tryingto fako over South Korea and said “intensified actions” are• •“Generally, many govern-ment-organized crime cases have been predicted on the failure to pay the tax,” added Petersen, In many instances the existence of the wagering tax law—and failure of some gamblers to pay the tax—has enabled the government to break up sizable gambling operations.Among key government prosecutions that could be dropped as a result of the ruling is one against Ruggiero Boiardo Sr., a well-known New Jersey figure, who has been charged with failure to purchase the stamp, register as a gambler and pay the excise tax.U.S Attorney David M. Satz Jr. of Newark, N.J., said the court decision “could have an effect on it — and it very wellSatz said his first impression ot the Supreme Court decision was that it “w’ould seem to knock out the entire regulatory pattern in regard to gambling.” Boiardo was indictedunder way to block the currentCommunist threat.Bonesteel, commander of United Nations forces in Koreatold newsmen. “We’re not in too bad shape. Things are lookingup,”The lanky warrior with aRhodes scholar education said North Korea's seizure of the I SS Pueblo and its 83-man crew' plus a vain terrorist attempt atassassinating President ParkChung Hee of South Korea are a“matter of great import to the cause of peace in this area.” The terrorist action means that North Korea’s leaders are still trying tn impose the Communist system upon the entire Korean peninsula ”• • •Bonesteel said the Communist effort will fail. “Intensified actions are being taken by ail concerned to guard against andto bring to a stop suchprovocation in the future.” hesaid.But a major Seoul newspaper said the South Korean government feels the United States is not doing enough.The newspaper KvunghyangShinrnun said Park’s regimetold Washington it would go italone against North Korean actions unless the United States “duly recognizes the seriousness of the recent Communist invasion of Seoul.”• • •The newspaper reported that President Johnson replied with a message promising Park increased military' aid. The South Koreans long have been pressing for more armament. Reliable sources said Seoul felt too much U.S. might was being drained from South Korea tobuild the American war machine in South Vietnam.Bonesteel made no attempt to minimize the danger of North Korean action. However, hementioned the American diplomatic effort in the UnitedNations and elsewhere to find apeaceful solution to the problem of getting the Pueblo and itsmen out of Communist handsand to halt North Korean infiltrators.‘The U.S. continues to search for a peaceful solution to these problems,” he said.Stressing his command’s ability, he said he had enough ground power to deal with thecurrent situation.Illt;•4 Ilt;flt;Tvvnsin S;iflt;^ outh Killed in limiting AccidentBOWIE, Tex. (AP—An after- Frur Hereford High School school hunting trip by two 14- students took top team and inyear-old boys ended in tragedy dividual awards in a 15-week Monday when one of the youths safe-driving contest, was shot in the heart and A* a banquet Monday night at killed He was Roy D, Sanders the Holiday Inn West, awards IN. son of a Bowie Architect. were presented to winners ofSheriff Howard Middleton said contest, which wa sSanders’ companion, David Ap- Sjn0y by 1 h eplegate, told him the boysT . ChaPter theplaced a .22 caliber against * a £mencan f®«®ty tree, the weapon fell over and Engineers, KFDA-TV and the discharged. Texas Department of PublicSafety.Safety
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Amarillo Globe Times
Amarillo, Texas, US
Tue, Jan 30, 1968
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