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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1971
Page
4
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A Washington IA bill proposes reissuing the $2 bill with Susan B. Anthony's portrait. Senator Allen Cranston of California backs the move, calling it a symbolic step toward equity recognizing women's contributions to American life.
Six executives of the Dunes Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip were indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts charging conspiracy, aiding and abetting, and filing a false tax return for 1965. The case cites skimming of currency from craps tables, with a bench warrant issued for Charles Speck and arraignments set for January 7. Names include Speck, Campbell, Wyman, Rico, Duckworth, and Angel, all tied to M & R Investment Co. Inc. and its Dunes ownership.
The San Diego County Bar Association urges major reforms to the county grand jury system. It proposes splitting into two panels one random from voter lists for criminal matters and another from judge nominations for governmental matters. The plan aims to include working people the poor and the young in the process.
A 34 year old mother, Rose Marie Hardy, accused of wounding two kindergarten teachers with an ice pick in a room full of children, was ordered to a state mental hospital for an indefinite stay. Judge Walter F. Calcagro ruled after court psychiatrists testified she could not understand or participate in her defense.
Det Frank Serpico testified at the Knapp Commission that a police captain warned him he could be killed if he persisted in investigating crooked cops. He recalled reporting a $30 gambler bribe in 1966 and being urged to keep quiet. The hearings resumed amid prior indictments of several city officers on bribery and gambling charges.
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