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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1975
Page
5
A man was forced at gunpoint to empty his bank vault after robbers claimed a remote controlled bomb was on his back. The loot totaled 47 500 dollars. The device proved to be a fake, according to AP Wirephoto.
Press Telegram reports Crawford Cofer of Los Angeles refused to take his oath after it was revealed he contributed $528 to Cory's campaign, highlighting ethics concerns surrounding the inheritance tax appointment and political donations.
Murray Shell, an inheritance tax referee named by State Controller Ken Cory, owns Bristol Mercy Hospital stock. The Sacramento Union says this may breach state rules against campaign contributors for referees and notes Bristol aided Cory’s 1972 campaign via a loaned in kind service through B-PAC. Shell denies knowing Cory and downplays his hospital stake as minor. Burglary report notes Winifred Jimison’s Long Beach home TV and radio stolen worth $350.
Defense plans to have Patricia Hearst declared mentally incompetent could delay her federal trial for months or longer. Three court appointed psychiatrists and a psychologist test her to determine if she can participate in her defense. If found incompetent she would be treated until able to aid her lawyers. Police connected to a Sacramento murder inquiry questioned a woman at the SLA apartment but could not confirm identity. Neighbors said the occupants left town for a camping trip as the investigation opened.
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