IRS raids target Dizzy Dean suite in gambling probe
Federal agents raided the Las Vegas Strip hotel suite of former baseball star Jerome Dean and a Phoenix real estate executive amid a nationwide crackdown on interstate gambling. Fritz Lindstrom, 61, was arrested and charged with conspiracy and using interstate facilities for illegal gambling. he posted a $10,000 bond. The investigation spans nine months and flagged a $100,000-a-day gambling ring, with unnamed sports figures potentially implicated.
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Entertains
IRS
Jerome
Dizzy
Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Las Vegas Strip
New Year's Day
UPI
Dizzy"’ Dean
Phoenix, Ariz
Internal Revenue Service
I RS
Las Vegas
Fritz Lindstrom
U. S
Ance
Lindstorm
Detroit
Mich
James i. Brickley
Eastern District of
Michigan
Brickley
Nixon Locks Up Budget Toppling $200 Billion
President Nixon moves to close the 1971 budget gap with a likely record high exceeding $200 billion. Budget Director Mayo travels to the Western White House to finish decisions as Ziegler says a balanced budget is pledged. Ziegler notes defense cuts to offset new tax relief and Nixon plans a State of the Union for January 22.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Robert Mayo
White House
Ronald Siegler
Ziegler
California
Washington
Walter Annenberg
Annenbergs
Palm Springs
London
Annenberg
State of the Union
Congress
Eight LV Family Hurt In Crash After Tire Blows
A Las Vegas family of eight was injured when a tire blew out causing their car to smash into a light pole at 25th and Washington. John Brown, 31, his wife Francis, 25, and six children were treated at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Two children, ages 4 and 5, were reported seriously injured. Police reported no excessive speed and no citations. Remaining injured were Joe 10, Mary 7, Tessie 7, Debbie 8, and Margaret 7.
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Las Vegas
25Th
Washington Streets
John Brown
Jackson St
Francis
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
John
Tony
Washington St
Brown
Joe
Mary
Tessie
Debbie
Margaret
Mercury
U.S
McCarrvan
Vegas Valley
High School Forum Calls for Education Reforms
Fifty SUN Youth Forum participants urge county high schools to boost teacher qualifications and remove bad educators. They support peaceful campus demonstrations, media restraint, sex education from fourth grade, and voluntary busing to promote early integration and reduce prejudice. Tim McRoberts presented the group's conclusions to SUN readers.
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SUN Youth Forum
Zel Lowman
Tim McRoberts
SUN
Reputed Mafia Boss Denies Charges in NJ Crackdown
Simone Rizzo De Cavalcante known as Sam the Plumber and 16 associates pleaded innocent to federal loan sharking and conspiracy charges tied to a $20 million interstate numbers operation. UPI reports U S Attorney Frederick B. Lacey outlined a regional crime program linking New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania authorities as part of a sweeping probe. Wiretaps aided indictments described as the largest New Jersey gambling roundup, with 73 people named across three federal grand juries including Newark officials.
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Newark
N.J
UPI
Simone Rizzo
Sam
de Cavalcante
New Jersey
U.S
Frederick B. Lacey
New York
Pennsylvania
Teamster
Harry Serio
Ark
Dominick A. Spina
Lacey
Hugh J. Addonizio
Here
Troy
N.Y
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Holiday Death Toll Climbing Across U S States
The New Year holiday period saw rising traffic fatalities with 254 deaths by 1 a.m. EST per UPI counts. Fires nationwide killed whole families including a rural New York home blaze near Saratoga Springs and a Chicago apartment fire. California led with 19 road deaths followed by Texas and Georgia with 13 each.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Chicago
National Safety Council
United Press International
TOG Aucee Enemedreves Care
PSNOE
Eareteads
California
Texas
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Florida
Weather Outlook shows cool temps through Sunday
Fair and cold with a gentle wind. Today's high 45 and low 20. Yesterday matched 45/18. A year ago today marked 66 and 35. Sunrise 6:52 am and sunset 4:59 pm.
Communists Fire Mortar Barrage on American Outposts
North Vietnamese troops attacked two American bases in northern South Vietnam causing light casualties. A DMZ area rocket attack may have come from inside the neutral strip. A second night assault hit an Americal Division camp near Duc Pho with about 60 mortars before U.S. forces repelled it with gunships and artillery.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Americal
Duc Pho
Temperature Drop Grips Much of U S with Record Cold Across Nation
Frigid air swept the United States with Albany N Y at 20 below zero the nation’s low while Buffalo and Glens Falls New York posted record depths. Snow piled high in the Dakotas and Vermont and a New Year blizzard left heavy snow in several regions. In Vietnam the fighting continued with limited American casualties as Agnew warned of a new Communist push and mortar rounds struck My Tho while Marine artillery hit enemy targets near An Hoa.
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Albany
N.Y
Gulf Coast
Florida Panhandle
Black Hills
South
Dakota
Galena
Mammoth Drift
New York State
Mercury
Glenns Falls
Buffalo
Burlington
South Vietnam
China
Spiro T. Agnew
U. S. Marine
An Hoa
da Nang
Crusading DA Injured in Bomb Blast in Morgantown
Joseph Laurita, 32, a Monongalia County prosecutor known for his anti gambling campaign, was seriously injured when his car exploded as he turned the ignition. He was listed in fair condition after surgery at West Virginia University Hospital.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
Joseph Laurita
Laurita
Monongalia
West Virginia University Hospital
New Yorkers Vote 10 Cent Subway Bus Fare Hike
About 4.5 million daily transit riders face a 10 cent fare rise after the MTA approved a new 30 cent fare. Mayor Lindsay opposed the increase citing hardship on low income riders as the change takes effect Sunday at 12 01 a m EST.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
MTA
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
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