FBI raids Tulsa firm in national plot to fix Nevada casinos
Federal agents seized hundreds of marked cards and crooked dice from Kress Manufacturing Co in Tulsa as part of a probe into illegal gambling devices. The haul included dice inscribed with Las Vegas Reno Elko Lake Tahoe and other Nevada club marks. No arrests were made.
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Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
Elko
Lake Tahoe
State
Tulsa
Jackson
Miss
Wilbur K. Sullivan
Christy and Jones, Inc
Kress Company
FBI
Christy and Jones
The
Not Gentle Farewell for Doc Matthews Says Greenspun
Hank Greenspun recalls J. B. Matthews and the McCarthy era with sharp scorn. He describes Matthews as a chief investigator turned adviser to the John Birch Society and accuses him of inspiring fear and disgrace, recounting an infamous burglary incident tied to late night staff parties.
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Martin Dies
Las Vegas
Joe McCarthy
Senate Committee
McCarthy
David Schine
David
Roy Cohn
Dies
Doc” Matthews
Brazilian Bombshell Faces One Charge in Local Legal Battle
Actress-singer Rosalina Cozzolino, once charged with five counts of burglary, sees three charges dropped by writ of habeas corpus. A fourth was dismissed for illegal search. hearing postponed to Nov. 15. Jewelry valued at $30,000 seen in court as the case narrows to a single pending charge.
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Rosalina Pagan Cozzolino
Justice Court
Sheriff's Office
Compton
District Attorney’s Office
Justice of the Peace
James Brennan
Kellar
Judge weighs license challenge by minister in Las Vegas
District Judge John Sexton took under advisement a dispute between Clark County and Rev. Robert Truesdell who says no state license is needed to perform marriages. Deputy DA John Porter argued the state must regulate civil marriages to protect rights and property, while Charles Garner noted a Washoe ruling deeming licensing unconstitutional should apply here.
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John Sexton
Clark County
Robert Truesdell
John Porter
Ing
Las Vegas
Washoe County
crooked dice menace hits Nevada casinos said by Vogliotti
Nevada casino interest group executive director Gabriel Vogliotti warned that amateurs and professionals buy crooked dice outside Nevada and attempt to use them at Las Vegas tables. He cited an FBI confiscation of altered dice in Tulsa and noted no licensee purchases.
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Gabriel Vogliotti
Nevada Resort Hotel Association
Nevada
United State
Vogliotti
Death claims Mulcomery co chief of hotel casino
John William Mulcomery 67 co manager of the casino at the Hacienda Hotel died in his sleep yesterday in his third floor suite. He had served as casino executive since the Hacienda opened in 1957. This January shows he remained in post.
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Mulcomery
Hotel Casino
John William Mulcomery
Hacienda Hotel
Armored Car Holdup At VA Hospital In Boston
Hooded gunmen wounded two guards and fled with about 68 000 in cash and checks from an armored car near the Veterans Administration Hospital in Boston. The raid lasted under a minute as three bandits fired on guards then escaped in a panel truck with two suitcases. A third guard was not harmed.
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Boston
UPI
Veterans Administration
Greater Boston
Weather sketch mirrors heat with stray shower risk
Mostly clear skies with scattered clouds this afternoon and a chance of late showers. Today's high reaches 105 degrees and a low near 80 as sun rises at 5 44 and sets at 7 50. yesterday's high was 104 with a low around 82 and noontime humidity near 24 percent.
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East St. Louis, Ill
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Belville
Ill
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Long Beach
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Roy Mulcomery
St. Louis
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San Pedro
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