Federal probe looms over gambling scene in Las Vegas
A weekend of rumors and interviews sparks a federal inquiry into gambling practices in Las Vegas. Investigators question casino bosses, bookmakers, and players about point shaving and rigged games, amid ties to Georgia and Alabama football allegations. Local cooperation is claimed as subpoenas loom.
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Wire Service
Georgia
Wallace Butts
Alabama
Paul “Bear” Bryant
Butts
Bryant
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Las Vegas
East Germans Free Girl for Parents
East German authorities released Beate Kernke a five year old to travel to California to join her mother and foster father Mr and Mrs John Wirick of Burlingame. The transfer occurred at Friedrich Strasse station with the American Red Cross supervising and Beate due to arrive in San Francisco on Pan American flight 460 from Frankfurt. Beate had lived with her grandparents in Doberlag Kirchhain while negotiations continued.
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California
American
Red Cross
Friedrich Strasse
American Red Cross
Beate Kernke
San Francisco
At & Pm
Pan American
Frankfurt
John Wirick
Burlingame
Calif
Beate
Richard Kernke
Doberlag- Kirchhain
East Germany
Berlin
West Berlin
Neil M. Clark
Boise, Idaho
Algeria Seeks Neutral Backing to Stop Sahara Nuclear Test
Algeria presses neutral and Arab states to block France from planning a new underground nuclear test in the Sahara Desert. Foreign Minister Khemisti informs ambassadors while Ben Bella calls an emergency cabinet session as Algeria rejects use of its territory for nuclear testing under Evian accords.
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Algiers
UPI
Algeria
Sahara Desert
France
Mohammed Khemisti
Paris
Abdelhatif Rahal
Gaullis
Jean de Broglie
Rahal
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Sahara
Missionaries Vessel Crusader Sinks Off Baja California
The ill fated Crusader, a plywood sailboat carrying Calvary Church members from Wilmington, California, was abandoned off Cape San Lucas after taking on water in rough seas. Nine crew were rescued by a fishing boat St Anthony and taken to Cape San Lucas. The vessel had earlier been declared unseaworthy by Coast Guard and had multiple prior failures and delays.
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California
Haiti
Cape San Lucas
Baja California
Mexico
St. Anthony
Coast Guard
Calvary Church of the Full Gospel
Wilmington
Calif
Crusader
The
Calvary Church
Howard A. Smith
Ensenada
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Edi Domingo
Olguita
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Freddie Gibson
Marvelle
East
Wirick
U.S. Army
Southern Pacific Railroad
Khemisti
Georges Gorse
Gorse
Garden Center
L.V. Blvd
Hartsell
Ray Diehl & Associates
Nevada
E. Charleston
San Diego
UPS
Ill
Tallyho Hotel and Country Club
Polo Lounge
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Marty Heim
Tallyho Hotel & Country Club
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Las Vegas Sun
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