Ex-bookie King Gross and aide free on bail in betting probe
Former East Coast bookie King Gross and aide Charles Lamar Free await federal hearings after raids across Long Beach and Riverside County. A 62-officer task force seized offices and a bank safe deposit box as agents probe a $2 million-per-month West Coast sports betting ring led by Gross.
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Britain orders banks to hand over deposits to curb inflation
The British government required banks and financial houses to transfer one percent of their deposits held on November 15 to the Bank of England to squeeze money supply. Half percent due November 30 and half on December 14. Northern Ireland exempt due to special needs. Stock market fell and sterling weakened after the announcement.
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Drug judge nets killer for hire arrest in Bay Area
San Francisco police and federal narcotics agents arrested druggist Robert J. Adams on charges he illegally sold cocaine and sought a man to kill his estranged wife Karen. Adams, 36, previously convicted of illegal narcotics, moved from Cupertino to live with his wife’s grandmother in Palo Alto. Undercover operatives bought cocaine and a hit was proposed, with a fake syndicate killer receiving a $500 down payment.
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