Man builds hidden blackjack computer challenges Lady Luck
Keith Taft, 41, spent 1,000 hours studying blackjack math and 1,600 hours developing a portable computer worn under his clothes. The device advised plays via eyeglass readouts, fed by toe switches, but Taft ultimately quit after risking more than planned and failing to beat casino odds. He hopes for a movie script while warning the tech could be duplicated with enough effort.
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Ivy Priest former U S treasurer dies at 69
Ivy Baker Priest, former U S treasurer and California state treasurer, died at 69 in Santa Monica after a battle with cancer. A Republican party stalwart since the 1930s, she helped secure Eisenhower’s 1952 nomination and signed $62.8 billion in currency as treasurer from 1953 to 1960. She served California as treasurer from 1966 to 1974 and remained active in GOP politics. She is survived by six siblings and two daughters, with funeral plans pending.
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Hunt settles wife's death for $300000
Chicago report states E How ard Hunt agreed to a 300000 settlement in the death of his wife Dorothy, among 45 victims of the United jet crash near Midway on December 8 1972. Attorney John D Hayes cited Watergate fallout and protecting Hunt's youngest son as reasons. Most settlement funds to be placed in trust for his four children.
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Death penalty returns to Missouri signed by governor
Governor Christopher Bond signed legislation bringing back the death penalty in Missouri. The measure requires mandatory execution in the gas chamber for all premeditated first degree murder convictions. Bond said the law is worthwhile if it saves even one life and notes it may deter deliberate killings.
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California Legislative Actions Report Day In Sacramento
The Governor signed a 33.5 million Medi-Cal funding bill to cover projected overrun costs. Senate passage includes holidays reform for state workers, medical malpractice statute limits, a state public defender for indigent appeals, and changes to the State Bar board composition. Also proposed are a rape jury instruction change and limits on coin operated toilets in public venues.
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Senate votes to cut malpractice time limit to three years
In Sacramento the Senate approved SB661 by Sen. Alfred Long 21 to 12 to curb medical malpractice statute of limitations. The bill lowers the general limit from four to three years from treatment with five years if a physician should have known of the error, excluding foreign objects and minor injuries. Opponent Sen. George Moscone warned doctors could hide mistakes for five years.
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Fewer California car models fuel economy hit by state rules
General Motors chief operating officer Elliot Estes warned California’s tougher emissions standards raise fuel use by 20 to 30 percent by 1977 and cut the number of available car models. He said 1975 California cars meet state limits with about 10 percent less mpg than federal models and that 30 percent fewer models may meet the rules, especially those with small engines and manual transmissions. Estes met Gov. Brown but said no easing of requirements was discussed.
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Non-attorneys considered for Bar Board expansion debate
The Assembly passed AB590 to raise the State Bar Board of Governors from 15 to 21 by adding six public non-lawyer members and opening meetings to the public except disciplinary proceedings. Gov. Brown supported the measure 58 to 9 as attorney opponents questioned non-lawyers’ qualifications.
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Guerrillas in Zaire show willingness to negotiate hostages
Western sources say Marxist guerrillas holding three foreigners in a jungle hideout in Zaire have signaled willingness to bargain for their release in letters to the U S and Dutch embassies in Dar es Salaam. The captives include two American students and a Dutch woman.
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