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SY 7 FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) (Mount Clipping in Space Below) * exclusive to The Yieas t from a Stat Wetter we LAS VEGAS~Frank Sinatra tes- “‘ttied 50 minutes behind closed ‘doors heré Thursday in a federal grand jury investigation into alleged illegal skimming of gambling casino ‘profits. - After his appearance it was re- ‘vealed that the inquiry—scheduled to end Thursday—will be resumed, probably jate next month. Stan Gimbal, Justice Department attorney in charge of the investiga- tion, said there will be more witnes- ges but he refused to identify them. He said some of the 97 who already have testified will be recalled. . - Sinatra, who formerly held gam- . blinb~WteFests in the Cal Neva Vb HOE ype KTATNSD Hit: is one sy ra Fo Lodge at Lake Tahoe and the Sands Hotel on -the Las nored .all..questions from newsmen as he was hustled in.and out of the grand jury room. At one. point while he was testi- fying; a burst of laughter could be heard from the grand jurors. Sinatra arrived here in his private plane shortly after midnight. He and his attorney, Milton Rudin, ap- peared at the federal building at 1:20 p.m., before the grand jurors had re- turned from lunch. Sinatra and Rudin raced up two flights oigstairs and Sinatra was e& corted infmediately into the heari oom. Rudin remaine tside. . When he emerged, Sina tra eluded newsmen and— about’ 200 spectators in- front of the building by- taking.a back door to a basement exit and enter- ing a.car different from the one in which he had arrived. The 97th witness was” Irving Perleman, a former - stockholder in the Cal Ne- va who now terests:in Freeport, Grand Bahamas. He testified less than five minutes, : 4 Earlier in the day fhurors heard from Gle E. Bodell, a private al reese who: E chief of 5 curity at the Sands, and three employes of. the Stardust. John ‘Tihista, Gam Slutzger | ‘and. June won tea) ifying w was : son, "a -newly-:; | appointed = ember. of. the: State: @ ming: ‘Control .: Board and’ formerly a ‘re-"' fearck a , analyte for a. Vegas Strip, ig-_ -casino in- | I-3 LA Times Les Angeles, Date: 1/27/67 Edition: Home Authors Editor: Tithe: Cheracter: or Classification: Submitting Office: LA CC] Being investtgated Calif.