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a Award ofstate government? and" union “health ingbrance con-. tracts, Public officials in Tex« Lovisiana “fave.;been im: plicated, ‘anid grand juries in Housién and New. Orleans,will begin’ taking testimony in:the case this Week: In New Orleans, Sohn'Volz, U.S. attorney for the western: district of Louisiana, said. yesterday that involyement in ‘the Btilab Investigation ranges. nationally. "| {hink you can salely sdyit involves all 50 states,” he said ‘ alanews briefing. “Emcertain ‘byt letimethisisoyer, itwitlin- volve’ other’, jurisdictions. ats otfigr. cifies... other states,” In New Jersey, Gov. Brendan: Byrne endorsed a bipartisan proposal to abolish the state’ s part-time Casino Control Com- mission, some of whose. mém- <bers«have been implicated in the Abscant investigation; and replaceitwithafull- timepanel. As a result of New Jersey's contraversy- over licensing of Auantic City casinos, State legistative sponsors of casino bills jn several other States, notably:New York .and"Perin« gylvania, are having” second “thoughts about ~ pressing-fors legalized gambling in their sanad yr pinahins sala mugen inet paRial”s Shel paar Ta bor, lavolves s alleged orikery. coftinon casinosin New-York; altemptsin coniiegtion with the aid! Dr. Gerald’ Lytigh as. Oklahoma, Arkansas ‘apd. ¥ In. other developmen : : y. is naifing the. WhiteHouse refused comments chairmdirof a New York study panel-that endorsed. casi dambling.for thestate. yesterday: Knowledgbable ‘sources confirtied that MarioNoto, fors mer deputy U.S. commissionet F of inimigration, wa8 under it in-6 vestigation for. analleged offer} io help ‘Carlos Marcello, {¢ repufed New “Ofleans unzp derworld boss, in exchange for} 2. * ihe promise ofa job after Notgt ‘i retired. : Noto was Feported’ fo have : tried improperly. Odie travel: 138 -restrictions against: Marcéllp,t "whg had been oh a federal, deportation ordér since 1953, AP Lasérphoro Benjamin Civitetti-: “Crimes Were Not Created’ Richard Blumenthal - Significant Appointment = The Washinton Sta réported that the White’ House has withheld action ona recom mendation to. President Carter ihat he name’ ‘Louis Lambert, unsuccessful: candidate for. governor of Louisiana and’ chairman of thé Louisiana Public Service Commission, 1 to ‘the Federal Energy Regulatory: Commission. Lambert has denied’ an -allegation hé was paid $10, 000in' éxchange for-a promise of -favorable.-treaiment_ on. ins surance contract awards if he wereelécted governor. » + The