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Lee Case

Lemoine Spencer "Lee" Case (August 8, 1917 – December 31, 1984) was an American water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics. With a public service career of over 30 years, Case served as a greater Los Angeles area Police Officer, a Seal Beach Police Chief, and as a Mayor of California's Cathedral City. In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.

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Lemoine Spencer "Lee" Case (August 8, 1917 – December 31, 1984) was an American water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics. With a public service career of over 30 years, Case served as a greater Los Angeles area Police Officer, a Seal Beach Police Chief, and as a Mayor of California's Cathedral City. In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.

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  1. date of death: 1984-12-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  2. The record states that the date of death is "1984-12-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
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  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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