Ann Arbor man accused of plotting murder of judge
Charles Baird heir of University of Michigan ties is accused of offering a convict money to kill Washtenaw circuit Judge James R Breakey II. Baird who owns Ann Arbor Grinders Company returned from Mexico financing a dam project. Stratton serving a federal term for forged securities contact reportedly occurred in jail. Baird denies malice and says he helped Stratton out of kindness. Bail set at 15000 for April 18 examination. Judge Breakey under police protection calls it an occupational hazard.
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Ann Arbor
Charles Baird
University of Michigan
Washtenaw County
James R. Breakey II
Breakey
Baird
Joan
Ann Arbor Grinders Company
Mexico
Wiliam F. Ager
Kenneth Stratton
Stratton
Milan
Woodside Annexation Proposal Rejected in Adrian Area
Woodside school district voters rejected annexation to Adrian City Schools by 31 to 30 while the debt proposal failed 27 to 24. Woodside board president Tom Pfeiffe called turnout excellent and noted different voting rights for residents and property owners.
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Woodside
Adrian City
Adrian
Tom Pfeiffie
Iit
Pleiffle
Levees Weaken In Midwest Areas
The Associated Press reports swollen Mississippi and Missouri rivers threaten weakened levees in the Midwest flood belt. Severe flooding is forecast on the Connecticut River in New England. Critical areas include a 40 mile Mississippi stretch from Niota to Quincy, with students, farmers, and civil defense workers piling sandbags.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Missouri
Midwest
New England
New York State
Connecticut River
Minois
Niota
Fort Madison
Iowa
Quincy
Big River
Cairo
Subdivision Plan Tentatively Approved at North Scott West Maple
City planning commission tentatively approves a 12 lot subdivision at the North Scott Street West Maple Avenue intersection to be built by Frank and Martin Oorsal. A variance request by Gordon Schneider was reviewed and referred to the city commission as zoning ordinance revisions are studied.
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City Planning Commission
Scott Street
Maple Avenue
City Hall
Frank and
Martin Oorsal
Michigan Avenue
Gordon Schneider
Merrick Street
City Commission
Schneider
Three Lenawee Men Inducted For Army Service Today
Three Lenawee residents left for induction into the army with Adrian and Tecumseh inductees. Adrian men Mervin Strawser and Donald Kidder, Tecumseh’s Richard Covell, traveled to Detroit. Six pre induction on April 18 and three for induction May 4 were planned, with fifteen to report for pre induction in May.
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Ane Young
Mme Uarm
Adrian
Tecumseh
Army
Myrtle Culver
Lenawee Selective Service Board
Mervin Strawser
Donald Kidder
Richard Covell
Detroit
House approves in lieu of tax bill for federal property
The House government operations committee including Rep. George Meader approved a bill to extend federal payments in lieu of taxes for federally owned properties such as the Air Force plant in Adrian. The extension runs through December 3, 1962, with about $150,000 yearly to Adrian area districts.
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HOUSE
House Government Operations Committee
George Meader
Air Force Plant
Adrian
Madison
Madison Township
Lenawee County
Rep. Meader
Defense Department
Budget Bureau
Meader
New Effort To Oust Hoffa As Teamsters President
A new complaint seeks James R. Hoffa's removal as Teamsters president. The filing accuses Hoffa of keeping a convicted perjurer in office, failing to reform Detroit Local 29, and holding multiple posts contra to national duties. A trial before Judge Letts is set for April 27.
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Hoffa
Teamsters
Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Ee Hoffa
Martin F. O'Donoghue
Teamsters Monitor Board
U.S
F. Dickinson Letts
Letts
Bufalino
Senate
O'Donoghue
Frank
Collins
Detroit
Local 299
Local
Springfield
Frank Matula
Sai Matula
California
Detroit Local 299
Sun Valley
Fla
Addison Voters Approve Two One-Mill School Levies
Addison voters approved two one-mill levies for school operations and a building and site fund. The two-year operation levy passed 302 to 108 with four ballots voided, and the five-year site fund levy won 282 to 109 with two voided ballots. Property owners alone could vote on the second proposition, and a third measure to raise millage limits for building and sites passed 292 to 48 with four voided ballots.
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Addison
Fes
Mud Doesn't Stop Telegram Drivers
Rural Telegram drivers face mud and high water across county roads delaying deliveries. About 130 subscribers rely on neighbors for papers and in some places residents meet drivers to collect papers by foot or tractor on routes with roughly 50 miles of impassable roads. Some copies are left at corners to avoid getting stuck.
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Telegram
Improved Industrial Relations Set As Chamber Goal
The Lenawee Chamber of Commerce Labor Man agement Relations Board met at the Rock Inn Monday night to set objectives. They aim to boost public understanding of labor and management roles and improve relations among local industries and employees. Four methods include monthly labor management meetings, problem discussions, an educational program, and attitude surveys to attract and retain industry in Adrian. Orville Merillat replaced Harry May on the board.
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Awd
Labor-Management Labor Relations Board
Chamber of Commerce
The
Rock Inn
Ecombined Chamber and
Labor Industrial Development Committee
Lenawee County
Adrian
Orville Merillat
Merillat Woodworking Company
Harry May
Pro Safecracker Winkle Still Free After Bond Request
George Henry Winkle, tied to a Lenawee county case and a Indianapolis gang, remains at large as he seeks a bond increase to $15,000 while Supreme Court reviews his conviction. Prosecutors report Winkle fled after an attempted safe cracking operation linked to a Texas jailbreak case and a 1958 death, with authorities citing ongoing investigations in New Buffalo and Corpus Christi.
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George Henry Winkle
Winberg
Winkle
Conapolis Gangeler
Lenakle
Williams
Rex Merwee
Martin
Lenawee
Win
Winkde
Kie
Supreme Court
Mr. Glaser
Kenneth B. Glaser Jr
Indianapolis
Michigan
Samuel J. ‘Forina
Rloo
So General's Department
Casteel
Glaser
Texas
Lee
Bliss
Field
But Winkle
New Buffalo
Mich
Corpus
Christi
De Gaulle and Macmillan Meet Before Big Four Summit
French President De Gaulle and British Prime Minister Macmillan held a formal morning session at Buckingham Palace with foreign ministers present. They discussed East West tensions, postwar German role, Berlin, the Middle East and Africa including Algeria, and Far East relations ahead of the summit.
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London
de Gaulle
Macmillan
Britain
de Galle
Buckingham Palace
Maurice Conve de Murville
France
Selwyn Lioyd
Eisenhower
West Berlin
Five Injured in M S 2 Car Crash on Elliott Highway
At 11 15 a.m. a two car collision on M 52 at 2 drive in injured five people. Nelson Bills 18 of Hudson drove a southbound car from M 32 into a northbound car driven by Walter G Pickles 47 of Elliott Highway Sand Creek. Pickles suffered leg and stomach injuries and was admitted for X rays. Two passengers in his car Artie Pickles 26 and Douglas Pickles 3 were treated for cuts. Barbara Jarboe 18 of 210 Cross Street in Bills car was X rayed for a leg injury. Bills received a bruised jaw and was cited for improper left turn and failure to yield.
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Nelson Bills
Hudson
Walter G. Pickles
Elliott Highway
Sand Creek
Pickles
Artie Pickles
Douglas Pickles
Eliott Highway
Bills
Barbara Jarboe
Cross Street
Census Director Urges Cooperation in Sample Census
John R. Thomson Jr. urged area residents to complete blue paper sample questionnaires and mail them to the district office at 109 Francis Street, Jackson. The 25 percent sample questions, distributed to every fourth home, help the Census Bureau collect essential data at reduced cost while remaining confidential under federal law.
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John R. Thomson Jr
Francis Street
Jackson
Census Bureau
Lanvass
Thomson
Former Adrian man builds snow sled
An Adrian native creates a snow sled as a local feature. The item appears in Page 11 of Inside Today's Telegram, highlighting community interest and small crafts.
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Adrian
Michigan
Adrian Woman’s Club
Questions on old age forum set for Adrian College
One week left for questions for the public medical forum on geriatrics at Downs Hall Adrian College Tuesday April 19. Questions must reach The Telegram by Thursday April 14 and forms are published by The Telegram for clipping and submission. A six member Lenawee County Medical Society panel will answer and confer with six doctors including Keith Whitehouse Morenci A J Phelan Tecumseh Donald Parker John Berghuis D F Savage and L C Stewart all of Adrian.
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Sewawee
Public Medical Forum
Downs Hall
Adrian College
Jpenceance
Lenawee County Medical Society
Medical Society
Lenawee
Keith Whitehouse
Morenci
A. J. Phelan
Tecumseh
Donald Parker
John Berghuis
D. F. Savage
L. C. Stewart
Adrian
Waives Examination in Assault Charge in Pontiac
Fleming 33 of 235 South Main Street waived examination in municipal court on a felonious assault charge. Judge Betz set bail at 1500 dollars, Fleming bound over to circuit court. Police arrested him after Carl Schlink reported a March 30 head wound from a washboard. Schlink identified Fleming. 21 stitches were needed. Fleming has four prior auto theft convictions and is on parole from Jackson prison.
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Pontiac C, Fleming
South Main Street
Paul Betz
Fleming
Carl Schlink
West Church Street
Schlink
Meming
Michigan
Jackson
Heavy Fine And Costs Levied On Third Drunk Driving Offense
Circuit Judge Rex Martin fined Raymond J. Postma 250 dollars plus 250 dollars in costs after pleading to a third drunken driving offense. The 38 year old Findlay Ohio man received ten days in jail with credit for time served after being arrested March 25 in Bligsfield following erratic driving. Postma had prior drunk driving convictions dated January 1957 in Clare and October 1956 in Hartford. Third offense carries up to four years in prison and a 2000 dollar fine or both.
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Rex
Martin
Raymond J. Postma
Findlay
Ohio
Bligsfield
Postma
Clare
Hartford
Kennedy poised for Democratic mantel after Wisconsin primary
Wisconsin voters boosted Senator Kennedy with a substantial victory cited by Michigan Governor Williams who kept ambivalent about endorsing him. Nixon called his Wisconsin vote surprisingly large, while Senator Johnson urged support for a Democrat in 1960. White House aides offered no comment on the results.
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Washington
Nixon
Wisconsin
Lyndon B. Johnson
March Temperature Plunges far Below Normal
It was notably colder than usual in March with a mean of 26.7 degrees versus 35.7 normal. The month saw a 20 degree spread between high and low, with two above zero on the 8th and 72 on the 29th, while precipitation totaled 0.60 inches against a 1.55 normal. Seven days had rain or snow, peaking at .22 inch on the 16th amid blustery, damp snow. forecast four inches, only two and a half materialized.
Kennedy Wins Wisconsin Primary Narrowly for Path to Nomination
With 3.428 of 3.46 precincts reporting, Kennedy leads the Wisconsin Democratic primary with 473,023 votes to Humphrey 369,442 and Nixon 342,851. Kennedy secures about 56 percent of the vote and six of ten congressional district votes, signaling Midwest strength but not a sweeping victory. Humphrey remains a viable contender, aiming for a strong showdown in West Virginia on May 10.
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Wisconsin
Kennedy
Humphrey
Nixon
Fack Bell
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert M. Humphrey
D.minn
West Virginia
Midwest
New England
Minnesota
Legislative Pay Raise Moves Michigan Lawmakers Higher Salaries
In Lansing Michigan lawmakers push for a 7500 dollar annual pay and a 10 percent increase. The senate overturned an appropriations committee recommendation to hold salaries at 4000 plus 1000 expenses as opponents argue cost and graft concerns. A pension bill tweak could raise retirement age and adjust benefits for spouses while proposed increases aim to lift top state official pay to 27500 and other key offices to 17000 plus.
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Lansing
Michigan
Exra
New York
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
Lewis G. Christman
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Morendt
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Maisie
Davenport
le Claire Park
Sen. Kennedy
Gov. Williams
Sen
Massachusetts
D-Minn
Los Angeles
Seo. Crames S. Biondy
Blondy
Cewt
L. Harvey Lodge
Waterford
Flesai
Lakeland County
Elmer R. Porter
Blissfield
Seb Philip Rahol
Iron Mountain
Rahol
Edward Hutchinson
Fennville
John Minsema
Traverse City
Yas
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