The New Mafia Deepens Its Sicilian Reach and Tactics
A sweeping profile describes the rise of an Americanized Mafia in Palermo led by Antonio La Barbera. It details expansion into narcotics, markets, and numerous industries, plus brutal enforcement, kidnappings, and high profile killings. Police crackdown has dispersed leaders to Linosa and other islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Barbera
Greco
Palermo
Luciano Cassina
Mafia
Mauro de Mauro
Pietro Scaglione
Antonio la Barbera
Linosa
Scaglione
Carabinieri
Mussolini
Perfect Mori
Sicily
Alitalia
Islands
ACS Programs Shrink Dropout Gap and Staffing Costs
White notes dropout rate fell from 13.6 percent in 1969 to 5.5 percent last year and cites remedial reading as a factor. Visiting teachers program costs 43 250 with four full time teachers. Federal funds may favor social workers over teachers, per officials, while two educators serve pupils with severe mental handicaps. Cyrus Gunn notes Title I allocations based on census and Child Aid and delinquency indicators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Project Division
White
Anderson Community Schools
Federal Projects Division
Cyrus Gunn
Downtown charrette weighs costs and benefits for Anderson shoppers
The piece discusses how a charrette could boost downtown growth, investment, and jobs while raising questions about who bears higher property taxes. It weighs tradeoffs between building a mall with traffic fixes or pursuing Meridian based traffic improvements, pondering whether a pedestrian environment and investment are worth the cost to Anderson taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Charrette
Delaware
Meridian
Local Man Dies In Florida At 86
William G. Marshall 86 of 1605 Lefferson St died at 4 45 p m Tuesday at Lakeland General Hospital Lakeland Florida after a brief illness Born in Madison County he lived in Anderson most of his life and wintered in Sebring Florida A member of the Church of The Brethren he retired from Nicholson Fire Co after 50 years of service Surviving are his wife Hazel a son James two daughters Mrs Mary Crim of Anderson and Mrs India Elsen of Kokomo eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren The Rev Eldon Petry and Rev Russell Showalter of the Church of The Brethren will officiate at funeral services Saturday at 2 p m in the Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home Burial will follow in East Maplewood Cemetery Friends will be received at the mortuary Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m
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William G. Marshall
Lefferson St
Lakeland General Hospital
Lakeland
Fla
Madison County
Anderson
Sebring
Church of the Brethren
Nicholson Fire Co
Hazel
James
Mary Crim
India Elsen
Kokomo
Russell Showalter
Harold E Rozelle
East Maplewood
Liberal Furniture
Anderson Exchange Club
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Julia
Rita Reynolds
San Jose
Calif
Bud
Virginia) Blueher
Hollister
Ralph
Flossie) Jackson
Deerfield
St. Mary’s Church
Rowe and Weston
Ballard and Shirey
Daleville
Eugene Simpson
Goodwin Nazarene Church
Bronnenberg
Chesterfield
New FCC Member To Headline Broadcast Parley
Clarksville Indiana July coverage reports Benjamin Hooks the newest FCC member headlines the Indiana Broadcasters Association fall convention kickoff. His 10 am address opens a panel on advertising followed by Gov. Bowen and Democratic candidate Welsh speaking at separate luncheons.
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Clarksville
Ind
Benjamin Hooks
Federal Communications Commission
Indiana Broadcasters Association
Hooks
Good
Otis R. Bowen
Matthew E. Welsh
Indiana Bell Seeks Hike For Answering Public Rates
Indiana Telephone Co asked the Public Service Commission to approve a new rate schedule for services. The proposed changes aim to raise overall revenue by about $6,000. Installation charges would be $100 for the basic line, with additional fees for services as outlined in the filing.
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Semarap
Indiana i
Peru Skyjacker Trial Slated For Arriving Jetliner Case
Two men await trial in the Ameri can Airlines hijacking near Peru Indiana on June 2. David J Hanley, 30, of Florissant drove his 1972 Cadillac into the nose gear attempting to block the hijack. Hanley faces up to 20 years and a 20 000 dollar fine for wilfully damaging a civil aircraft.
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ST. Louis
American Airlines
David J. Hanley
Hanley
Florissant
Motor Hotel
Lambert Airport
Elliott
Mildred
Elliotts
David Hanley
Donald R. Carmody
U.S
State Sales Receipt Lawsuit Dismissed
A Morgan County judge dismissed a suit claiming about $21,520 in special sales receipts from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles were not returned. The case named three former motor vehicle commissioners and six other defendants, plus the Indiana Insurance Company as bonding agent. The AG filed the action last December, and the case had moved from Marion Circuit Court to Morgan County.
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Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Special Sales Division
Morgan Circuit
John E. Sedwick Jr
Theodore L. Sendak
Donald G. Crull
Alexandria
Michael A. Chismar
Indianapolis
Jack B. Morris
Carmel
Jessie McKnight
Trudy Slaby Etherton
Washington, D.C
W. W. Hill Jr
John Doe
Ernest Bixel
Plymouth
Indiana Insurance Company
John Niblack
Marion
Morgan County
State Board of Accounts
New Arrivals Born at Local Hospitals
Newborns listed for families including Raymond Brown at Laurel Lane 3421 a boy Frank Jackson Sheridan 1811 a girl Shannon Chambers W 10th St 504 a girl John Goehring Lower Ave 1913 a boy James Wilson W 17th St 403 a boy Jay Schaefer Horton Dr 2714 a boy Ronald Lloyd E Lynn St 3025 a girl
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Raymond ‘Brown
Laurel Lane
Frank Jackson
Sheridan
Shannon Chambers
10Th St
Community Hospital
John Goehring
Lower Ave
James Wilson
W. 17Th St
Jay Schaefer
Horton Dr
Ronald Lloyd
E. Lynn St
Anderson area deaths claim several local residents
Edgar Franklin Clendenen 60 of 1625 W Lord St died after a brief illness in Ball Memorial Hospital Anderson. He worked at Delco Remy and belonged to Masonic Lodge 271. Survived by wife Barbara three children and six grandchildren. Floyd Verlin Dunn 70 of 1716 Main St died at St John’s Hospital after most of his life in Anderson. He was Liberal Furniture credit manager and active in local clubs and church. Funeral arrangements set with Rowe Weston and Ballard Shirey. burial in East Maplewood and Bronnenberg Cemeteries. Teresa A Vermillion 73 of Deerfield Ill died at a Deerfield nursing home after two-year illness, survived by daughter Phyllis Vella and siblings. Frederick Allen Ricker of Alexandria area died. services planned with Rev. Edwin L Clark and burial at IOOF Cemetery after Masonic rites.
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Edgar Franklin Clendenen
W. Lord St
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Teresa A. Vermillion
Deerfield
Ill
Anderson
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Phyllis Vella
Albert McElfresh
Blanche Thomas
Francis Kienly
Annie Ricker Allen
Edwin L. Clark
Alexandria First Christian Church
Karl M. Kyle
IOOF
Monroe City Man Hershiel Myers Dies at 70
Hershiel Myers 70 of Monroe City died at Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes. Survived by wife Eldena Sturgeon Myers daughter Beverly High Tower Oxnard California and son Kenneth Myers Petersburg. Final rites set Saturday at Ovid Hill Cemetery Petersburg. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Alexandria William H Allen 89 dies at Gaston nursing home after illness.
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Monroe City
Hershel Myers
Rt. 1
Good Samaritan
Vincennes
Eldena Sturgeon Myers
Beverly Hightower
Oxnard
Calif
Kenneth Myers
Petersburg
Ovid Hill
Alexandria
William H
Allen
Donaldson-Richardson
Jack C. Allen
Muncie
Gaston
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The
New’ Mafia
ACS
Florida
Eldon Petry
FCC
Indiana Bell
Lou Ann Foundation
Madison County Office of Voter Registration
Herald
Shari Keys
Peru
Indiana
Martin J. McNally
Wyandotte
Mich
John Petlikowsky
Ecorse
Federal Medical Center
Springfield
Lowell Elliott
J. C. Hoover
Citizens Bank
St. John’s Hospital
Andersen
Edgar Clendenen
Delco-Remy
Masonic Lodge 271
Barbara
Elaine Perry
Daytona Beach, Fla
Larry Clendenen
Marlene Rich
Harry Clendenen
Eugene Baldwin
Lillien Gregory
Ruby Hilligoss
Ft. Lauderdale
Denzil DeLong
Elwood
Floyd Verlin Dunn
Main St
Teresa Vermillion
Summitville
Hershiel Myers
William Allen
Clifford
Judge Pd
Otis Bowen
Rishade Is
Republican State Central Committee
James Neal
John Burkhart
Philcomatic
Philco-Ford
Better Idea People
Firestone
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