Barbers Union officials named in fund conspiracy
A federal grand jury indicted the president of the International Barbers Union, an investment consultant, an attorney, and a financial corporation on charges of engineering more than 300000 in kickbacks on loans from the union pension fund. The 3 count indictment alleges a conspiracy to obtain kickbacks for approving about 7.5 million in loans over nearly five years, with the pension fund reportedly depleted. Indicted are Joseph De Paola, Thomas A Shaheen Jr, Max Block Jr, and Columbia Financial Corp. Winthrop Lawrence Corp. named as a coconspirator but not indicted. Bonds set for Shaheen at 125000, with conditions. De Paola and Block at 4500 each.
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Chicago
UPI
International Barbers Union
U.S
William J. Bauer
Justice Department
Labor Department
Joseph de Paola
Indianapolis
Ind
International Journeymen Barbers, Hairdressers and
Max Block Jr
New York
Columbia Financial Corp
Chevy Chase
Shaheen and Block
Winthrop Lawrence Corp
Columbia Financial
Lamont du Pont Copeland Jr
E. I. du Pont de Nemours
Winthrop Lawrence
Copeland
Block
Columbia, Finanial
29 Arrested in Drug Traffic Probe at Two Seattle Highs
Police in Seattle arrested 29 people, including 18 juveniles, in an undercover drugs operation at Nathan and Ballard high schools. Three suspects face selling charges as the probe continues and Maj. A. C. Gustin says more arrests are likely.
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Seattle
UPI
Nathan
Ballard
Maj. A. C. Gustin
Gustin
Michael A. Yarnell
Dean J. Villaloos
Yarnell
Villalova
Ballard High
Quaring
George Tiebsch
Agnew advised to abandon golf amid legislative criticism
In two state senates, resolutions urged Spiro T. Agnew curb his golf. Maryland urged marshmallow balls after spectators were struck. Indiana urged banning golf during a trip to a revenue sharing conference citing citizen safety. Agnew countered that golfers must shout Fore, while lawmakers noted no rules for actions by legislators. Concurrently, police reported undercover probes at two high schools linked to drug sales involving LSD and amphetamines, with three Ballard High students charged. A separate New Hampshire bill would require sworn mileage and damage disclosures on used car sales to boost consumer protection.
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Washington
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Maryland Senate
Indianapolis
Indiana
Concord
N.H
Hamphire
Chris Spirou
Manchester
John A. Menge
Orford
Pearls seized in Vancouver linked to December airport robbery
Police say trunks found in Hotel Vancouver room likely loot from the December 1969 Seattle Tacoma Airport heist in which delivery van driver Carlyle Archer was killed. Valued at 86 000 the pearls may be worth far more now. An FBI agent was present. two suspects were detained in separate hotel rooms.
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Vancouver
Eterne
Seattle-Tacoma International
Tom Stokes
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Stokes
U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Holtop
Carlyle Archer
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Balae High School
Jan
Totem
Gust OM Company
Gossamer
Gulf Oil Company
P.O
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Oller
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American Lamb Council
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