Police Break Up Extortion Racket crack down nets three suspects
DAYTON authorities say three men posed as police officers to extort victims in a nationwide racket. Robert F Schwartz 23 Belmor New Jersey William J Ryan 45 Chicago Louis P Kocuszek 48 Carlyle Illinois were linked to the scheme. Schwartz and Ryan booked for blackmail impersonating officer kidnapping. Kocuszek arrested last Thursday charged and held 50000 dollar bond. Detectives say a $10000 demand from a local official triggered their downfall and officers found police shirts hats and lieutenant bars in hotel rooms.
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Dayton
N.J
William Joseph Ryan
Chicago
Louis Peter Kocuszek
Carlyle
Ill
Schwartz
Ryan
Kocuszek
Senate Seeks Welfare Budget Cuts in 1961 63
The Senate Finance Committee aims to trim the House approved Welfare Department appropriation for 1961 63. Welfare Director Mary Gorman warns cuts would reduce services while Chairman William H Deddens says further cuts won’t endanger essential services. He warns restoration of House cuts could leave the state up to 50 million in the hole.
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Columbus
Senate Finance Committee
Welfare
Mary Gorman
William H. Deddens
R-Hamilton
Senate
DiSalle Paper Basis For Detective Story
Gov Michael V DiSalle’s statements on saving Edythe Klumpp from the electric chair form the basis of an August 1961 detective magazine article. He said he did not author the piece but sent the magazine his white paper on the Klumpp case from January, and the story reportedly drew from that document.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Edythe Klumpp
Electric Chair
Detective
Klumpp
Court Rules Du Pont Must Sell GM Stock
The Supreme Court held Du Pont must yield its GM stock holdings, potentially reducing a $1 billion tax liability. The ruling may require aid from the Kennedy administration to resolve the tax claim.
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du Pont
Washington
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Kennedy
Supreme Court
General Motors Corp
Land sale approved for Mount Logan Sanitation land expansion
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle signed a bill allowing county commissioners in Scioto Ross Pike Jackson Fayette and Highland Counties to sell 56 acres of jointly owned land in Ross County Mount Logan Sanitation to Ohio University for branch expansion.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Scioto
Ross, Pike, Jackson, Fayette
Highland Counties
Ross County
Mount Logan
Ohio University
Prisoner-Tractor Trade Sparks Senate Clash Over Cuba
Senate hearings focused on CIA spending of 45 million to train 1500 guerrillas for a Cuban invasion that never occurred. General Lemnitzer testified he approved military arrangements to join guerrillas if landing succeeded. Castro denounced exchanges as blackmail while Congress pressed Rusk for policy statements. A prisoner delegation met with Castro parolees to negotiate.
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Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations
Washington
U.S. Congress
Fidel Castro
Dean Rusk
Castro
Senate
Cuba
United States
Wayne Morse
D. Ore
State Department
Rusk
J. W. Fulbright
D. Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walter P. Reuther
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Delegates Divided On Neutrality In Laos Conference
In Geneva the East West conference on Laos faces a split over neutrality. The Communist bloc seeks strict limits and broad vetoes while the West pushes full scope with few vetoes. India chairs a middle path allowing a veto but permitting majority and minority reports.
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Geneva
Laos
Land and
Canada
Abolition of All Political Parties Alarms U S in Korea
The U S Embassy voiced deep concern over South Korea's new military rulers abolishing all political parties and delaying a UN supervised return of troops. The UN Command and Gen Magruder face resistance as Pak Chung hi disputes integration with MAgruder's control.
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Korea
U.S
Seoul
South Korea
U. S
Carter B. Magruder
Pak Chung-hi
Magruder
Kennedy to seek space and defense boost with new economic tools
President Kennedy plans to ask Congress for a large increase in space and defense spending and a modest set of economic measures to curb unemployment. The package could cost about $1 billion, with Kennedy reportedly overruling advisers who favored wider public works and nonmilitary spend.
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Dent Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
North American Aviation workers to gain seven-cent raise
In Columbus Ohio and 28 999 other North American Aviation employees will receive a seven-cent per hour wage increase starting Sunday.
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Los Angeles
North American Aviation
Columbus
Ohio
Plains High seniors chase state baseball title in Columbus
Eighteen Plains High seniors left by train for Washington Annapolis and New York City while five teammates skip sight seeing to play ball. They won 6 3 over Granville to reach the Columbus state tournament with a semifinal game set Friday. A caravan of 35 cars greeted the team at the town edge as Deputy Sheriff Sam Buffington led the procession. Community backers plan to fund travel and lodging for the Columbus trip and the state semi final.
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the Plains High School
Washington, D. C
Annapolis
New York City
Statue of Liberty
White House
Capitol
U.S. Navals
Kenny Harvey
Howard Clendenin
Clarence Tinkham
Ae Thomas
Leroy McTune
Granville
Newark
Washington
Board of Education
Elmo Scott
Plains
Columbus
Canton
James McCune
Leroy
Sam Buffington
Scott
Bob Burson
the Plains
Tommy Thomas
Burson
Lee McCune
Messenger Newsphoto
TV Star Joan Davis Dies Of Heart Attack
Palm Springs California Comedienne Joan Davis of radio and TV fame died in a Palm Springs hospital today following a heart attack at age 47. Davis starred in the television series Married Joan with Jim Backus as the lead.
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Joan Davis
Palm Springs Calif
Palm Springs
Miss Davis
Joan
Jim Backus
Season to paint up fix up and clean up
The note directs readers to pages 11 to 14 of today's edition for ideas on home improvement and cleaning tasks as part of a seasonal cleanup effort.
U. S. Donates Bombers to South Viet Nam Air Force
The United States delivered six ADG light-bomber aircraft to the South Viet Nam air force today in a direct military aid move.
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U. S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
ADG
FBI Starts Arrest Campaign in Dixie
Justice Department launches a series of possible prosecutions over Alabama freedom riders violence. FBI agents arrested four men in Anniston for fire bombing an interstate bus near May 14, with penalties up to 20 years and $10,000 fine. Attorney General Kennedy announced the arrests after a White House meeting with President Kennedy.
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Washington
Justice Department
Alabama
Freedom Riders
FBI
Anniston
Ala
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
President Kennedy
French Algerians Resume Talks At Edgier Session
French and Algerian rebel negotiators began a new hard bargaining session on Algeria's future in Evian. The delegations returned to the conference table after a weekend recess as rebel leaders in Tunis and President de Gaulle in Paris reviewed opening statements.
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Evian-Les-Bains
France
Algeria
Lake Geneva
Tunis
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Ben-Gurion to Visit Lyddo and Canada Trip
Premier David Ben-Gurion of Israel departs by plane for a friend ship visit to Canada and plans to meet President Kennedy in the United States.
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Lyddo
Israel
David Ben-Guerion
Canada
Kennedy
United States
Reds Demand Full Nuclear Test Halt
In Geneva the Soviet Union asked the United States and Britain to agree to an unlimited moratorium on underground nuclear tests. Soviet Delegate Semyon K. Tsarapkin rejected a three year expiry tied to a research program for detecting small underground blasts.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
Mishap Aboard Plane Over Turbulent Air
In a Sandusky area incident a American Airlines jet bound Chicago to New York hit rough air. Two hostesses and a Chicago passenger Mrs Lilie Johnson 48 were injured and taken to Berea Hospital. The flight carried 82 passengers and crew. the turbulence occurred during dinner service.
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Cleveland
Berea
Sandusky
American Airlines
Chicago
New York
Lillie Johnson
Man Held For Beating Newsmen In Montgomery RIOT
Police said Claude Henley 37 was jailed then released on 200 bond for beating NBC cameraman Maurice Leavey and soundman H W Riser during race riot sparked by a freedom ride in Montgomery Alabama National Guardsmen patrolled the city under martial law after attacks on reporters and alleged freedom riders CORE planned reservations for another ride four other people were fined for disobeying officers as guardsmen increased patrols including a Nazi party protest bus arrival 12 hate buses were expected George Lincoln Rockwell led the protest and authorities kept watch over Greyhound station and streets
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
F E. P. Brown
Claude Henley
NBC
Maurice
Moe) Leavey
H. W. Riser
Greyhound Station
John Seigenthaler
Atty
Robert Kennedy
Seigenthaler
Kennedy
John Patterson
National
George Lincoln Rockwell
Salinger Plans Kennedy Khrushchev Meeting in Vienna
White House press secretary Pierre Salinger met Austrian officials to firm a schedule for President Kennedy's two day talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev in Vienna. The tentative plan sets June 3 at the U S Embassy and June 4 at the Soviet Embassy.
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Vienna
White House
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Khrushchev
U. S
Traffic Kills 311 in Ohio in First Quarter
Ohio police report 311 people died in traffic accidents during the first three months of the year. The figure highlights ongoing roadway dangers across the state and underscores calls for improved road safety measures.
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Columbus
Ohio
Budget Cuts To Aid Ohio Capital Improvements
The Republican led Ohio legislature trims the governor DiSalle budget and directs funds to capital improvements of state buildings. Finance director James Maloon plans a two year program around 75 million, while the Capital Planning Board actions show a 17 to 27 million gap with 25 million diverted from specific departments and 23 million from the general revenue fund. A $10 million expansion factor and 4.5 million for state universities are noted if funds are found.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
James H. Maloon
DiSalle
Maroon
Ralph E. Fisher
R-Wayne
House Finance Committee
Capital Planning and Improvement Board
Maroon’s
Natural Resources
General Revenue Fund
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