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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1965

Page

3

Four Million Dollar Insurance Fraud Case Involves Minneaplis Group

A federal grand jury named a Chicago based group of insurance and banking executives and the Minnesota state insurance commissioner in a 4 million dollar fraud case tied to the failure of American Allied Insurance Co of St Paul. The indictment charges conspiracy and multiple counts of fraud by mail and other means. Defendants include Phillip Kitzer Sr Cyrus Magnusson and 15 others with ties to Exchange National Bank of Chicago and American Allied policies. The scheme allegedly took about 4 million in premium money from more than 100000 policy holders across 32 states between 1961 and now.

Minneapolis, Minn Minnesota St. Paul Phillip Kitzer Sr Chicago Cyrus E. Magnusson Magnusson Jerome M. Sax John Carrol Maurice Jay Mottel Exchange National Bank of Chicago Exchange National Bank Kitter Asst U.S. Atty Hartley Nordin Ritzer Kitzer Phillip Kitzer Jr Joseph F. Kitzer Kitzers Combine Illinois New York Pennsylvania Wisconsin American Allied Kitzers

Double Amputee Navy Pilot Eyes Space Job Bid

Lt. Frank K. Ellis, 32, lost his lower legs in a crash, confident he can outpace normal rivals for astronaut training. At Point Mugu he said only running and jumping separate him from other candidates, while pursuing aero nautical engineering. He remains married with four children and is in dual control aircraft duties with a copilot.

Navy Frank K. Ellis Monterey Calif Point Mugu Ellis Norfolk Painesville Ohio Navy Postgraduate School

Roosevelt Son Divorced in Mexican Proceeding

John A Roosevelt, 49, youngest son of Franklin D Roosevelt, and his wife Anne Lindsay Clark of NahantMass, were granted a Mexican divorce on grounds of incompatibility by Judge Lorenza Holguin of the Ast Civil Court. Custody of their daughter Joan, 13, went to the mother.

Juarez Mexico John A. Roosevelt Anne Lindsay Clark Nahant Mass Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt New York Lorenza Holguin Ast Xavier Rosas Castillo Joan

Peace-Niks fight over tactics threatens antiwar unity

NEW YORK NANA reports a rift among peace-nik leaders over militant draft card actions and civil disobedience at the National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Viet Nam convention set for November in Washington. Stakeholders from WRL CNA CPF SDS and PLP clash as factions weigh militant methods against disciplined national action.

New York NANA National Coordinating Committee Viet Nam Washington, D.C War Resisters League WRL Committee For Nonviolent Action CNA Catholic Peace Fellowship CPF James Forrest Michael Meyerson W.E.B. du Bois U.S. Communist Party Students For A Democratic Society SDS Ciety League For Industrial Democracy LID Frank Emspak Wisconsin U Julius Emspak U.S. Labor Movement Madison Wis Enispak National Committee Forrest Johnson Far East Washington Norman Thomas Saul Bellow Arthur Miller James Farmer Congress of Racial Equality Core Bayard Austin Dagmar Wilson Women Strike For Peace WSP

Mass Mutual Hits $1 Billion in Mortgage Loans

Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced surpassing $1 billion in outstanding mortgage loans after an $11.25 million deal tied to the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers New York. The milestone lifts total mortgage loan investments to $1,002,010,884, marking one of the area’s largest recent first mortgage refinancings.

Springfield Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co Cross County Yonkers N.Y Mass

N J Peace Marchers May Have To Walk A Little Bit Farther

Irvnington New Jersey bus drivers union local 819 refuses to transport peace marchers to a November 27 Washington event. Local 819 president John J. Reinhardt cites democratic struggle and reluctance to carry the demonstrators. Rutgers professor G A Bertin had contracted for buses but the company returned his deposit and apologized unable to perform service.

Irvington UPD New Jersey Washington John J. Reinhardt Amalgamated Transit Union G. A. Bertin Rutgers University

Convention Call Highlights U.S. Viet Nam Policy Debate

The article notes a convention call urging open discussion of problems to reach clarity and common purpose leading to action. It frames Viet Nam within broader U.S. foreign policy, human rights, and freedom, stating that decisions must be made and programs formed as Emspak says he has not burned his draft card and does not intend to.

Viet Nam North South Emspak Mittee U.S

Birchers in Both Parties Say Top Society Official

Washington AP It is estimated that about half of John Birch Society members are Democrats and half Republicans based on surveys from 78 field coordinators the group does not record party or race. John Rousselot said the society is educational not a candidate, denying any plan to infiltrate the Republican party and asserting influence will be across both parties. He argued survey impressions may exaggerate perceived strength.

Washington UPI John Birch Society John Rousselot California Republican Party Rousselot Sen Thruston B. Morton Kentucky Senate Everett M. Dirksen Illinois Gerald Ford Michigan House Morton Birch Society Communist Party

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