Marine Officer Held After Claiming Theft Of Government Funds
Capt. George Henry Willers a 38 year old Marine officer was arrested in Las Vegas with 5 in his possession after claiming he had diverted 36000 from the Camp Pendleton disbursing office. He told agents he dipped into the till twice to gamble and pay bills and held a loaded .45 pistol offering he should have killed himself.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Clark County
FBI
George Henry Willers
Marine Corps’ 1St Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Willers
Contract Efficiency Urged for Air Force
Rep Hebert of Louisiana urged the Air Force to adopt affirmative action to improve contract efficiency. Government auditors reported General Motors overstated costs on a 375 million dollar airplane contract and refused repayment of 17 million dollars in alleged excess profits.
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Washington
Hebert
D-La
Air Force
Armed Services
General Motors Corp
Claims Denied On Junk Dealer's Estate In Wichita
Probate Judge James V. Riddell denied five claims on the $17,600 estate of Jim Ross a Wichita junk dealer murdered December 19 1955. Money was found hidden in trunks by police. Claimants included Mrs Mayme Ross Shorten Cass County Missouri John Jackson Ross Eureka Kansas and Mrs Hazel Mae Ramsdell Fort Scott. About $3600 spent on funeral and estate expenses. Court ordered the residue of $14 000 paid to the Sedgwick County school fund.
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Wichita
James V. Riddell
Jim Ross
Ross
Mayme Ross Shorten
Cass County
Missouri
John Jackson Ross
Eureka
Kas
Hazel Mae Ramsdell
Fort Scott
Sedgwick County School Fund
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