Multimillion-Dollar Navy Fraud Involving Swiss Bankers
Federal prosecutors said two Swiss bankers aided a complex scheme that channeled over 4 million dollars from Navy defense contracts to secret Swiss accounts through dummy U.S. subcontractors. In the Washington case, Francis N. Rosenbaum and Andrew L. Stone received maximum sentences, while Evelyn Price and Robert B. Bregman got five years each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Francis N. Rosenbaum
Andrew L. Stone
St. Louis
Evelyn Price
Stone
Robert B. Bregman
Bregman Electronics, Inc
New York
Chromcraft Corp
Alsco Inc
Akron
Ohio
Rosenbaum
United States
U.S. District Court
Oliver Gasch
Fie Rosenbaum
St Louis
Chrercraft Corp
Techiab
Alseo Inc
Chronrerafi
Alsco
Seymour Glangr
U.S. Attorney's Office
Corry School Board OKs Superintendent Contract Renewal
The Corry Board of Education and the Corry Area Joint School Committee met with no major business aside from renewing Superintendent Ray Elsen's contract for four years. A long term biology substitute was approved, and staff travel to conventions was authorized. An underground cable project and educational TV feasibility were discussed along with merger issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
City of
Jean Surmerville
Max Bennink
Summerville
Philip Segal
National Science Teachers Association
Cincinnati
Ronald Rairie
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Albert DiFonzo
Pennsylvania Guidance Counsellors Association
Hershey
General Telephone Co
Conelway School
Corry Area
Ray Elsea
Elsea
Corry TV Cable Co
Jointure
Spring Creek
Conelway
Elsen
Rural People To Get New Postal Setup In Erie County
Fourteen Erie County communities will gain extended home mail delivery under a federal postal program expanding service to four million Americans, mainly in rural areas. Eligible residents living ¼ to ½ mile from a post office will now receive delivery. routes will be extended, star routes used, and new rural routes may be created. No effective date announced.
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Erie County
Washington
Joseph P. Vigorito
Winton M. Blount
Elgin
Mill Village
Wattsburg
Waterford
Cranesville
East Springfield
Edinboro
Fairview
Harborcreek
Lake City
Lundy’s Lane
McKean
North Springfield
West Springfield
Vigorito
Rogers Union Sign First Pact at Rogers Structural Steel
Rogers Structural Steel Company and its new United Steelworkers local signed the plant’s first labor contract, the city’s second USW pact. Robert A. Ott, the firm’s president, announced the 33 month agreement with terms undisclosed. Workers voted for USW on October 9 and negotiations concluded with the signing. The local is designated Local 7628 and also represents re- employes at Mcinnes Steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Steelworkers
Rogers Structural Steel Company
USW
Robert A. Ott
Rogers
Mcinnes
Ground time climbs in transatlantic air travel
London reporting from AP notes that ground time now makes up about 30 percent of the journey from midtown New York to central London, according to IATA director general Knut Hammarskjold. He warned at a London meeting that without faster passenger processing ground time could rise to 45 percent as jets begin service.
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London
New York
Knut Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
International Air Transport Association
North Atlantic
Driver Helps Mrs Brennan After Route 89 Crash
Mrs. Leonard Brennan 40 of Warren is carried by drivers and passersby up an embankment after losing control on Route 89 three miles south of Wattsburg at 12:30 yesterday. Her car struck guard rails and rolled 55 feet, inflicting facial cuts and knee and hand bruises. Damaged totaled 1600 dollars. She was treated and released from Corry Memorial Hospital.
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Corry
Leonard Brennan
Warren
Ternoon
Wattsburg
Harold Eberhardt
Brennan
Corry Memorial Hospital
Endsley
Battle over Williamsport water fluoridation heats up
Williamsport Pa AP controversy over fluoridation pits Councilman T F Meconi who calls fluoride poisonous against the Williamsport Water Authority which continues fluoridation. He seeks injunctions and a legislative vote that would bind agencies including the Department of Health.
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Williamsport
Williamsport, Pa
Pennsylvania
T. F. Meconi
John C.youngman Jr
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Meconi
Council
Department of Health
Robert C. Wie
Dlycoming
State Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
State
Jointure Joins Cooperative Buying Setup
The Corry Area Joint School Committee agreed to enter a countywide cooperative purchasing plan for school supplies and equipment. Some directors questioned whether a central warehouse would add costs, while deliveries may go directly to each school. An escape clause allows withdrawal after 30 days, and participation in purchases remains voluntary.
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Corry Area
Central County
U S Army Huey Crashes Near Da Nang Killing 12 Aboard
A U S Army Huey crashed into a refugee shantytown near Da Nang killing all 12 Americans aboard including six Army, five Navy and one Marine. The aircraft, en route from Chu Lai to Freedom Hill, appeared to fishtail and flip on landing, with no immediate sign of enemy fire. One Vietnamese boy reported the tail boom broke off as it struck a ditch before the crash site was secured.
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Saigon
da Nang
Chu Lai
Freedom Hill
1St Marine Division
United States
Forthern
Mekong
Plain of Reeds
My Tho
Delta
Moe Hou
Avalanche Buries Ski Lodge in Val d Isere Killing 42
A severe avalanche in Val d Isere France triggered by a blizzard swept over a vacation camp dining hall and nearby hotel Les Lessieres. Officials report 42 dead and more than 50 injured as rescue teams battled zero visibility and 50 to 60 mph winds. The mass struck around 1:00 am and swept 80 yards down Mt Solaise cresting the highway. Most victims were young guests from France Belgium and West Germany and staff at the center run by the Union of Fresh Air Centers.
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Val D'Isere
France
Geneva
Europe
Austria
Val d’Isere
Union of Fresh Air Centers
Mt Solaise
Les Lessieres
Nean
Jean-Claude Killy
Marielle
Christine Goitschel
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Navy
Patsy
Stone and
Hosenbaum
Sime
Bregman Electronics Inc
Hans Senn
Bank Fur Handel Und Fiffekten
Zurich
Walter A. Lips
Union Bank of Switzerland
Aarau
Switzerland
Lips
Union Bank
Senn
Bank
Pur Handel
Justice Department
Mied
Frank McKnight
Crawford County Court
Sparta
McKnight
P. Richard Thomas
Joint Committee
State Supreme Court
Union
Lycoming County District
Atetorney
Water Authority
Maconi
French Alps
Avalanche Buries
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