Neighborhood informers echo Nazi and Russian tactics
An Indiana move to create neighborhood informers triggers fears of a police state and neighbor surveillance, likening it to Nazi Germany and Red Russia. The piece contends such a system would erode trust within families and communities and insists every citizen should report crime without formal stoolie roles. It also reports a Washington grand jury finding Mafia loan shark activity funding extortion, murder threats, and smuggling linked to Carmine Lombardozzi and others.
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Indiana
Nazi Germany
Red Russia
District of Columbia
Mafia links swirl around Washington grand jury probes
The investigation centers on Mafia influence in the capital, with ties alleged between Bernard Semel and Rep. Bob Giaimo. Witnesses claim favors to Semel and two Mafia couriers, while Giaimo admits aiding them but denies Mafia links. The piece also notes IRS scrutiny of Howard Hughes and government responses to Soviet Jewish emigration.
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Washington
Bernard F. Semel
Coppola
Semel
Bob Giaimo
D-Conn
Giaimo
Les Whitten
Senate Finance scrutinizes Guaranteed Income Plan bill
A bill that passed the U S House earlier this year is now under closer Senate Finance Committee review. Known as the Guaranteed Income Plan, it would more than double the welfare recipients nationwide if enacted.
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Torrington
Wyo
United States
House of Representatives
Senate Finance
Sullivan joins GM board as a landmark minority director
Dr. Leon Howard Sullivan, Philadelphia minister and head of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America with 90 branches, is named a director of General Motors, reflecting growing white collaboration and his evolution from advocacy of selective patronage to broad affirmative programs. The report notes his respected status in corporate circles and the potential implications for minority job training and industrial access.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Leon Howard Sullivan
Sullivan
Philadelphia
Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America
Res
Part-time gambler by Jim Bishop
Jim Bishop recalls invites to Las Vegas with Lou Sobol and a life among gamblers. He details nightly change jars emptied for bets, visits to Dania Palace and El Casino, wins and losses at jai alai, horse racing, and roulette. Names of owners, tracks, and bettors unfold in a brisk, ironic travelogue voice.
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Louis Sobol
Las Vegas
Lou
Law Q&A on wills and Pennsylvania tax treatment
A legal Q and A explains that a will remains valid if a beneficiary dies before probate, with death before the testator potentially causing lapse or distribution to the beneficiary's heirs or issue under Pennsylvania law. It also covers that corporate stock may be subject to Pennsylvania Personal Property tax, with exemptions for domestic corporations and tax for foreign ones, and notes mutual fund shares require year end inquiry of taxable holdings due to mixed underlying securities.
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Wall
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
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Harold Sullivan
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William Exton
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