Smooth Flim Flam Artist Suspected In Extortion Plot
Norfolk police and the FBI probed an extortion and bogus kidnapping plot targeting attorney Louis B. Fine and his granddaughter Katherine 13. A man attempting to collect $350,000 from Fine’s car was arrested. others involved faced questioning. Authorities traced a sophisticated scheme tied to a limousine operator and a fake heir to a governor’s award. The plan faltered as the granddaughter was safe in Richmond with her mother.
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Norfolk
John Andrews
Norfolk Police Department
Louis B. Fine
FBI
Fine
Katherine
Mills Godwin
Richmond
Miss Fine
Capitol
Andrew Fine
Father offers 25000 reward for proof of his theory
In Virginia Beach a father offered 25000 dollars for proof his theory foul play caused the death of his son and a friend in a bizarre June traffic crash. He alleges murder. police maintain the victims were thrown from a rear seat during a collision.
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Son
Virginia Beach
Frank Miller
Frank
Kevin Haag
Miller
Haag
Cheryl Hayden
Richmond
Hayden
Douglas Hall
Cynthia
Miller and Haag
Economist Links Low Income Industry to Plantation Politics in South
Texas economist Dr. J Earl Williams told a Nashville conference that the agricultural South has largely disappeared yet a low income industrial base sustains a plantation era political social system. Urban affairs chief Blaine Brownell cautioned Southern cities face amplified growth during the motor era and related economic disparities. The session in Nashville included Gov. Ray Blanton and a Friday banquet address by Brooks Hays with speakers from 13 Southern states.
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Nashville, Tenn
Texas
J. Earl Williams
Center For Human Resources
University of Houston
South
Blaine A. Brownell
University of Alabama At Birmingham
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Ray Blanton
Nashville
Brooks Hays
Arkansas
Tennessee Valley
Southern Baptist Convention
Williams
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Midwest
National Endowment For the Humanities
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Virginia
Over 80,000 Virginians May Lose Stamp Eligibility
Richmond AP reporting that more than 80,000 Virginians could lose food stamp eligibility under proposed USDA admin cuts. State figures show 275,114 currently receive stamps. nationwide cuts target 5.5 million removed, 3,000,000 reduced benefits, and 5,000,000 with increased aid.
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Richmond
Virginia
Richard Martin
State Welfare Department
Martin
USDA
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Detective Bureau
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Economist
Harold Macmillan
London
Harald Macfail-lan
Macmillan
King Edward VII Hospital
M&m Furn
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Ole Virginia
Candie Company
Westover Auction House
Coates Howentary School
Westover Drive
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Radio Shack
the Shack
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Dynamic
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