Man Used 300 Identities To Steel 660000 In Loans
CAMDEN NJ AP A New Jersey engineer admitted in court that he created 300 phony identities to obtain 1000 credit cards and 660000 in loans. John L Spillane 31 of Sicklerville pleaded guilty to fraud charges claiming he used the proceeds to fund stock market play. He operated fraud across several states from July 1970, setting up dummy businesses and fake employees to secure lines of credit and card cash advances.
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Camden
N.J
New Jersey
John L. Spillane
Sicklerville
U.S. Dist
John Gerry
U.S
Spillane
Bank Americard
Master Charge
Inflation sign threat to recovery warns Burns in Congress
Washington AP reports Fed Chairman Arthur Burns warned that a further rise in inflation could threaten the economic recovery, noting troublesome signs in late 1975 as wholesale prices climbed at an annual rate of about 9 percent, double the first half. He spoke to the House Appropriations Committee about the danger. measures.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Burns
House Appropriations Committee
Setback for Ball Complex Project
City lighting bids for the softball complex failed after the city commission rejected all bids on recommendations by utilities superintendent Fred Saunders. Saunders will issue new specifications for a Feb 11 bid setting. Two bids were received with Eagle Electric of Liberal proposing 58,786 plus an in-house alternate of 39,996 for single poles, Sunland Inc. of Hutchinson bid 112,316 using double poles to withstand 100 mph winds. City funds total 155,000 for lighting and related work, with power extension to the site pending whether lighting proceeds this season.
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City Commission
Fred Saunders
Recreation Commission
Saunders
Eagle Electric
Liberal
Sunland Inc
Hutchinson
Sunland
Fairgrounds
US 83
Lawrence PD Under Attack in City Committees Report
Lawrence Kansas AP describes a six member special committee report alleging intradepartmental crime and morale decay across police, sanitation, and street divisions. The panel calls for grand jury scrutiny of the police and recommends firing sanitation chief Purdy and removing street chief Wiley, plus hiring a city management consultant.
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Lawrence, Kan
United Public Employee of
Lawrence
City Commission
Fire Department
Sanitation Department
Donald Purdy
Purdy
Line
Arnold Wiley
Barclay Clark
Cable TV Rates Increase in Garden City March 1
Cable TV rates rise March 1 with residential bills up by $1 to $6.50 per month for a single hook up. Commercial rates will adjust on a sliding scale for the number of hook ups. The system serves 1,924 homes in Garden City, with 185 new hook ups planned this year as growth areas gain service, including northeast sections before homes are occupied. The franchise requires availability citywide, even if some prospective customers do not subscribe.
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Nixon
Garden City
Kansas House clears electric service territory bill
The Kansas House approved a bill 109 to 15 to assign exclusive electric service territories, resolving past competition among utilities. It moves to the Senate for consideration, backed by rural cooperatives and many private utilities after compromises, with Kansas Gas and Electric Co. opposing only mildly. The measure aims to reduce facility duplication and set standards for territory assignments.
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Kansas House
Topeka
Kan
Senate
Rural Electric Cooperatives of
Kansas
Jouse
Duane McGill
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Wichita
Kansas Corporation Commission
House
Ross Doyen
House Judiciary Committee
Sunflower bets on Dorchester gas for 1976 peak load
Sunflower Electric Cooperative expects a 35 to 40 million cubic feet per day peak during the 1976 summer as Dorchester field gas comes online. Sixty wells planned, 22 already tied into the system, with a new gas turbine to boost capacity by spring. Officials foresee higher costs but say Dorchester gas helps avoid expensive fuel oil purchases.
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Donnis
Dorchester
Greeley County
Sunflower Electric Cooperative
Lewis Mitchell
Sunflower
Wheatland Electric Co-op
Wheatland
Garden City
Mitchell
Sunflower Consultants
Kansas Corporation Commission
Topeka
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Patricia Hearst
Oliver J. Carter
Carter
Engle
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Duane West
Deane Wiley
Wiley
Lawrence PD
Jack Nixon
Holcomb
Wheatland Electric
Davi Wilkins
Unified Court System Co
Thomas
Kansas Citizens For Court Improvement
Supreme Court
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Sedgwick County
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