Jury Convicts Woman of $186000 Clinic Theft
DECATUR GA Mrs Margaret Burton a 51 year old divorcee facing sentencing Monday after a jury found her guilty of larceny after trust for stealing 186000 from a medical clinic where she served as business manager over a 31 month period starting December 1954. The trial spanned a week as dramatic courtroom events included a near fainting spell near the jury room.
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Decatur
Margaret Burton
Clarence Vaughn
Janet BR. Gray
Dekalb
John P. Heard
Vaughn
Richard Bell
Georgia
Leniency Shown up Embezzler in Chicago Case
In Chicago federal court, Miss Bessie Roth 50 received two years probation after embezzling 467322 from Lawndale National Bank to aid small businesses. She loaned 17000 of her savings to friends, then borrowed more from the bank and did not repay. Five co-defendants were indicted. four also got two years probation with a promise to repay. Judge Agee lamented the case.
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Chicago
Michael L. Agee
Bessie Roth
Miss Roth
Igoe
Sparkman Plans Bold Housing and Economic Aid
Sparkman urged a crash program to stimulate residential construction and urban renewal along with expanded mortgage funds and long term capital grants for urban renewal. He called for VA home loan extensions, aid for displaced families, and robust housing for families affected by government action. Gore warned of danger signals and proposed faster highways, revived RFC credit, atomic power, looser credit, and a large public works plan. Anderson deemed the situation not yet critical.
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Sparkman
Veterans Administration
Gore
Tennessee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Anderson
sweeping crackdown on delinquency and mass suspensions
New York City's schools suspended 554 pupils on Friday for chronic misbehavior, with many more from regular high schools facing suspension. Mayor Wagner urged temporary facilities as authorities seek solutions, while state officials noted there is room for improvement in school discipline and parental involvement is urged.
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Robert Wagner
Brooklyn
Charles H. Silver
Board of “Education
Thority
Ellis Bers
Wagner
Sory
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