Witness says government dropped huge mail fraud case in 1946
William Paisley testified that a Kansas bond deal mail fraud indictment was dismissed because prosecutors believed they could not win. He described confusion over hidden grand jury records and accused investigators of overenthusiasm while noting there were only 12 of 46 supposed victims who filed letters praising the defendant.
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Sam Fogg
Washington
Justice Department
Kansas
William Paisley
House
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
Roy E. Crummer
Asst. Navy Sec
Francis Whitehair
Crummer
U.S
Paisley
Justice
Topeka
Securities and Exchange Commission
Leters
Difense
Officials Push to Drop Case Involving Crummer Scandal
Paisley testified four officials joined in a unanimous recommendation to drop the case. One was T. Lamar Caudle, ex-assistant attorney general fired by President Truman. Caudle may be summoned to testify. he says he will tell all he knows. Maj. Gen. Glen Edgerton, chair of the Export-Import Bank, conferred with President Eisenhower today.
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Truman
Keating
Caudle
Crummer
Washington
Glen Edgerton
Export-Import Bank
Eisen
Southland Lubbock Scouts Sweep Camporal Honors
Southland Troop 71 led by Leroy Voight won first with 813 points at the South Plains Council Camporal in Plainview, with Lubbock Troop 4 second led by Sheldon Cunningham on 809 points.
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Southland
Lubbock
Plainview
South Plains Council
Southland First Baptist Church
Leroy Voight
Sheldon Cunningham
Lubbock First
Floydada
Jim Ward
Slaton
Hale County Fair Grounds
South Plains
C. C. Schmidt
Texas Tech
Harry Weber
Ray Howard
Southland Boy
Fred Myers
Ronnie Dunn
Lawrence King
Jerry Hitt
Delmar Wilks
James W. Crawford
Scotty Brown
Joe Neil Hargrove
Jimmy Halliburton
Dean Williams
E. L. Dunn
Dillard Dunn
Harold W. Donahoe
Lee Roy Voight
Lubbock Troop
Dan Johnston
Shell Cunningham
Paul Duke
Cam Cunningham
Don Blackwell
Robert Murray
Jan Burkholder
Moe Horne
Rucker Barrett
Robert Evans
Kenneth Anderson
Bill Holmes
Robert Stewart
John McLarty
D. S. Cunningham
Fire alarm at Memphis Publishing building
In Memphis Tennessee on May 2 sirens screamed as the fire department responded to a blaze in the Memphis Publishing Company lunchroom. Damage was slight and traffic halted briefly while crews handled the incident.
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Memphis. Tenn
Press-Scimitar
Fire Department
Memphis Publishing Company
Sabrejet Pilot Rescued From Yellow Sea By Helicopter Crew
Five Air Force report details the rescue of Capt Lonnie R Moore from the Yellow Sea after bailing out 20 miles north of Chodo Island. He described a helicopter crew hovering during the jump and guiding him down, with Maj Lloyd Coloboch piloting.
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Sabrejet
Yellow Sea
Seoul
Fifth Air Force
Lonnie R. Moore
Fort Walton
Fla
Chodo Island
Moore
Lloyd E. Coloboch
Santa Ana
Calif
James W. Turner
Novato
Ae Floyd V. Hunt
Stillwater, la
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Ike
40Th Special Infantry Company
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Richard O. Thomas
Jarvis Witt
Jessie R. Duncan
Jefferson M. Hooper
Dewain M. Cox
Willis T. Hedges
Floyd P. Allen
Benn C. Kinslow
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