Parole Granted For State Tax Man And 2 Toledo Bank Robbers
Columbus Ohio AP parole for Thomas A Greiner 38 former state tax employee paroled after serving since 1959 on 110 year sentence for bribery in axle mile tax cases. Also parole granted to Kenneth Johnson 4 and Joseph Harris 39 for 1951 Wilys Overland Federal Credit Union break in Toledo. Robbers wore masks, a clerk was struck, about 40000 reportedly involved. none of the money taken.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Tax Department
Thomas A. Greiner
Pardon and Parole Commission
Greiner
Fineman- Telson Co
Harwood Trucking Co
Kenneth Johnson
Joseph A. Harris
Wilys-Overland Co. Federal Credit Union
Toledo
Harris
Ohio Supreme Court
Johnson
Sam Rayburn the Boss Who Won His Speakership
The AP obituary notes Sam Rayburn rose from Texas cotton fields to become Speaker of the House after challenging for higher office, wielding personal influence to shape votes and committees. It recalls Rayburn’s dominance, loyalty to the House, and his eventual cancer death while still officially Speaker.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Democrat
United States
House of Representatives
House
Rayburn Leaves Speakership Under Medical Pressure
The long serving House Speaker Sam Rayburn faced illness that forced his retirement after nearly nine years in the role. Colleagues praised him as fair yet stern, insisting on respect for the office. Rayburn reflected on a career he felt fulfilled, then departed with no regrets as doctors urged him to leave.
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
Tennessee
Rayburn
Henry Clay
Speaker
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