Largest Dragnet in County History Nab 26 on Gambling Charges
Oswego County police net 26 arrests in a coordinated raid ending with arraignments at Oswego County Court. The investigation tied to a major betting ring on horse races and sports events with estimated annual gross of three to five million dollars. Bail ranges from 100 to 8000 dollars as charges include felony promoting gambling first degree and conspiracy.
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Everett W. Dona
Oswego County
Robert S. Charland
Oswego
Fulton
Oneida
Don H. Stacy
John R. Murray
Court House
BCI
Fulton City Police
Syracuse City Police
Organized
Eugene F. Sullivan, Jr
Fulton State Police
Charland
Arraignment Ties Players to Gambling Charges at Fulton
The arraignment lists John Spano of 121 E Ninth St with two counts of promoting gambling first degree and a second degree charge plus endangering the welfare of a minor. Shirley Spano, Richard Mitchell, and others face varied gambling charges with bail set. Detained defendant Harold Blake remanded.
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E. Ninth St
John Spano
Fulton
Richard Mitchell
Shirley Spano
John DeCastro
Dublin St
Michael Shanley
Charles Groza
E. Genesee St
Auburn
Harold J. Blake
Sleeper
Blake
Hannibal St
Oswego
Murray
Ramsey Luddington
Charles Bisesi
Sixth St
Leyden Brown
DA Sullivan
Bisesi
Dominic Manitta
Doc
Manitta
W.rae A Fulton
Norman
Norm) Anderson
E. Cayuga St
Great Art Theft Hits Urbino Ducal Palace
Robbers lifted three Renaissance paintings from Urbino's Ducal Palace including Raphael's The Mute Girl and Piero della Francesca's Madonna of Senigallia and The Flagellation of Christ. Police call it the greatest art theft in modern Italy. experts doubt quick resale.
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Urbino
Italy
Piero Della Francesca
Raphael
Senigallia
Ducal
Bruno Molaioli
Fine Arts
Riots In Peru Sharpen Velasco Regime Crisis
In Lima military patrols killed and wounded and raids against looters after a police strike sparked the worst crisis of President Juan Velasco’s six year rule. A curfew, martial law, and arrests without warrants were imposed as riots spread to Arequipa and other cities.
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Lima
Peru
Juan Velasco
U.S
Callao
Arequipa
Velasco
Central
Guardia Civil
Sheraton
Army Officers’ Club
Congress Rejects Ford Energy Plans in Oil Tariff Vote
Congress and President Ford clash over energy policy as the House and Senate vote to repeal Ford's oil tariff increase. Republicans join Democrats to defeat the tariff paving the way for possible separate energy and tax relief measures as lawmakers return from Lincoln Day recess.
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Congress
Ford
Alio
Sien Ie
Russell B.rombin
Senate To Finance
Senate
al Altman
D-Ore
Ways and Means Committee
House
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
United States
Long
Two Khmer Rouge Rockets Kill 12 in Phnom Penh
Two rockets struck Phnom Penh killing 12 people and wounding 45, including many schoolchildren in a crowded classroom at Watt Phnom College. The attack marks the deadliest toll since the insurgents began their offensive on New Year’s Day, with officials noting 553 rockets fired into the city and airport since then.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Watt Phnom College
New Top Manager for New York State UDC Resigns
Governor Carey names Richard Ravitch to run the Urban Development Corp while Edward Logue exits after years at the helm. A Senate commission led by Orville Schell will probe UDC troubles and advise on reform to win bank funding for ongoing and future bond projects. Carey urges banks to lend despite the crisis.
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Albany
N.Y
Urban Development Corp
Hugh Carey
UDC
Carey
Richard Ravitch
New York City
Ravitch Cos
Edward Logue
of Carey
Ravitch
HRH Construction Corp
Orville Schell
Wall Street
Oswego Aldermen seek further trims before budget vote
The Oswego Common Council faces a possible late decision on a $9.69 million 1975 tax budget with a $4.45 per $100 rate as aldermen demand more cuts. Mayor Lazarek calls an open meeting to review options, while Alderman Harris plans to vote against the budget and seeks revisions before any final vote.
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Oswego
Walter Lazarek
Lazarek
City Hall
Harris
Fritz Harris
Chamberlain
Paul Miller
Comerford
James T. Comerford
Dept. of Works
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N. Cerro
Joseph Sevare
Troop I State Police
Robert S
County Court House
Leonardo da V
Fulton News
Late Wire
Ayaor
Wayne Nin
Fo Sy
Don McCann
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