Illinois probes fraud scheme tied to phony colonel
Illinois Atty. Gen. William G. Clark announced the arrest of Harold Sager 45 New York native who operated as a Chicago solicitor for the Disabled American Veterans. The probe found more than 100 fraudulent transactions totaling over 2 million dollars with profits withheld from donated items including brassieres lipstick soybean plants spark plugs and office equipment. Clark said the rackets extended coast to coast and may exceed 2 million as further checks proceed.
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Chicago
UPI
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Harold Sager
New York
Veterans Group
Illinois
Atty
William G. Clark
Sager
Clark
Col
Harold S. McClintock
Stock Split Questions Profit Reporting For RCA Shares
A reader asks how to report profit from a three for one RCA stock split. If initial cost was 750 dollars for 10 shares, cost basis remains 750 total for 30 shares, or 25 per share. Selling 30 shares for 900 yields a 150 gain, taxed as long or short term capital gain depending on holding period.
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Q. I
Radio, Corp. of America
RCA
Soviet Press Frames Western Action as Aggression Abroad
Moscow reports portray the U S air strike on North Vietnam and Turkish raids on Cyprus as Western aggression. Khrushchev sympathy for Greek Cypriots appears limited to rhetoric. Izvestia and Red Star link Turkish moves to NATO piracy and Tonkin style justification.
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Moscow
U.S
Viet Nam
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Red Star
Turkey
United States
Izvestia
Gulf of Tonkin
Washington
Ankara
Small cards reveal plays in compound finesse bridge
The article explains using tiny club cards to guide play in a compound finesse. South tests West and East signaling with low clubs and heart returns to trap kings and tens, showing how correct use of small cards can gain an extra trick and win the contract.
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South
West
East
Estes faces 15 year term after appeals denial
Billie Sol Estes and associates confront a 15 year sentence after the Fifth Circuit refused to overturn his mail fraud and conspiracy convictions. The court found sufficient evidence and rejected his request for a directed verdict. Estes’s attorney declined comment. his wife said another appeal seems possible. Estes was convicted in El Paso in March 1963 on four mail fraud counts and one conspiracy count tied to a $20 million fertilizer tank scheme.
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New ‘Orleans
Billie Sol
Estes
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
John Cofer
Austin
Tex
Federal
Paradise Valley Board to Study Citizen Report
The Paradise Valley Board of Education will discuss a citizen advisory committee report at its next meeting Monday at Greenway School. The 7:30 p.m. session will review population growth, finance, curriculum and facilities and study the committee’s recommendations.
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Citizens Advisory Committee
Paradise Valley Board of Education
Greenway School
Goldwater Claim on Deliverable Nuclear Capability Sparks Debate
GOP candidate Barry Goldwater cited a Senate subcommittee briefing to charge that the nation's deliverable nuclear capability could be cut by 90 percent within ten years. Telegraphed by aides, the claim relies on classified Defense Department and Atomic Energy Commission data, amid Goldwater's push on peace through preparedness and unity ahead of a Hershey, Pennsylvania summit.
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Washington
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
Senate
Goldwater
National Association of Counties
White House
U. S
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Hershey
Wasp kills man in Annecy garden incident
Oliver Verguay, 40, died in Annecy France after swallowing a wasp while gardening. Doctors say the sting caused throat swelling leading to suffocation.
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Annecy
France
UPI
Oliver Verguay
Press Freedom Stand Argued
Felix R. McKnight of the Dallas Times Herald urged resisting censorship while warning against suppressing the press in the name of justice. He spoke at the American Bar Association convention stressing independent coverage of trials and rejecting licensing or state control. He blamed leaks from officials for prejudicial information and urged shared responsibility to protect public knowledge.
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New York
UPI
Felix R. McKnight
Dallas Times Herald
McKnight
American Bar Association
Free Press
Family Banker On Wheels Expands Errand Range
A household declares a second car essential to manage daily errands. The speaker emphasizes the need for mobility to handle all tasks efficiently and keep up with obligations.
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