White Collar Cosa Nostra Swindles Cited
The article warns average Americans to beware of Cosa Nostra tied white collar mail fraud schemes. It notes the Postal Inspection Service’s crackdown, citing 12,000 arrests and 10,485 convictions in a year, and highlights cases from a con man using fake firms to mislead victims. It also discusses obscenity mail fraud prosecutions and the service’s role in protecting deliveries during disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosa Nostra
America
The
Postal Inspection Service
U P Livestock Meetings Scheduled Across Nebraska
Union Pacific outlines nine livestock meetings in central and western Nebraska during the first two weeks of November. Talks by bankers and agricultural leaders cover livestock marketing and the beef industry, with sessions at Wood River Gibbon Kearney Lexington Cozad North Platte Oshkosh Northport Lyman and light refreshments provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Central
Nebraska
Charles W. Manke
Wood River
Gibbon
Kearney
Lexington
Cozad
North Platte
Oshkosh
Northport
Lyman
Union Pacific
Manke
Nebraska Bankers Assn
Lester Curran
First National Bank & Trust Co
Lincoln
David R. Johnson
Omaha National Bank
H. Keith Newton
Gothenburg State Bank
Marvin C. Fritz
Nebraska State Bank of
Oshkosh. Co
O. Wimberly
Scottsbluff National Bank
Scottsbluff
Accidents In City Listed
A series of noninjury city accidents were reported by Sidney Police. At 1:27 p.m. Thursday on Jackson near 10th Avenue a 1964 Dodge driven by Michael Singer, 24, of Denver, collided with a 1958 Ford driven by Rudolph Wiltemn of Forrest. Damage near $200. At 6:25 p.m. Wednesday an intersection crash at 7th and Linden involved a 1963 Chevrolet driven by Antonio Tafolla and a 1961 Chevrolet driven by Michael Colling. damages: Tafolla about $122 and Colling $75. At 2:13 p.m. Wednesday an incident at 21st and Linden involved a 1957 Chevrolet driven by Genevieve Gallardo and a 1956 Oldsmobile driven by Cynthia Benzel. damages not reported. At 3:31 p.m. Wednesday at 21st and Illinois a brake failure caused a crash between a 1955 Oldsmobile driven by Ancel Lewis and a 1955 DeSoto driven by Lonnie Prather. Prather’s car rolled onto Illinois.
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Sidney
Jackson
10Th Avenue
Michael Singer
Jay Street
Denver
Rudolph Wiltemn
Forrest
7Th
Linden
Antonio L. Tafolla
Michael F. Colling
King
Colling
Tafolla
21St and
Genevieve Gallardo
Osage
Cynthia
Benzel
21St
Ilinois
Oldsmobile
Ancel W. Lewis
DeSoto
Lonnie D. Prather
Summit
21St Avenue
Clinois
Perfect Sunday School Record Remains After Illness
Glenda Jones missed a Sunday due to appendicitis but the entire Sunday School and Pastor visited her in the hospital. The Rev. Ira Singleton said they did not want her to have a blot on her record, keeping the streak intact.
Long inland cattle drive sets record across waterways
In a historic waterway trek 515 Santa Gertrudis steers moved 2,536 miles from Texas to a town near Pittsburgh without walking a mile. The herd gained an average 70 pounds per head, illustrating rising cargo on the nation's 29,000 miles of navigable inland waterways. In 1962 inland waterways carried 19.7 billion ton miles per the Army Corps of Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
Pittsburgh
Steelways Magazine
American Iron and Steel Institute
U.S
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Schaefer Reports To Lincoln Air Base From Sioux Depot
James J. Schaefer, Civilian Personnel Division specialist at Sioux Army Depot, reports Monday to Lincoln Air Force Base to assume new duties. He leaves 16 years at Sioux and serves as a Nebraska National Guard captain, with five years as Battery Commander in Sidney unit. He and his wife Wanda have five children.
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James J. Schaefer
Sioux Army Depot
Lincoln Air Force Base
Sidney
Nebraska National Guard
St. Patrick’s Church
Knights of Columbus
Lincoln
Wanda
Steven
Toni Lee
Terri Lynn
Richard
Peggy
Magnetic hammer trims Saturn V fuel tank flaws
Marshall Space Flight Center engineers unveiled an electronic hammer that removes distortions in tank segments for Saturn V boosters. Each pulse lasting about 500 millionths of a second fixes defects, saving taxpayers about $30,000 per use by eliminating costly rework.
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Huntsville
Ala
Marshall Space Flight Center
Demos Contest Martin Use of Mail Privilege
KEARNEY KEITH KING and Herbert J. Hughes of Imperial challenge Rep. David Martin to explain to Third District voters why his political campaign telegrams bear the government paid designation. They cite copies up to 300 words showing partisan content and question whether such mail saves taxpayers money while noting use of government frank for political matter.
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Kearney
Keith King
Herbert J. Hughes
Imperial
Colewell
David Martin
Third District
Frank
Dauner baby may set ancestors record in Sawyer
Tina Diane Dauner newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Eddie Dauner of Sawyer may claim a unique tally of living ancestors with four grandparents four great grandparents and five great great grandparents.
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Sawyer, Kan
Tina Diane Dauner
Eddie Dauner
Sawyer
Alaska Purchase and Yukon Gold Rush Coverage
The United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867 but Americans largely ignored it until the 1890s. Seattle headlines shouted Gold! Gold! Gold! Sixty Eight Kiondikers bring back a ton of gold, highlighting the start of the Klondike era and the mining boom that followed.
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United States
Alaska
Russia
Seattle
Judge Seeks County Post Emphasizes Legal Qualifications
The candidate argues that as a lawyer and Bar member he can better handle county judge duties beyond policing traffic. He stresses probate estates and civil matters as crucial, saying such decisions shape residents’ lives and property and urging voters to consider legal training when casting ballots.
The Next President and Advances in Child Survival
A discussion on improving child survival since 1930 highlights dramatic declines in infant and child mortality due to medicine, hygiene, and sanitation. It notes over 300,000 babies born last year alive thanks to these advances and that seven of ten prescriptions in 15 years were for drugs discovered recently. An advertisement for Janda & Tobin Drug Store promotes professional service and sensible prices.
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U.S
Janda & Tobin Drug Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
Black Hand Society
Dread Underworld
Henry Montague
United States Postal Inspection Service
Benjamin Franklin
Hyman David Novick
Safeway Chain Stores
Safeway Stores, Inc
A-P
A&p Food Stores
J. C. Penny Co
J. C. Penney Co
Novick
Canada
Post Office Department
John A. Gronouski
Sidney Radiator Service
HickOry
Jim Robinson
Illinois
U. P
Rex Addis
Union Stock Yards Co
Angus Cattle
Valentine Livestock Auction Co
Valentine, Nebr
ALL American Sales and Service
Charles D. Alexander
Longmont
Colorado
William Whittaker
Valentine
Murrel R. Crosby
Jim Schaefer
Lincoln Air Base
Lincoln, Nebr
Union Livestock
Union Livestock Commission CO
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Demos
Martin
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