Sheldon Bank Closes After $2 Million Embezzlement
Sheldon Iowa. Last Jan 16 the Sheldon National Bank closed flat broke after Burnice Geiger assistant cashier and daughter of the bank president embezzled about $2 million. Geiger received a 15 year Federal sentence. FDIC notes it insured deposits up to 10000 per depositor.
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Sheldon Bank
Dan Perkes
Sheldon
Iowa
Sheldon National Bank
Burnice Geiger
Geiger
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
AWOL Soldiers Admit Killing Seven Persons
Two young AWOL soldiers in FBI custody admitted killing seven people in a cross country spree from Florida to Colorado. They said they believed nine murders occurred and listed dates and places. one victim escaped after a windshield was struck in a South Carolina chase. Victims included two Georgia women in Jacksonville and a Tennessee motorist among others.
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Salt Lake City
FBI
Florida
Colorado
South Carolina
Georgia
Jacksonville
Fla
Tennessee
Illinois
Union Pacific
Kansas
Paul Ferguson
Salt Lake County
James Douglas Latham
Mau
Laos Conference Resumes With Laos Cease Fire Appeal
The 14 nation Laos conference reopened after a Russian British agreement to appeal to warring Laotians to stop fighting. A U.S. spokesman indicated the United States would attend as the joint message to the International Control Commission urged cooperation to enforce a cease fire.
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Carl Hartman
Geneva
Laos
U.S
United States
International Control Commission
W. Averell Harriman
Lord Home
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
United Kingdom
Cochairmen
ICC
India
Canada
Poland
Russia
Britain
Padong
Premier Pham Van Dong starts visit to red China
North Viet Nam premier Pham Van Dong begins a China visit arriving in Wuhan on the way to Peiping for talks with leaders about Laos and the situation in South Viet Nam. He faces U.S. pressure, possible food shortages, and tensions ahead of Geneva talks.
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TORIO
North Viet Nam
Pham van Dong
Red China
Pham
Wuhan
China
Peiping
Laos
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nguyen Dinh Thuan
Washington
Saigon
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Ngo Dinh Diem
South
Viet Nam
Nine Drownings Push State Death Toll to 21
The Associated Press reports nine drownings on Sunday raise Pennsylvania's weekend accidental death toll to 21, including four teenagers in a Route 322 crash near Scranton and multiple drownings across cities and towns such as Ebensburg Phillipsburg and Philadelphia. The list notes victims ages from 2 to 73 and details locations and circumstances across 14 communities.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Frank Zalewski
Sharon Hall
Joyce Squirlock
Edward Dreniecki
Dickson City
Patricia Wilkie
Culver
Thomas Jr
Ebensburg
GOP Leaders Oppose Tax on Stocks and Bonds
Harrisburg AP Senate Republican leaders reject a tax on stocks and bonds to fund education in 1961 62. Senate Minority Leader James S Berger and Sen Edward J Kessler cite consistency against the plan. Gov Lawrence expected to discuss education needs and a possible intangible property tax at a joint session.
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Harrisburg
Senate
James S. Berger
Potter
Edward J. Kessler
Lancaster
GOP
Senate Finance Committee
Lawrence
46 Somerset businessmen to rail tour Grafton West Virginia
A group of 46 Somerset area businessmen will leave June 14 for the annual rail tour to Grafton West Virginia. They depart Somerset at 8 15 a m and arrive in Grafton at 3 30 p m. The trip covers 101 miles one way by train over the Allegheny Mountains with an itinerary including Fogart dam and a tour of Grafton. The event is sponsored by the West Penn chapter National Railway Historical Society with William M Stader as chairman. Members ride in a special observation lounge car and chair car on the Metropolitan Special train.
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Somerset
Grafton
W. Va
Cumberland
Somerset Bus Company
B&o
Fogart) Dam
Allegheny Mountain Range
West Penn
National Railway Historical Society
William M. Stader
Baltimore - St. Louis
Fernandez Confesses Part in Trujillo Death
A government spokesman said Maj. Gen. Jose Roman Fernandez confessed he was a conspirator in the May 30 assassination of Dominican Dictator Rafael Trujillo. Details of his role will be released. other figures, including Gen. Juan Tomas Diaz, are linked to the plot.
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E. L. Almen
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Jose Roman Fernandez
Rafael L. Trujillo
Roman
Rafael L. Trujillo Jr
Armed Forces
Juan Tomas Diaz
Tomas Diaz
Robert Reid Cabral
Reid Cabral
Trujillo
Organization of American States
Reception Planned For Rev Doyle At Calvary Methodist
A covered dish supper is planned in Calvary Methodist church social rooms to honor Rev. Robert G. Doyle of Calvary Methodist. The event Wednesday June 14 at 6 15 p m invites church members and area ministers. Doyle previously served five years at Mt Lebanon church in Pittsburgh as minister of education and now resides at the parsonage on South Rosina Avenue.
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Robert G. Doyle
Calvary Methodist Church
Doyle
Mt. Lebanon
Pittsburgh
South Rosina Avenue
Auto strikes boulder kills Butler man on Route 356
An auto hit a huge boulder on Route 356 three miles south of Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, killing Robert W. Williamson, 38, of Butler, according to police.
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Butler, Pa
Route 356
Butler County
Robert W. Williamson
Butler
West Germans reject Khrushchev peace terms
Chancellor Adenauer and Mayor Brandt denounce Khrushchev proposed peace conference without German reunification. Brandt warns of eastern pressure and a fresh war of nerves while urging unity and NATO support to uphold four power rights. Rally turnout exceeds 300,000 amid election rivalry.
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Hannover
Berlin
Brandt
Soviet Union
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Germany
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Vienna
East Germany
Textile Workers Promise Return To Work Monday
Twelve thousand striking textile workers pledged to return to their jobs on Monday while President Victor Paz Estenssoro met with municipal and construction workers to secure broad compliance. The government said it would address social benefits demands, even as tin mine closures persisted and university students prepared a 24 hour solidarity strike ahead of Adlai E Stevenson’s planned visit.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Paz Estenssoro
Adlai E. Stevenson
Heart Attack Claims Turnpike Driver Saturday
A Philadelphia salesman died of a heart attack Saturday night on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Somerset. Warren C. Childs 55 suffered the coronary occlusion while driving west about five miles east of the interchange. His son Warren C. Jr. stopped the car and they brought him to Somerset Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 7 25 p m EDT.
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Lancaster
Clair L. High
Sevens R. D
Philadelphia
Solomon Wexler
Warren
Bruce C. Geiger
Conewango Township
Pittburgh
James P. Doak
Pittsburgh
Monogahelah River
Beaver
Dennis Davis
Vanport
Dubois
Paul Pavelko Jr
Dubois R. D
Sabula Lake
Sharon
Andrew Planny
Shenango River
Harrisburg
Harvey Snyder Jr
Middletown
R. D
Susquehanna River
Newberrytown
Richard Edwards
Montgomery
Lycoming County
Susquehanna Raceway
Somerset
Somerset County
Robert Halverson
Warren C. Childs
Warren C. Jr
Childs
Somerset Community Hospital
Halverson
Two Somerset Hospitals Seek 71475 For Next Fiscal Year
A total of 71475 is requested for Somerset county hospitals for the next fiscal year. The legislative committee made the recommendations last week and if enacted the Somerset community hospital would receive 56307 and Meyers dale community hospital would get 15168. The panel made recommendations for all state aided hospitals.
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Somerset County
Somerset Community Hospital
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Post Office Dedicated At Jennerstown Sat
A Jennerstown post office dedication followed a 1 p.m. ceremony with flag raising by Troops 124 and 63 and performances by the J-B-J high school band. Attorney Alexander Ogle spoke on local postal history while postmistress Erma Hay introduced ceremony master Robert Stewart and guests.
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Jennerstown
Robert Stewart
Alexander Ogle
Somerset
James B. Hunter, Jr
Pittsburgh
Erma K. Hay
Roderick
Lutheran Church
William Beal
Eub
John E. Reiley
Jenneystown
U.S
J. Irving Whalley
Stevenson Talks with Brazil President Eases U S Brazil Tensions
Stevenson met with Brazilian President Quadros at the Sao Paulo summer home to discuss Cuba and U S interests. He reported comfort with the extent of agreement on their views and highlighted improving relations as he traveled from Rio de Janeiro.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Adlai E. Stevenson
Janio Quadros
United States
Cuba
Kennedy
Quadros
Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Rio de Janeiro
Fidel Castro
Brazil President Faces Violent Challenge in Recife
Washington reports Brazil's new president Janio Quadros confronting violence in the Recife region as riots prompt warship and marine deployments. U.S. officials caution but back Quadros's reform agenda amid drought and a wider economic crisis. Adlai Stevenson commended Quadros's courage in tackling Brazil's finances and reform path.
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Washington
Janio Quadros
Brazil
U.S
State Department
Recife
Quadros
Kennedy
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
Atty General Orders Probe Into 16 Pennsylvania Licensing Boards
Harrisburg AP reports Attorney General Anne X. Alpern has launched a June initiated investigation into Pennsylvania’s 16 professional licensing and examining boards under the Department of Public Instruction. The probe, begun May 25, may include hearings and subpoenas. Investigators are assessing potential questionable license practices.
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Harrisburg
Anne X. Alpern
Department of Public Instruction
Justice Department
Notice by Publication in Newspapers Established Practice
The article explains the legal basis for giving notice of actions through personal service or by publication in newspapers. It notes historic methods such as posting notices in public places and the evolution to newspaper publication as a widely read and effective notice method. The piece emphasizes due notice and opportunity to respond for individuals and groups.
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Premier Dong
John Roderick
Johnson
Sunbury
Estelle Troupe
Surv
Georgie W. Hirter
Clara Tomlin
Julio Lucia
Fernandez
Rev
Calvary Methodist
Adenauer
By George Boultwood
Max Harrelson
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