Indictment Alleges Navy Contract Fraud Schemes
A federal grand jury charged four individuals and two companies Chromcraft Corp and Alsco Inc with conspiracy to defraud the government of about four million dollars in navy rocket launcher production. Defendants allegedly created dummy firms Bregman Electronics and Scientific Electronics to route funds, submitting false invoices to Chromcraft and Alsco and later to banks in Switzerland. The case notes Alsco remains sole source for 2.75 inch rocket launchers. Also included is obituary detail for Leo Edward Nordberg of Chester who died at 66.
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Chromart Corporation
St. Louis
Alsco, Inc
Akron
Alsco
Navy Department
Andrew L. Stone
Chromcraft
Francis N. Rosenbaum
Washington
Evelyn R. Price
Stone
Robert R
Bregman _ Electronics
New York
Scientific Electronics, Ltd
Beverly Hills
Calif
Navy
Europe
Switzerland
Students Win Pay Increase At Chicago City College Sit-In
150 students staged a six hour sit in at the Wilson campus of Chicago City College after administrators agreed to raise federally funded work study wages. Dr Charles Monroe said the new scale will be 2 to 250 per hour replacing 140 to 165, reducing participation by about 25 percent.
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Chicago
Wilson
Chicago City College
Charles Monroe
Monroe
IC strike triggers rerouting and yard backlog across rail network
An Illinois Central spokesman said a strike against Belt Line Co owned by 12 railroads has forced rerouting of hundreds of cars. The stoppage risks national impact and has created a 1000 car backlog in Chicago yards. The Chicago Association of Commerce urges President Johnson to create an emergency board. about 25 percent of 10 000 workers at 79 of 310 dependent companies are laid off. Marion man identified in accident death.
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Chicago
Belt Line Co
Illinois Central
Chicago Association of Commerce
Johnson
Miami Riot Narrows to Curfew Crackdown and Arrests
Police reports show about 100 Negroes arrested and 25 injured after a northwest Miami rally turned into rioting with cars set ablaze and stores looted. Several shootings occurred, none confirmed as public gunfire, as authorities and leaders urged calm.
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Miami
Biscayne Bay
Miami Beach
Richard M. Nixon
Jay Golden
Sparta Driver Hurt in Rt 148 Accident
Frank Cavalier 67 of Sparta treated for minor injuries after a collision on Rt 148 near Mt Vernon at 5 30 pm. State police said Carl G Sutton 53 of Mt Vernon was not injured in the crash. Carbondale brief notes Carolyn K Mackey 21 fined $15 for disobeying a stop sign.
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Frank Cavalier
Sparta
Mt. Vernon
Cavalier
Carl G. Sutton
Sutton
Carbondale
Carolyn K. Mackey
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Navy Defense
Marjorie Hunter
New York Times
Bregman
Bregman Electronics, Inc
Leo Nordberg
Chester
Leo Edward Nordberg
Rt. 1
Memorial Hospital
Herman
Julia Rosa Nordberg
Fredia Schellenger
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Ellis Grove
Knights of Columbus
Jerry
Jim
Park Forrest
Dave
Mary Cousins
Ida Woolfort
May Loerch
Joseph Sense
Caledonia
Schroeder
Park Avenue
W. Jackson Carbondale
Marion West
Frankfort Benton du Quoin
Daniel Food Stores
California
Crisco Oil
Folger’s Coffee
Zestee
Jonathan Grimes
Illinos
Elbertas
Big Head
Martha White
Daniel Frozen Foods
Boyses
Karoni
Ken
Beef
Pound
Cous
Hunter Fine Quality Meats
Hunter
Kraft
Hunte
Hun
Ank
Ham
Giant
Marion
Donald D. Durham
Miami, Fla
Clarence Curry
Goden
Cephas Griffien
George Wallace
Ralph David Abernathy
Claude Kirk
Abernathy
Wilt Chamberlain
Harvey
Cook County
Bernard Carey
Carey
Black Elephants
Murdale
Blue Bell Meats
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