Acid Blinding Case Heads to Federal Jury
The case of three men charged with conspiracy in the acid blinding of labor columnist Victor Ries e will go to a Federal Court jury late today or Thursday morning. Testimony ended Tuesday and summations are set. Defendants include Leo Telvi Domenico Bando and Gondolfo Miranti. Telvi’s brother Abe is described as the hired assailant. Abe Telvi was later found shot to death on a Lower East Side street.
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New York
Victor Riese
William B. Herlands
Leo Telvi
Domenico Bando
Gondolfo Miranti
Telvi
Abe
Riesel
Broadway
Abe Telvi
Lower East Side
YMCA Square Dancing Class Taught by Bob Stanton
Bob Stanton teaches square dancing to adults at the YMCA at 8:00 PM in a community program aimed at adult participants seeking social dance instruction.
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Bob Stanton
Elks City Club
Tom Coakley
All Come Club
Y.M.C.A
Wabash Valley Callers Assn
Fire House
Seelyville
Ind
Gordon Reeves
Otter Creek
Bootleggers Lament As Whisky Trade Turns Burglary
In Oklahoma City two bootleggers arrested on burglary charges say the whisky trade is unprofitable in a constitutionally dry state. Police report ongoing crackdown and testimonies reflect mounting losses for bootleggers over weeks of raids.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Trial on Racketeering Conspiracy in New York
The case centers on conspiracy to obstruct justice by intimidating a prospective witness in a federal grand jury probe into rackets in trucking and garment manufacturing. Leo Telvi Bando and Miranti face charges of concealing Abe Telvi after an acid attack. Seven defense witnesses testified for Miranti and Telvi. Bando did not actively participate and none of the defendants testified. Miranti claims he was brainwashed into a false FBI confession.
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Riesel
Leo Telvi
Bando
Miranti
Abe Telvi
Telvi
FBI
Motorist Fined After High Speed Escape From Officer
An 18 year old, Jerry Hancock, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and improper muffler after a pursuit lasting over a mile by Police Officer Robert Neal. Hancock, who claimed the car belonged to his father, fled fearing loss of his driving permit and was fined 19.75. Other cases: Paul R Hayes fined 18.50 for speeding and no license. Mike Ofsansky fined 3 for leaving motor running. George A Dean fined 2.75 for running a stop sign.
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Jerry Hancock
Schaal Avenue
Edward S. Everett
Robert Neal
Hancock
Neal
Paul R. Hayes
Sycamore Street
Hayes
Mike Ofsansky
Lafayette Avenue
George A. Dean
North Terre Haute
Philbrick Calls Communism the Greatest Evil
Herbert A. Philbrick former FBI counterspy spoke to 1,800 at Indiana State Teachers College about his Communist involvement and his counterspy work. He urged education on communism as the weapon against front groups and cited sources like Congress, the U.S. Government Printing Office, and books as information aids.
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Herbert A. Philbrick
FBI
U. S
Indiana State Teachers College
New York Herald Tribune
Philbrick
Cambridge Youth Council
Communist Party
U. S. Government Printing Office
Senate Investigation Committees
Donald B. Scheick
Harden protests closing of Dana plant
Congresswoman Cecil M. Harden filed a protest with the Atomic Energy Commission against closing the Dana heavy water plant. The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce was advised of the telegram from Mrs Harden urging the decision to be amended and production needs met with reduced quotas at Dana and Savannah River plants.
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Cecil M. Harden
Atomic Energy Commission
Dana
Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce
John K. Lamb
Harden
Commission
Savannah River
Savannah
Turkey Supper by Pierson Township Farm Bureau
The Pierson Township Farm Bureau will host its annual turkey supper at 5 30 p.m. Saturday at Blackhawk School.
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Pierson Township
Blackhawk
Hartford Proposal Tags Drivers as Dangerous After Violations
Hartford dispatch reports State Rep. Henry Ferne proposed a law requiring motorists convicted of serious traffic violations to display front and rear bumper tags reading Dangerous Driver for three years, aiming to curb recurring offenses.
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Hartford
Conn
Henry Ferne
State traffic fatalities up in Indiana this year
Indianapolis Dec. 5 The 1956 Indiana traffic death toll was running about five percent above last year through last Sunday midnight provisional totals from the state police show. There were 1,098 fatalities in 1956 versus 1,031 in the same period in 1955. Twenty eight persons were killed last week compared with 37 the week before.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Fort Wayne Gains 11 000 New Residents
Fort Wayne Indiana's population rose by 11 000 in six years per U S Census figures. Allen County grew by more than 32 700. Officials funded the census with 46 175 to boost revenues from state alcohol and gasoline taxes. The city rose from 133 607 to 144 611 residents and the county from 183 722 to 216 511.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
U. S
Allen County
Vernon L. Miller
Census Bureau
Chicago
Operations of Donnelly Firm Are Sketched
Terre Haute host John Goeres outlines Reuben H Donnelly Co operations to Optimist Noon Club. The Terre Haute office, opened 1948, now employs about 275 of the 8000 Donnelly family and handles directory publishing including 137 of 500 local classifieds.
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Terre Haute
Farflung
Reuben H. Donnelly Co
Optimist
John Geeres
Donnelly’s
Goeres
Chicago
Oquawka
Ill
Donnelly
Geeres
U. S
Business Papers
Dahlonega Mint: U S Coinage Era 1838 to 1861
The Dahlonega branch of the United States Mint operated from 1838 through 1861 in Georgia. It produced gold coins during the early gold rush period before the Civil War.
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United States
Dahlonega
Frazier Fails to Appear. Bench Warrant Issued
Vigo County judge issues a bench warrant for Harrison Frazier 32 on an assault and battery charge involving a 14 year old girl. Frazier, arrested Oct 1 with two others, appeared Oct 11, counsel withdrew, and a pauper attorney was appointed to reappear Dec 5, which he missed.
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Herbert R. Criss
Vigo County
Harrison Frazier
Frazier
James Elvis Hatfield
Robert Isabel
N. George Nasser
Criss
Billie Doerner
Warren Everett
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