Shondor Birns is Shot In Cleveland Go Go Bar Lot
In a Saturday night bombing in Cleveland the rackets figure Alex Shondor Birns, 70, was killed in the parking lot of a near west side go go bar. Mickey Cohen, a former Cleveland underworld leader now in Los Angeles, said Birns had not faced recent trouble and called the killing a likely setup.
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Cleveland
Alex Shondor
Birns
Cleveland Area
West Side
Lincoln Mark IV Burns
Mickey Cohen
Los
Shondor
Burns
Vietnamese mutiny on refugee ships sparks chaos near Da Nang
South Vietnamese Marines seized two refugee ships, forcing US crew into a cabin, then looted and raped aboard the Pioneer Contender and Pioneer Commander. The evacuation of Da Nang halted as Viet Cong fired on evacuation tugs, while the U S Embassy evacuated families to Bangkok and kept embassy personnel in Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
da Nang
David
South Vietnam
Bangkok
Prest
Cam Ranh Bay
Nha Trang
Qui Nhon
Dan Nang
Kennerly
Ford
Army
Frederick C Weyand
Weyand
Mekong Delta
Cam Ranh
South China Sea
Pioneer Contender
Pioneer Commander
Trans Colorado
Crime up 17 percent biggest jump in 14 years
FBI data show U S crime rose 17 percent in 1974 the largest gain in 14 years Property crimes burglary and theft climbed as unemployment rose Attorney General Levi blamed failures of the criminal justice system The Uniform Crime Report says about a third of violent crime goes unreported The increase may be the biggest since 1960 if earlier years are compared
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Washington
UPI
United States
FBI
Edward H Levi
Levi
Unbelievable Easter slayings rock Hamilton family reunion
Twelve relatives gathered for an Easter reunion at Charity Ruppert's home in Hamilton when 11 were shot. Charity's son James Ruppert, 40, was charged with 11 counts of aggravated murder. Bond set at 200000. Preliminary hearing scheduled for April 4. Authorities say victims may have been killed one by one. bodies found in living room and kitchen.
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Hamilton
UPI
Charity Ruppert
James Ruppert
Charity
Ruppert
John Moser
Moser
Dave
Theresa
Ann
John
Holcomb
Lindenwald
Ohio City
Audit probes $325,422 shortage tied to former deputy registrar
A state audit found a $325,422 shortage in Anthony J Marsico s accounts from 1974 at the Broad Street deputy registrar office. The report notes debit memos totaling the shortfall and demands repayment within five days. The probe expands to the Ohio Highway Patrol and a separate review by the State Auditor s office with possible meetings among officials.
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Auto Incense
Anthony J Marsico
Lorain County
Joseph R. Grunda
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
BMV
Bevan W Smith
Grunda
Marsico
Broad Street
BMW
Curtis Andrews
Smith
Office of State
Thomas E. Ferguson
Ohio Highway Patrol
Marsho
John J Gilligan
James Rhodes
Lebanon
Ironton
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Miss Hearst
Cohen
RGGF
Continenta
Alex ‘Shondor
Deat Nguyen van Thieu
Bonze Thich Tri Quang
Thieu
Ngo Dinh Diem
An Quang
U.S
Tay Ninh
John Holcomb
Leonard
Alma
Carol
Michael
Thomas
Earel Neirirk
Granda
Columbus
Columbia County
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