Two Men Accused Of Cheating Hundreds In Used Car Fraud
Bronx grand jury indictment charges Richard Behrman and Harold Gelvan with 519 counts of grand larceny in a nationwide used car fraud scheme stretching from the United States to Canada Puerto Rico the Dominican Republic and the Panama Canal Zone. About 600 victims received repainted cars and 520 were cheated out of 400000. Bail set at 50000 for Behrman and 1000 for Gelvan with additional indictments naming other figures.
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New York
Bronx
United States
Canada
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Panama Canal Zone
Consolidated Automobile Wholesalers Inc
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
Richard Behrman
Park Avenue
Harold Gelvan
Pennsylvania
Consolidated
Roberts
Behrman
Gelvan
Canal Zone
Madison Avenue
Thoresens to enter pleas on weapon charges
William E. Thoresen and his wife Louise face pleas on 22 counts of illegal possession and transportation of weapons in a federal case linked to raids on their Pacific Heights home and other Bay Area sites. The indictment covers 23 guns and 20 400 rounds of ammo.
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San Francisco
UPI) Steel
William E. Thoresen
Louise
Tucson
Lloyd H. Burke
Thoresen
Pacific Heights
Bay Area
Burke
Prohibitionists End 1968 Convention with Saloon Protest
The national Prohibition party wrapped up its 1968 convention in Detroit with a march to a nearby 42 room motor lodge and cocktail lounge. Earle Harold Munn led about 50 members in a protest outside the inn as patrons laughed and drank. Organizers, including Dr. D. D. Gibbons, defended the action as a stand against liquor and urged abstinence. Rolland E. Fisher was named vice presidential candidate. party records show 27,000 votes in 1964 across 11 states.
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Detroit
UPI
National Prohibition Party
Earle Harold Munn
Anhut
Rolland E. Fisher
Topeka
Kan
Munn
Hillsdale Midh. College
White House
Gibbons
Ruth Adkins Outstanding Golfer Dies at 46
Ruth P. Adkins, noted amateur golfer in Southern Arizona, died after a long illness. She won the 49er Country Club President's Cup and club championships, led the 49er Women’s Golf Association, and chaired the US Women’s Golf Association western region. Survived by husband Ray and son Jay, services in Joliet, Illinois.
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Ruth P. Adkins
Southern Arizona
Tucson High School
Jay
University of Arizona
Adair Funeral Home
Joliet, Il
Tucson Medical Center
Pigeon Interrupts Chicago Court Appearance
A mute stranger, described as a surprise visitor, caused a Chicago criminal court to pause. Judge Francis T. Delaney questioned if the intruder was a pigeon, then the bird hopped onto a table and exited through the same window it entered.
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Chicago
UPI
Francis T. Delaney
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N.J
Burton B. Roberts
State Supreme Court
Joseph A. Brust
Andersons
Thoresens
P. Basil Lambros
Beverly Hills
Lambros
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Bar
Eliot Ness
His
Untouchables
D. D. Gibbons
Prohibition Party
John Anhut
Ruth Adkins
Elizabeth
Guard of Honor
Uplands Air Force Base
Ottawa
Ont
Maj
J.I.C
Snuffy Smith
the Citizen
Mey Jess
Tubac Golf Course
W Valley Construction Company
Tubac
Ariz
Myverson
W. Congress
Uptown
Wilmot Plaza
E. Broadway
Versons
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