California Man Buys Equipment Of Defunct Paper
Sheldon F. Sackett a 54 year old radio television executive from Oakland Calif bought the equipment of the defunct Times at public auction May 12. He bid 125000 and the total bid was about 85750. The Times last published March 24 and went on the auction block by order of a U S District Court entered May 10. P B White of Virginia Beach received bankruptcy. Sackett gave no definite plans for the equipment. The Times began publication last spring.
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Portsmouth
Sheldon F. Sackett
Oakland
Calif
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U.S. District Court
P. B. White
Virginia Beach
Sackett
Russian Tourists Arrive in Italy at Naples
The 10,000 ton Soviet steamer Gruzia arrived yesterday from Greece with 750 Soviet tourists aboard including engineers physicians newspapermen and artists. Half left by special train for Rome while others tour the Naples area. The ship will sail next Sunday for another Mediterranean harbor to be announced later. Three groups visited Italy last year.
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Italy
Greece
Rome
Mediterranean
Costello Granted Police Guard After Bail Victory
Frank Costello, free on $1,000 bail while appealing a 30 day contempt sentence, has a two man police guard. He left Rikers Island after 15 days of his sentence begun May 7 for refusing to reveal a reference to gross casino wins found on a note in his possession. A bullet graze incident May 2 at his Central Park West entrance preceded his imprisonment.
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Frank Costello
Costello
Rikers Island
Central Park West
First Rowboat Atlantic Crossing By New Jersey Pair
In 1896 two New Jersey men of Scandinavian ancestry George Ferbo ard Frank Samuelson rowed across the Atlantic in 55 days and h hours they departed from the Battery New York on June 7 and reached St Marys Scilly Islands off England on July 31. They used an 18 foot 4 inch rowboat named the Fox. Richard K Fox backed the voyage for his Police Gazette.
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New Jersey
George Ferbo
Frank Samuelson
New York Harbor
St. Mary’s
Scilly Islands
England
Fox
Richard K. Fox
The
Police Gazette
Proposed Budget and Public Hearing Notice for Winchester 1957
The city asks residents to view the proposed budget for the fiscal year ending June 30 1958 with real estate tax at 1.50 and personal property tax at 2.25 and to attend a public hearing June 11 1957 at 7 30 PM in Reuss City Hall. It lists revenue sources including taxes licenses fines and state and federal appropriations and details operating expenditures across departments such as street maintenance utilities education public safety and city services.
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Common Council
Council Chamber
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Maries
Virginia Public Assistance Fund
Bureau of Medical Services
Arames
War Memorial
Bureau of Storm Sewer
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Handley Board
George Washington
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Corp. Court
Ss Vice
Papernaviter Buillantad
Frederick County Planning Ca
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Argu
Eres
Eihae Aameniih
Rte
Council Sport of Civic & Community Organisations
Damiahe
Chamber of Commerce
Ene District Nurses Association Saas
Nurtery Gente
Sceoen Pis Coane Ates
Amie
Etre
Rev
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Aren Cata
Abe
Corporation Court
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Abner Ec
Sar Mentil
Yomestic Relations Court
Planning Commission
Lunas Commission
Manialianeund Uiaal Ty
Commonwealth's Attorney
Yneteee
Ean A
Galaries
Bureau of Preventive Medicine
Bureau of Police
Comer
Eis
Pselgg Liga
Bureau of Fire Prevention
Bureau of Weights and Measures
Bureau of Gas Inspection
Bureau of Plumbing Inspection
Pessene Seine
Hue Bureau of Engineeri
Ureau
Robert S. Barbour
Claude B. Smalts
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