Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 14 Jun 1961, p. 14

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TORONTO iii police investigation is under way into the posth that attempts were made to corrupt the jury that last week acquittedvalsus pe ode provincial policemen and two gamblers of conspiracy charges Attorney General Roberts hlesday night confurned press reports of the investigation to beheaded by Chief Inspector Harold Graham of the OFF Orders for the Inquiry were issued Monday it was learned The Globe and Mail says Charges juror in Jim trial has flm police load statemeo an attempt was made to oifer him $10000 hribeiihe could bring in verdict at acquittal =fhe newspaper says police have questioned men under stood to have been named by the juror and further invuti gation is likely Mr Roberts in launching the Investigation acted on recvrn mandatloo of Gordon Ford speclaICrown prosecutor luluFord also recommended the Crown appeal on the Traffic Snarléd By Pawer Failure NEW YORK lAPlThe sec ond massive power failure in less than two years threw five square miles of midtown Men hattan into Allihourscbuos in volving millions of people has day it was the hottest June is in the citys history96 degrees in midafternoon From skyscraper peak to sub way bottomand inbetween residents of this always cramped metropolis were snarled in the vivid example of eieetricltys value to modern man No one was reported in jured The power went out just as the mammoth office buildings began pouring their tens of thousands into the streets Riders were trapped in ele vatore for up to three hours Passengers were stranded be low ground in subways Passen gers emerged from both shaken and dripping with perspiration It was like steam both said patrolman coming out of subway NEWTYPE mt Traffic lights were out throughout the area and thou sands of motoristsaccustomed to the bumpertobumper rou tine found themselves hope Ieslsliy snarled lace to face as we Consolidated Edison Company said the trouble appeared to have started when circuit breaker caught fire in trans former at substation As re sult breakdowns also occurred at two othersubstatious FRISCO 311 In San Francisco meanwhile an accident in power station blacked out large part of that city at the mob hour late lhes day Massive traffic and pedes trian jams resulted and police and fire control boards were flooded with calls In Manhattan all power was back by 927 pm an hour after sunset force of 3500 policemen was ordered into the blackedout area and they were supple mented by scores civil del fence workers Motorists were warned to keep out Search lights were rushed to strategic intersections to keep down lawl breaking The New York Times could only publish eight pages and on the presses of The WorldTole gram and Sun The power fail ure put out operation of The Times mechanicaIIaciIities Booming Bingo Business Linked To Backeteers In New York NEW YORK AP Bingo means big money in Nengorl state Does it also mean tieiin with racketeers and professional gamblers The state investigation com missions says that for too often the answer is yes But the state lottery control commission declares that aI though few bad apples turned up at recent investigationcom mission hearings it believes the vast majority of the games are conducted legitimately Now oneman commission acting on behaii of Governor Nelson Rockefeller is investis gating to see how bad things really are Thomas Gilchrist head of the latest investigation promises to take constructive approach and come up with recommenda giaofirs when his study ends in the BIG INCOME SOURCE Since it was legalized on localoption basis in 1058 bingo has been tremendous source of income for many churches and for fraternal veterans and other nonprofit organizations Many of these frankly admit that bingo is paying off their mortgages Lottery commission figures show that in the years bingo has been legal sponsoring or ganizations realized profit of $19700000 As of last March there were LN sponsors in the states 62 counties Thirtyfive organizations reported net profit of more than $10000 each for the sixmonth period ended last March at study by the investigation commission recently put the bingo problem in the public spotlight CHARGES CORRUPTION hearing ended with unan gry denunciation by Jacob Gru met then commission chair men He charged that commer cial operators and gamblers were taking over bingo corrupt ing public officials and duping honest citizens Testimony was presented that racketeere gamblers and bond lums had wormed their way roto some of the games and were pocketing much of the Eofits For DEAFNESS Youll enjoy wearing an Acoustlcon PrintEar There Is dttierence you know write for Book let ACOUSTIGON 67 Richmond se Toronto Ont AT BARRIE COOP AND corier nmm ron coop ORDER YOUR BAUER AND BINDER TWINE BALER EmmBINDEREMPR LAST YEARS PRICE rnoUnLE FREE TWINE any cursorwr mp amour non amines nvrcr an sour Beacon comm clarification grounds that the jury returned perverse verdict one in which the decision is not rea sonable in light of the evidence The jury acquitted Robert Wright 29 suspended provin elal police constabl Joseph hicDerrnott tozof Port Credit and Vincent Feeley of Toronto It returned its verdict after twicereturning to the court roomfirst to request further om hlr Justice charge of oonsplnngto OPP Cons George Scott for lipoffs on gambling house raids Mar chargesire pending heard at the fall aasizes of Supreme Court of 0o tario All are charged with mere acy to obtain inform lice uficer Marybeth WMMIS chargedpn ree counts payingmoney Coast Séolt VII the lrrtetllion that he interfere with the ad ministration of juice ahoMe Dermott and Feeiey are charged with keeping com mon gaming house in Toronto Township tinnfrom Ilgriculturaleperls To Meet With Castro To Discuss Trade HAVANA cm meeting with Prime Minister Fidel ms to was sdzeduled today for cup of agricultural experts In the United States who or rived in Cubs Toady towork outch details of an ex point at the fourman pl visit which is expected to wind up flaursday Castro has called the prison taheu in the Cuhso invasion April mercenaries and it we not an exchange but indemnification he was seeking banking for 500 tractors in re turn for more than 1200 prison era oomrmou rune srones The projected interview with Castro tentatively scheduled for late this roomingfollows meetings which the American delegation had Tuesday with President Osvaldo Dorticas and officials of the Cuban Agrarian Reform Institute These private discussions were described afterwards by an American spokesman as very hopeful No details were die closed publieiy RAISING FUNDS The delegation three of those members are university profes sors was sent here by tractors for Freedom Incorporated of Detroit This committee has un dertaken to raise frmds for 500 ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MANAGER LEN wary it is too costly to move our huge invento CEDAR STRIP CENTRE DECK 16 Ft Chaudiore smarsmucerr orcx Reg $33400 used 14 FT FIBER GLASS aoAr 327500 Reg REG 1295 TENTS 11264950 13 Ft Boot fimvm $45000 USED SPECIAL PLYWOOD SUMMER ITEMS new and $2195 CHAISETTE Boot Reg $500001 $19999 OPEN BUDGET ACCOUNT TODAY STfilES 495 REG1995 hwmmurvr serum wEBnmo LAWN CHAR5$4 WE FEATURE THE LARGEST TIRE STOCK IN BARRIE FROM WHICH TOCHOOSE WE HAVE TUBELESS TU BE TY PE RAYON NYLON WHITEWALL AND BLAGKWALL SELECTED TRADES $3695 EREE FREE FREE FREE wm TRANSISTOR mm man now To BE neon AT END on SALE 10 DOWN You Deol Only With Us OPEN TO ALL ROYALINE coouzas SUNBEAM STEAM IRONS $1595 anemic REG 1395 CAR RADIosmam $3995 USE lN YOUR CAR 0R roman STllllllglm gym 595 millennium llTEZWWWBDNEBDAYIUNHHM radix whldl Castro has not asiudemnificationforlmtprls onenca uredbyCuhainthe iiltnied ending on the Bay of Pigs hresdaynm ww°$m°iiléi as gation would have chance to tth to Castro lie had gone to Oneato province in eastern Orbs and nobody seertied to know Just when he would return to the capital Later it was indi cated Castro would fly back overnight The spokesman for the Amor fcaos Duane Greathouse chief of the United Auto Workers un ion ogricultural implements de partment appeared generally pleasul Tuesday oi as he re viewed the talks th reporters He described the sessions with Cuban officials as good discus lions and cordial meetings lie Shortly we will be moving to our spacious service centre at l0 BradfordVStreet TY Of 95 boats motors guns electrical appliances and many items too numerous to mention so we are anouncing this closeour sale Prices have been slashed to move this merchandise fast You will never get another opportunity to buy quality merch andise at such low low prices Take advantage of this closecut sale tomorrow 40 on mono Medium ALL LIST LESS LADIES IRES TIRES TIRES To cuoos EltOM EASIEST TERMS TRADEINS As oowu PAYMENT MARYST PAS5965 sf Largest The new $569 FRY PANS REG toms HANDMIXER nee mes on THE BEACH CAR RADIOS $5995 MARINE HARDWARE £595 maddedthetathwerembdp hemmeertamotm copyrighted story nt Americans ended the first 03 talks with feeling of guarded optlrninn FIRE mlELEVATOll HUDSON BAY Sash lire destroyed two almostlull grain elevators grain eleva tor annex twostorey from storage building and three rail way coal sheds today in this town about 200 miles out of Prince Albert Ewen Mill Hudson Bay superintendent of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool estimated grain elevator dam age at $35000 $1595 317 $999 50 $3339 DOMINION TIRE STORES DOMINION ROYAL TIRES DIVISION or DOMINION nuance company

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