European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 05, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes a one Day february 5, 1969 Ohio raid nets $1.5 million in bogus Bills Columbus. Ohio a one of the largest seizures of counterfeit Bills in history More than $1.5 million was reported by secret service agents her tuesday. Two men Are under arrest. Special agent in charge Rob Ert Mampel who described the big haul said it ranked Only be Low the $4 million in bad Bills seized in new York City in 1967. Mampe said the operation be Gan Here in january of 1968 and that $20 counterfeit Bills appeared in Columbus in the same month. Others were passed import Huron and Detroit mich., and California cities. Agent termed the Quality of the Bills in denominations of $10, $20 and$100 As average to  Home raided arrested were 28-year-Oldlawrence Whitt of Oakland calif., and his Uncle Jack , 44, of Columbus. It was in a raid by agents and police atthe Uncle s Home Here that the counterfeit Money was seized along with the plates from which it was printed. Agents said Only a very Small amount of the Money had been distributed before theraid. Mampel said the Beauty of this Case is that it the counter Feit Bills was taken off the mar Ket before Many were victim  third Man described by the secret service Only As Bobby Fulton of the san Francisco area is being sought in the  two Whites were charged specifically with manufacturing More than $1 million in counter Feit Bills and Possession of$50,950 in counterfeit Bills. Agents count Bills actually the amount of the counterfeit Bills which the agents continued to count through the morning tuesday was $1,530,260.the raid was staged on the Whitt residence at 2 53 a. M.,and in addition to the counter Feit Bills and plates negative used in the counterfeiting were  agents said that after Bills turned up in Columbus Andin Michigan $10 Bills appeared in Sacramento calif., in july1968, and also in san Francisco and Kingman  Uncle and Nephew were arraigned on the charges tues Day before . Commissioner Alphonse p. Cincione and Hel for Federal court. The younger Man s bail was set at $20,000,and that of his Uncle at $5,000. Brazil devalues Money Rio de Janeiro a the brazilian Cruzeiro has been de valued. The new rate is 3.905 tothe Dollar buying and 3.930 sell ing. Since december the rat had stood at 3.805 buying and 3.833 Selling. Most of Minnesota hurled even Snow buffs Are sick of this by George Moses Minneapolis a the texan landed in Minnesota on night when it was 25 below Zero and the Snowbank along the runways were High enough to hide a  his Brief visit it got warm enough for the Snow to turn to sleet. Then it turned cold and began snowing  me he asked As he headed Back South can you think of one reason anybody would want to live up Here those Are fighting words to skiers snowmobile buffs Cham Ber of Commerce secretaries and the tourists who swarm to Minnesota s 10,000 lakes in the summertime. But this Winter they re harder to answer. Snow has put the state in a Vise that May be with out precedent in terms of unwilling shut ins blocked roads closed schools and Short  years it does t Snow so much in Minnesota. Wistful skiers buy bumper stickers that read think Snow and some ski slope operators file for bankruptcy. This year the Only prob Lem is getting to the slopes. Up North in the Pine Forest country where heavy Snow is More of a Way of life the year total has already topped 100 inches. Game hippie the Long haired passer i roman Gabriel of the los Angeles rams unwinding in Hollywood Between scenes of undefeated in which he has a big role. The a Senate unit oks two dominations Washington a the Senate foreign relations com Mittee approved tuesday Over the objections of chairman j. W. Fulbright the nomination of  Johnson to be the new no. 3 Man in the state depart ment. And it cleared without dissent the appointment of Frank j. Shakespeare jr., a television executive to head the . In formation , a career Diplomat said in a Saigon interview Jan.21 that . Policy in Vietnam is paying dividends and i thin kit is going in the right direct , a leading critic of that policy told newsmen he had voted against Johnson because of his views about our engage ment in  Johnson s comments Ful Bright said showed evidence of very poor judgment. He had no real reason to make any statement at All. It was very in called for j Fulbright added however he would not oppose the Nomina Tion when it panic to the floor for confirmation expected later this week. Fulbright said one other com Mittee member joined him in voting against Johnson but Astaff aide said there was a Cho rus of no a when the unrecorded vote was taken. At any rate the committee approved John son s nomination to be under Secretary of state for political affairs. Johnson 60, has been in Testate department since 1935. His most recent assignment was ambassador to Japan. He was Deputy ambassador to Japan in1964-65. Shakespeare 43, has Bee president of an International unit of the Columbia broadcast ing system. Send film to Shaw trial time told new Orleans up judge Edward a Haggerty or. Tuesday ordered time inc., to Send part of an exclusive film it possessed of the. Assassination of president John f. Kennedy for use in the trial of Clay l. Shaw charge with plotting to commit the murder. Haggerty issued a subpoena atthe  of list. Atty Jim Garrison to order time to Send frames 200 through 320 of the assassination film taken in Dallas nov. 22, 1963, by dress manufacturer Abraham Zaprut  paid zapruder a reported $25,000 for exclusive use of the film. The prosecution requested slides of the film and color prints to use in its Case against  subpoena Calls for the murder film to be delivered feb. 25, an indication that Garrison plans to extend the trial for at least another  number of prospective jurors questioned in the trial passed the 1,000 Mark tuesday with Only one alternate juror needed to Complete the panel. Haggerty dismissed 82 prospective jurors in 35 minutes in a morning session. The first Manto be questioned tuesday was the l,q38th of the 13-Day trial. Defector gains a Washington a High ranking chinese communist Diplomat Liao to Shu who defected in the Netherlands 10 Days ago arrived in the unite states tuesday the state department announced. He has requested Asylum inthe United states and his re quest is under consideration spokesman said. Press officer Robert j. Mccloskey refused to say whether . Officials had contacted Liao at the Hague the Central intelligence Agency ordinarily has responsibility for handling such matters however and there appeared to be no doubt that some Contact was made with him be fore he was assured entry to the United states. Headed embassy the 46-year-old Diplomat Wasin charge of the chinese communist embassy in the nether lands in the absence of the regu Lar ambassador. He arrived in the Hague i april 1963. Mccloskey did not speculation Liao s reasons for defecting and refused to say what information May have been passed on by the Netherlands govern ment or supplied by Liao him  refused to describe Liao s professional skills in the chinese diplomatic service. He had been asked whether the dip Lomat was a specialist in intelligence in economics or in Polit ical relationships. Some people have hoisted snowblowers to the roofs of their Homes before the Snow weight caves them in. In the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul 54 inches through january set a record and most of it is still around. It is dangerous to speak of an piece of Minnesota bearing the Brunt of this Snow treasure but distress Calls Point to the southwestern part of the state Ai Region of Small cities and farms As being particularly hard hit. To give you an idea look Atles Sankey who lives near Lake Wilson in the very South West Corner. Sankey s handsome Buffa Oridge farm looks out on a Superb sweep of country. This Winter the View extends Only to the first massive Snowdrift which has locked the family in. First onslaught one half mile from the near est Public Road Sankey his wife Loreen and their 2-year old daughter Brenda caught i first last dec. 22. They dug out by Christmas Day. Christma snight More Drifting Snow isolated them until new year  the san keys went to Cali fornia for three weeks. Should have stayed Sankey said Only the weather was Lousy there  he returned Jan. 25, an needed a tractor with a Snow scoop to cover the last  found company. His father and Mother mrs. John Sanke of nearby Edgerton had arrived to relieve a neighbor boy who using a horse had gotten in to do the milking. The elder san keys got in with the help of neighbors became snowbound too. Now and Thena milk bulk truck made it in one Day when the Sankey Stor age tanks were about to run Over. A feed truck got in  has gotten out once since his vacation to get mailand supplies. We listen to the radio an watch a lot of to said the younger mrs. Sankey the weather broadcasts sound like a broken record added her Hus band. As soon As we can added the elder Sankey we re head ing for  he is  Sankey s county Murray which is one of the hardest hit a snowmobile plane Rescue unit has been formed. Farmers Are advised by radio How to make distress signs in the  the wind pushing the deep Snow can undo in one night week s work by hundreds of men and  one southwestern county Section children went to school Only four of 19 scheduled Days in  group of National guards men were 24 hours late report ing for Arctic training Maneu vers because of being snowbound Long the Way. La one town a Winter festival called operation Snowflake was postponed. There was an excess of Snow flakes. Another City of 6,000 has ag2,000 Snow removal budget for e year. In january alone i spent almost twice that much. Spotters Lor tornadoes Washington ii thev8. Weather Bureau has announced a program to expand it network of Volunteer Tornado spotters in an Effort to reduce the number of d oaths caused i y the storms