How to Use Small Claims Courts
Sylvia Porter explains small claims courts offer quick, inexpensive remedies for minor financial disputes. Most areas allow self representation with low fees, swift trials, and ceilings from 100 to 3500 dollars, depending on location.
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Iowa to inaugurate small claims courts on July 1
Iowa will launch small claims courts on July 1 under a unified trial court statute passed last year. The courts will handle claims not exceeding $1,000.
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British Test Sound and Light Waves for Riot Dispersal
New Scientist reports a British anti riot weapon using infrared light and ultrasonic sound to induce nausea and epileptic fits to disperse crowds. The photic driver, developed by Charles Bovill, operates at night and is described as nonviolent and less dangerous than night sticks or riot gas.
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London
New Scientist Magazine
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It takes only a minute to get the buy of a lifetime
A short classified line touts rapid bargains through want ads, claiming a swift path to exceptional purchases at low cost. It emphasizes ease and speed for readers seeking quick deals.
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Ithrough
Court Decision Triggers Outburst in London Appeal Court
Thomas Oxley, 52, an architect, attacked the court after losing an appeal to remove his two sons from his custody. He drew a nine inch meat cleaver from his briefcase and struck the desk, threw meat at judges, and hurled books at court officials before bailiffs overpowered him. No contempt order was issued.
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London
UPI
Thomas Oxley
Thieves Break Into Safe With Sign Proclaiming Unlocked
A St. Paul firm reported burglars battered open its unlocked safe, which bore a large sign saying safe not locked and had the lock combination printed on the door. The safe stored records and was damaged as burglars took a small amount of money.
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St, Paul, Minny
St. Paul
Asians Accepted for Resettlement in Britain
The Home Office reports it accepted 26 894 Asians expelled by Uganda in 1972 for resettlement in Britain.
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London
Home Office
Britain
Uganda
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