Florida mortgage scheme victims recount losses in 14 percent fraud
In Dade County court Bershkowitz and his wife testified about losing 55 000 after investing with Guardian Mortgage and Investment Corp. They borrowed 35 000 to reopen a Beach grocery store as Comptroller Gerald Lewis says the firm and two related Miami companies bilked investors of about 6 million in three years through a 12 to 14 percent land securities fraud.
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Ite
Beach
Gerald Lewis
Bershkowitz
Dade County
Guardian Mortgage and Investment Corp
Hershkowitz
Lewis
Guardian
Miami
Florida
Ex-Guard Richard Rees Arrested After $500000 Brink's Heist Spree
Richard Rees 27 a Vietnam veteran was arrested in Villanueva New Mexico and held on $250000 bond on charges of stealing $500000 from Brink's He vanished Feb 11 after a guard shift in San Mateo California FBI traced him to a snowbound mountain camp where he spent the money on cars women and gambling He told reporters he had no regrets except getting caught and described a life of partying gambling and luxury overseas and in Texas and California
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E. Michael Myers
Santa FE
N.M
UPI
Richard Rees
Rees
U.S
Ernest E. Valdez
Villanueva
New Mexico
FBI
Fort Worth
Tex
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Nev
Vietnam
San Mateo
Calif
San Francisco
Herb Caen
Houston
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Mohave Desert
Caen
Austin
California
Ken Rommel
Rising City Opens School Gym for Community Nights
Rising City officials expand adult access to the high school facilities with Thursday evening openings from January 13 to March 24. Alumni and local residents may use the gym from 7 to 10 p.m., with activities such as volleyball basketball table tennis and gymnastics equipment under director Randy Henderson. A 50 cent fee per person helps cover utilities. Arboriculture mention appears as a separate note in the text.
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Rising City
Randy Henderson
Ontario Health Plan Aims To Guide U S Medicare Reform
A letter argues that U S Medicare is costly and inefficient and cites Ontario Canada’s government run health plan as a model. It highlights a $60 deductible, 80 percent reimbursement, rising fees, and calls for a national health plan, praising universal coverage and oversight by professional bodies.
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Medicare
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Ontario Health Insurance Plant
Ontario
Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons
Ontario Medical
Ontario Plan explained and rates for health coverage
The article outlines Ontario Health Plan benefits and costs including 90 percent coverage for physician services, ambulance and hospital care, and therapy services. It notes 65 plus premium abolition after January 1 1972 and eligibility for free prescriptions, with costs detailed for single and family plans.
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Ontario
ASSN
Telegram Missing Call For Details On Schedule
Telegram missing notice requests readers to call 564 274 between the hours of 6 30 p m on Saturdays and 8 to 9 a m on Sundays for information. The fragment notes a missing Telegram and a contact window.
First Family Packs for a Move
President Ford and the First Family pack at the White House ahead of Carter’s arrival. Boxes open and personal possessions moved as officials finish records and tasks for the transition. Ford weighs decisions on gasoline price controls and Vietnam era amnesty while preparing his last State of the Union.
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Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Ford
National Archives
Jimmy Carter
Neb Medical Center Reports Higher Retention of Local Health Grads
The University of Nebraska Medical Center said retention of nursing, pharmacy and allied health graduates staying in Nebraska rose from 80 to 85 percent from 1975 to 1976 with a 89 percent forecast. Total graduates and out-of-state departures over three years show 580 nurses 41 left Nebraska 180 pharmacists 45 left Nebraska and 251 allied health graduates 67 left Nebraska.
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Nebraska
School of Allied Health Professions
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OMA
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New Orleans
Grand Canyon & Parks West
Amana & Wisconsin Dells
Pocono
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Allied Tir & Travel, Inc
Hwy
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Burning Tree Country Club
Maryland
Pennsylvania Avenue
Betty
Ania
Capitol Hill Club
Henry A. Kissinger
Prokuper Shoes
Wappy Chef Restaurants
Happy Chef
Highway 30
23Rd Street
Georgia Pacific
Georgia-Pacific
Mead's
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