Test Ban Signing Friday by Ford and Brezhnev
President Ford and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev will sign a major nuclear test ban treaty Friday in simultaneous Washington and Moscow ceremonies at 10 a.m. EDT. The accord bans explosions above 150 kilotons and allows on-site inspections. The tentative deal was reached April 9, with officials denying political delay influenced the timing.
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Ford Camp Uncertain On Course
Ford plans a decision this week on whether to keep campaigning or stay in Washington after the final primaries. Reagan launches a California campaign with a law and order stance as Udall seeks to block Church in Ohio to sow delegate splits.
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Help with Rent Recovery and Lice Treatments Across Q and A
Local reader asks how to recover rent money from a trustee of a widow, with small claims court details and embezzlement risk noted. The column explains direct actions, small filing fees, and that Realtors are bound by ethics codes. It also covers lice transmission by direct contact and object transfer, plus dog flea tick guidance and a cotton thermal blanket inquiry with vendors and a catalog option after 1976.
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Pension Default Is Denied The Social Security Crisis
Congress rejects the idea of a Social Security default. House and Senate Economic Committee members hear from Commissioner Cardwell that reserves could deplete by 1981. The Budget Office expects stabilization near 28 billion by 1980 or 1981 amid a 44 billion fund depletion, worsened by rising payouts and fewer workers.
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OPEC meeting opens as Saudi opposes price hikes
Saudi Arabia opposes any oil price rise for the year and urges maintaining the current base price as OPEC meets in Bali. Iran and Iraq push for increases, observers expect a 5 to 10 percent hike, which could raise U S gasoline by 1 to 2 cents. Suharto supports inflation-aligned pricing and defends OPEC against charges it harms developing nations. Delegates proceed to closed session.
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Tornadoes Hit Dallas Area After Cleburne Photo
Mark Samples of Dallas captured a tornado touching down while his wife steadied the car in Cleburne Texas. The storms moved into the Dallas area more than an hour later causing considerable damage with no injuries reported.
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Use charge for defective merchandise in refunds proposed
The Federal Trade Commission proposed allowing manufacturers to deduct a use charge from refunds on full warranties when customers used defective products before returning them. Hearings on the plan will begin in late summer. The rule targets full warranties and applies only if the product was actually used before failing, not cases where the seller replaces the item.
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FDR Affair With Newspaper Heiress Revealed in Bio
New York AP report notes Dorothy Schiff, publisher of the New York Post, and Franklin D Roosevelt allegedly shared a seven year relationship from 1936 to 1943. The biography, due in October, quotes Schiff and discusses factual control and author Jeffrey Potter.
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Southern Bell Credit Stand Clarified for New Customers
Southern Bell will tell new customers they can avoid a phone deposit if they show good credit. Acceptable proof includes two satisfactory credit reference letters or a guarantor with established good credit. The move follows North Carolina Utilities Commission guidance after Duke Power was cited for noncompliance.
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