Land sale frauds likened to old snake oil racket
A 550 page Inform study finds the land subdivision industry in Colorado New Mexico Arizona and California operates like an updated snake oil scam. It cites 10 subdivisions owned by public companies with 50 000 buyers and warns most lots cannot be resold at a profit. It criticizes two federal regulators and highlights use of special service districts to finance basic infrastructure.
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Denver
Inform
New York
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Florida
McCulloch Properties
Lake Havasu City
Pueblo West
Great Western Cities
Colorado City
Cochiti Lake
UAW and Chrysler Resume Talks to Avert Strike
DETROIT AP Bar gainers for the United Auto Workers and Chrysler Corp resume contract negotiations today hoping to prevent a second auto strike. Subcommittee meetings yielded minor progress but no breakthrough. UAW Vice President Douglas Fraser and Chrysler’s William O'Brien praised the pace as talks focus on a three year pact for about 109,000 hourly and 9,100 salaried workers in the US and Canada.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
William O'Brien
United States
Canada
Missing cargo ship Sylvia L. Ossa feared sunk near Bermuda Triangle
A 15,028‑gross‑ton Bermuda registry freighter with 87 crew vanished while en route from Brazil to Philadelphia with iron ore. Debris, an overturned lifeboat, and an oil slick were found by an Argentine freighter and a British ship, as Coast Guard and Navy planes scoured 8,200 square miles. The search paused at dusk and resumed at daylight, with officials noting the triangle has no unusual maritime danger but acknowledging the vessel’s last heard position 600 miles west of Philadelphia.
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New York
Bermuda Triangle
Coast Guard
Bermuda
Sylvia L. Ossa
Brazil
Philadelphia
Portland Glenn
Elizabeth City
8.C
St. Petersburg
Fla
Norfolk
Puerto Rico
Omnium Shipping Company of
Panamian
End of tuna fishing ban threatens US industry
A government ban on purse seining to protect porpoises will eliminate a major portion of the US tuna catch and force American crews to rely on foreign fleets. Critics say the rule unfairly targets American fishers while sparing foreign boats, and it coincides with removing government observers from tuna vessels.
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John Royal
San Pedro
Commerce Department
National Marine Fisheries Service
Washington
Fisheries Service
Royal
The
Swine flu vaccination program resumes after scare
Health officials report public acceptance returns for swine flu shots after a sharp drop caused by reports of 35 deaths among vaccine recipients. Most clinics reopen today as vaccination numbers begin rising again with federal officials stating the vaccine was not responsible for the deaths. More than 2.5 million people were vaccinated by midweek. states resume inoculations, including Alameda County, amid concern that publicity may deter the elderly.
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Pennsylvania
Alameda County
Center For Disease Central
J. Donald Millar
CDC
Wyoming
Kansas
Montana
Maryland
Millar
Nicholas Fiumara
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Fiumara
Bicentennial swindles target wary buyers in Detroit area
Detroit Bank & Trust auditors warn of bold Bicentennial scams playing on patriotism. Frauds include bogus historic cruises aboard the idle United States liner and bottles of air corked in Philadelphia on July 4 1778 sold for 50 dollars. Authorities say con artists reuse old tricks with new flair.
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Westhoff
Kalmar
John Paul Jones
New York Attorney General's Office
United States
New York City
Philadelphia
Death of Mafia Boss Sparks Family War Fears
The article on page A-5 notes the death of a Mafia boss is expected to trigger interfamily conflicts and power struggles. It discusses potential violence and shifting influence within organized crime as a concern for law enforcement and the public.
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New York Yankee
Thurman Munson
Booth
Cincinnati
Joe Morgan
Graig Nettles
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Story
Ae Wieser
UAW
Douglas Fraser
Fraser
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Thomas A. Murphy
Hot Springs
Ford
Mystery
U.S. Dist
Charles Richey
Associated Press
Centennial
Harry Atkins
P.T. Barnum
Barnum
David Westhoff
Detroit Bank & Trust
Bill Kalmar
Patrick Henry
Benedict Arnold
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