New Orleans dealer buys rare 1847 stamp record price
A New Orleans stamp dealer paid 7000 for a one penny blue stamp showing Benjamin Franklin, a likely U S auction record for a single stamp. The sale total 312750 covered earliest federal issues 1847 to 1857, with Raymond A. Weill named as the buyer through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries.
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New Orleans
U.S
Benjamin Franklin
Raymond A. Weill
Robert A. Siegel
AT&T seeks long distance rate hikes for households and businesses
AT&T asks the FCC to approve higher long distance charges effective Feb. 12, shifting costs toward shorter intercity calls and those needing operator assistance. The typical home bill would rise about 10 cents monthly. business bills about $2 more.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Chicago
San Francisco
At&t
Morocco claims victory in three days of fighting in the Spanish Sahara
Morocco announced a three day confrontation ended with its forces saying 101 Algerian troops and Polisario supporters were captured in Amghala 175 miles southwest of the frontier. Algeria reported withdrawals after defending an aid convoy amid heavy fighting.
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Morocco
Spanish Sahara
Algeria
Amghala
Polisario Front
Paris
Spain
Spanish
Sahara
Mauritania
Atlantic
Vaudeville star Susie Hayes marks 100th birthday in Cincinnati
Pearlie Richardson known as Susie Hayes celebrated her 100th birthday at Quality Care Nursing Home in Cincinnati. Born in 1875 in Georgia, she starred in Butterbeans and Susie, performing comedy songs in 1920s and 1930s vaudeville. Her Fidelity Records release arrived as a birthday surprise.
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Cincinnati
Pearlie Richardson
Quality Care
Fidelity Record Co
Georgia
Richardson
Jackie
Mabley
Benny Goodman
Eddie ‘‘Rochester ’ Anderson
Arafat orders Palestinian guerrillas on alert in Lebanon
Yasir Arafat ordered the Palestine Liberation Organization to place Palestinian guerrillas in Lebanon on maximum alert for Israeli attack and withdrew regular PLA units from Beirut. A PLA spokesman cited Israeli troop buildup and border violations as triggers amid fears of a large-scale strike. Syria pledged to ensure Palestinian respect for Lebanese sovereignty.
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Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Army
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Rashid Karami
PLA
Amman
Syria
Jordan
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Professor Backwards killer case shocks Atlanta
Police arrested Roy Anthony Brown 20 Michael Gantt 22 and Willie Bell 17 for the abduction murder and robbery of James E Edmondson known as Professor Backwards. Edmondson 65 a longtime vaudeville figure was shot at close range after a rape of his housekeeper. Authorities recovered his wallet and found his body on a northwest Atlanta road.
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Atlanta
James E. Edmondson
Roy Anthony Brown
Michael Gantt
Willie Bell
Edmondson
Middletown Weather Forecast Sees Cloudy Skies and Snow
Partly cloudy tonight with lows from 16 to 22 degrees in Middletown. Saturday will see highs in the upper 30s with continued cloud cover. Yesterday’s high reached 36 and the overnight low 25, with 1.5 inches of snow recorded. The extended outlook shows a chance of rain Sunday, followed by more cloudiness Monday and rain Tuesday.
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Middletown
Alligator Found Frozen on Ohio River Ditch
Police found a 6 foot alligator in a ditch feeding storm sewers into the Ohio River near Fort Thomas Kentucky. Wildlife officials planned talks to decide if it survived sub zero temperatures or was dumped. The case sparked debate over origin with a plane crash cargo theory and local plans to mount the specimen.
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Fort Thomas
Ohio River
Jack Bradford
Bradford
Kentucky
Jerry Carpenter
Lunken
Cincinnati
Ort Thomas
Edward Schmitt
Wendall Porter
Porter
Shawnee Board Rejects Tax Rates Amid Preble County Protests
Preble County taxpayers filled National Trail High School in Gettysburg to oppose the new tax rates tied to a county re appraisal. The Shawnee board refused to roll back millage, with increases seen from $540,000 to nearly $900,000 in property taxes. Legislators offered limited relief and blamed inflation, not immediate fixes.
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Preble County
National Trail High School
Gettysburg
Preble County Budget Commission
Supreme Court
Warren County
Butler County
Preble Shawnee School Board
State Foundation
Exce
Preblewnee
Duane Wesler
Somers Township
Donald E
Buz) Lukens
Middletown
Robert Netzley
Laura
Lukens
Charles Lopeman
State Board of Tax Appeals
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