Supreme Court nullifies minimum real estate fee schedules
The Supreme Court struck down minimum legal fee schedules for real estate transactions, signaling relief for price competition. The court noted such schedules amount to price fixing, and pointed out the public’s need for available services from licensed professionals, citing title examinations as a required service that limits alternative sources.
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United States Supreme Court
High Court
Virginia
Campaign reform needs change
The piece critiques ambiguities in the federal election reform law and its loopholes for spending and campaigning. It questions guidance that could allow fake opponents or heavy third party involvement, and notes donor disclosure requirements may push donors to hide occupation data. Sunday racing at Saratoga opens Aug 3 with further Sundays Aug 10 and 17.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Thieu Seeks Permanent U S Settlement as Taiwan Ties Calm
Confidential cables from the U S embassy in Taiwan report South Vietnam's deposed president Nguyen Van Thieu wants to settle in the United States. Diplomats fear demonstrations but expect eventual move. Thieu, in Taipei, hopes to join the South Vietnamese community in America amid police protection by Chinese Nationalists.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
U.S
Taiwan
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Vietnam
Thieu
Saigon
Taipei
America
Butterflies on the threatened species list shocks observer
Tom Tiede laments Interior Department news that two butterfly species, including the Schaus and Bahamanian swallowtails, are threatened and notes 41 more under study. He muses on butterflies' beauty, science, and unlikely legends while urging preservation of these noble creatures.
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Tom Tiede
Washington
NEA
Interior Department
Flordia Keys
Lepidoptera
America
Australia
Staller
Mexican Tequilla
Hawaiians Pay to Avoid Traffic Fines Scheme
Clarence Shak of Honolulu markets a $5 joiner plan through Motorists Inc. promising to pay any traffic fine or legal costs if a ticket leads to court. He claims 8,000 clients over ten years and says the system relies on administrative lapses and weak testimony, with ACLU noting no current challenge. The State Consumer Protector’s Office has not received complaints.
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Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Latin America
CIA
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Rockefeller Commission
U.S
Russia
China
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Federal Maritime Commission
Geneva
London
Paris
San Francisco
Reno
Clarence Morse
Ashton Barrett
Ms. Bentley
Morse
Commission
Bruce Dunford
Associated Press
Honolulu
Motorists Inc
Clarence Shak
Shak
Hawaii
Shah
The
American Civil Liberties Union
State Consumer Protector
Resignations and Local Developments Spark Change
Floyd Dart resigns from Lehmann Hardware to join International Harvester in Wichita on July 1. Welsh Transfer Co buys a new ambulance to replace the baggage wagon for patient transport. Halstead band opens summer season with a Riverside Park concert at 8. Boeing employs 412 Harvey County workers on the B 47 Stratojet program. Newton council considers adding space to the east side of the city auditorium. King Construction bids for three US 81 bypass bridges in Newton approvestate highway authority.
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Floyd Dart
Lehmann Hardware Co
International Harvester Co
Wichita
Welsh Transfer Co
Harvey County
Boeing
Newton
King Construction Co
Hesston
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