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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1982

Page

8

HUD projects up for sale to firm tied to Reagan era adviser

HUD plans to sell seven rental properties in New York New Jersey and Connecticut to First American Housing Preservation Corp a firm including Edward L Weidenfeld longtime Reagan campaign lawyer The deal bypasses competitive bidding with a 11 million price and a 2 percent mortgage rate to support about 5 million in repairs The arrangement is described as unusual by HUD officials noting no prior auctions for these properties and no other buyers at the time of the agreement

Washington Edward L. Weidenfeld Reagan Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld Edward Betty Ford Weidenfeld First American Housing Preservation Corp New York New Jersey Connecticut Philip Abrams Abrams Roy Demmore Demmore First American

Treasure Hunter Moran Heads Florida Straits Salvage Crew

Bob Moran, 53, leads divers and treasure hunters seeking the sunken Santa Margarita and Nuestra Senora de Atocha near the Florida Straits. His team, aboard a 47-foot twin engine yacht, has recovered over $40 million in gold silver jewels and artifacts since the search began 12 years ago. Moran’s earlier life included Navy service and a brush with a Cuban firing squad after a 1962 shipwreck and imprisonment in Havana.

Plus Ultra Bob Moran Florida Straits Santa Margarita Spain Bruce Eishman Moran Treasure Salvors Key West Mel Fisher Fisher Soldiers of Fortune Lockport N.Y Navy University of Buffalo Dominican Republic Cuba Havana CIA Fidel Castro Guatemala United States Washington Fort Pierce

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