Government Raises Max Rate On Federally Insured Mortgages
Washington reports HUD will lift the ceiling on government guaranteed mortgages by a half point to 8.5 percent effective Monday. The rise, first since last summer, comes amid market pressure and will raise monthly payments on a $30,000 FHA or VA loan by about $10.50. The move drew dismay from the National Association of Home Builders, which warned it could fuel inflationary expectations.
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Carla A. Hills
National Association of Home Builders
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Congress
Ford backs mandatory prison terms for repeat violent offenders
President Ford proposes federal legislation to mandatorily sentence those convicted of violent crimes a second time. He outlined a model for state adoption and noted the plan would target crimes under federal law. Ford spoke at Yale Law School during a 150th anniversary event and cited Watergate while stressing domestic tranquility.
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Ford
Yale Law School
Congress
New Haven
Conn
White House
Ron Nelsen
Connecticut
Ottawa sewer project clears chlorinator requirement
Ottawa officials learned this week the EPA will not require a chlorinator at the plant as part of a major upgrade. Final plans could be ready in about a month with bids set for July, funded by the sewer service charge, grant programs, and state bonds.
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Jewel Scott
Ottawa
EPA
Robert W. Mills
Environmental Protection Agency
Mills
Princeton Street
Jean Burgoon
Ted Crumm
Burgoon
Crumm
Somewhat Wet Weekend In Store Kansas Showers Expected Across State
The National Weather Service forecast a wet weekend for Kansas with scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading from north central to eastern Kansas. Highs will reach the mid 70s to mid 80s with muggy conditions and possible strong winds hail and heavy rain in some areas. Garden City tied for warmest at 87 while Topeka hit 75. County forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and continued thundershowers today tonight and Sunday with southerly winds 15 to 36 mph and gusts.
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Kansas
National Weather Service
Garden City
Central Plains
Mercury
Topeka
OU Singer Janeanne Currier Aims for Professional Stage
Janeanne Currier, an Ottawa University senior, shifts from folk singing to theatre and music. She performs in No Exit Fiddler on the Roof and upcoming Mikado while presenting voice and dramatic recitals. Her senior project Ari el and the Bell Jar explores Sylvia Plath works with mannequins as props.
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Don Lambert
Janeanne Currier
Ottawa University
T Hat
Janeanne
Tony Jones
Ariel
Sylvia Plath
Michael Leonard
Burma
Philippines
Joyce Steurmer
Key Viet Aid Bills Expected To Pass
Congress ready to approve a measure authorizing U S military aid for evacuation in South Vietnam and funding for humanitarian aid totaling 327 million dollars. The bill limits troop use, funds evacuations, and backs possible payments under dire circumstances.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Ford
Senate
Saigon
Dick Clark
D-Town
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Sai
Kennedy autopsy review finds no front-entry wound evidence
A five member medical team under presidential commission examined Kennedy's autopsy files to assess claims of a front firing origin. Lt Col McMeekin and Dr Werner Spitz said their review found nothing to dispute the Warren Commission conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald fired the fatal head shot from the Texas School Book Depository.
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Presidential Commission
CIA
John F. Kennedy
Robert R. McMeekin
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Werner A. Spitz
Wayne County
Detroit
Mich
McMeekin
Kennedy
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Texas School Book Depository
Dallas
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