Kemp vows to clean house at HUD amid scandal
Secretary Jack Kemp pledges to remove politics and influence peddling from HUD after a probe into multimillion-dollar subsidies and mismanagement under the Reagan era. He cites competitive bidding reforms and denies wholesale blame, while acknowledging prior ties to contractors and audits flagging improper subsidies and contractor profits.
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Jack Kemp
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HUD
Summer of the Great Rottweiler Scare grips Britain
The Rottweiler issue inflames Britain from Scotland where an 11 year old girl was killed to nationwide debates on dog licensing. Parliament weighs licensing as Conservatives resist state rules while liberal voices cite large stray dog numbers and costs to public health. Owners recount dog attacks and media scrutiny, withVARious proposed remedies and opinions across parties.
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Britain
Scotland
Environment
Virginia Bottomley
Peter Jenkins
Matuszak death mystery in Los Angeles
Autopsy showed no natural cause for John Matuszak heart attack at 38 in Los Angeles. Forensic pathologist ordered toxicology tests while friends and former Raiders peers spoke of his struggles and Hollywood ambitions. The 6'9" lineman known as The Tooz helped the Raiders win Super Bowls and later pursued acting before his sudden death.
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Oakland
John Matuszak
Susan Selser
Claude Boucher
Matuszak
Sharon Farrell
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Lyle Alzado
Raiders
Ms. Farrell
Dale Trevillion
Hollywood
the Tooz
al Davis
Drug fighters eye beepers in New York price hike
New York paging firms NYNEX and Metromedia Paging crack down on suspected drug dealers by raising beeper rates. NYNEX will charge extra for beeps over thresholds, while Metromedia already adds fees for heavy users. Kilcoyne says most users receive 1–2 calls daily and 1 percent exceed 500 beeps monthly.
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New York
U.S
Ron Kilcoyne
NYNEX
Metromedia
Kilcoyne
Target
County weighs donation for 125th anniversary cups
The 125th anniversary cups cost about 2.70 each or 675 for the county order, making the county donation to the anniversary committee at least 1325. The county commission plans to give cups as souvenirs during the July district meeting in Ottawa with officials from 17 counties. Ken Hamm initially offered cups but later could not guarantee them, while a woman volunteers to make cups in her own time. The commission will decide after two weeks how much the donation remains and whether leftover Criss Cross funds cover cleanup costs or a courthouse statue. In other business, repair costs for a gas leak near the sheriff's department and jail ran 2841, billed by Carey Mechanical. the county pays since the leak was on its side of the meter. County extension office staff detected the odor in May.
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County Commission
Ottawa
Ken Hamm
Commission Chambers
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Wasmund
Criss Cross
Sheriff's Department
Carey Mechanical
KPL Gas Service
School Reform Plan Aims at Early Academic Readiness
A report calls for a core program to foster literacy science health and citizenship while ending tracking by achievement level to avoid failing students. It urges empowered teachers special adolescent specialists parental and community involvement and stronger in school health programs. Leaders Shanker Futrell welcome early groundwork for success.
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Albert Shanker
American Federation of Teachers
National Education Association
Mary Harwood Futrell
Weers, Zogg Lead Ottawa Rally To Doubleheader Win
Weers moved to third on Zogg's hit and Bryan Duncan singled to score him. Duncan later scored on Ratliff groundout as Zogg held third. McClay hit a bases clearing double for a clincher. Duncan and Zogg drove in runs as Ottawa won. now 4-5. Ottawa's 16-year-olds head to Orls Cox Field Tuesday for a AAA doubleheader against Manhattan with the A game at 8:30 p.m.
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Weers
Zogg
Bryan Duncan
Duncan
Ratliff
McClay
Gish Haney
Ottawa
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