ACTION LINE Q A: government repossessed homes and Topsy Eva doll inquiry
Readers ask if the government repossessed houses can be bought and how to locate listings. FHA agents price and sell by brokers for single and sometimes multi unit properties with drawings used when multiple bidders exist. A doll Q covers the Topsy Eva doll from Uncle Tom's Cabin first made 1901 by Albert Bruckner Co. and later rag versions.
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Federal Housing Administration
W. Fifth St
Los Angeles
PITA
Betty Butler
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Topsy and
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Evelyn Colemin
Haniel Beecher
Vest's Lost Speech On Old Drum Dog Case Found In Warrensburg
A letter seeks another copy of George Graham Vest's celebrated 1870 defense for farmer Charles Burden in the Old Drum dog case. Vest argued dogs as man’s faithful friends in a Warrensburg courtroom, leading to a $150 verdict and public interest. Copies and fuller histories are available from the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce.
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Q. Lancé
Ike
Long Beach
George Graham Vest
U.S
Warrensburg
Vest
Charles Burden
Lon Hornsby
Burden
Old Drum
Vast
West
Logie
Chamber of Commerce
Culton St
Flood Zone Threatened by Rains
Floodwaters forced many residents to flee in the Midwest as heavy snow runoff swelled the Red River basin. In Perley Minnesota 145 residents deserted homes as water rose to ten inches. Moorhead Minnesota saw basement seepage despite receding floods. The Souris River rose toward flood levels with extensive damage and closures.
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Midwest
Minnesota
Perley
Minn
Red River
Moorhead
Souris
Jury Deliberates Fate in Sirhan Case at UN Talks
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan faces jurors for a second day as U S officials press at the United Nations to swap the admitted Kennedy assassin for an American political prisoner. Los Angeles attorney Russell Parsons represents the Jordanian defendant amid ongoing negotiations.
Weather Tonight and Thursday in LB Area
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY LB AREA Clear and warmer High meat 77 Thursday MOUNTAINS Clear and warmer Highs in 508 at most resorts DESERTS Clear and warmer Highs i 78 in upper valleys 1d 84 lower valleys day confirmed an exclusive report in last Sunday’s Independent Press Telegram said that Sirhan feels he will be exchanged and the possibility has been discussed for many months. Issa Nakleh chief of the Palestinian Arab delegation to the United Nations and an observer at Sirhan's Los Angeles murder trial discussed the exchange with King Hussein of Jordan during his visit to the United States Parsons said Weve Worked on the greying veteran attorney admitted today He (Nakleh) hasn't been here for fun you know He's been here to help us We've been working it out with Nakleh Parsons SIRHAN Avd Col 6.
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Nakleh
Parsons
Nixon and Advisers Ponder Action Against North Korea
President Nixon met with top advisers at the White House to weigh possible responses after North Korea shot down an unarmed U S reconnaissance plane, described by a U S official as deliberate murder. The session, led by the national security adviser, ran 11:06 am, with updates from defense and state departments. Twenty six or more Americans were said to be aboard the plane. The meeting focused on the tragedy and possible measures.
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APL
Nixon
North Korea
U.S
Garmei
Ziegler Dovers
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Joint Chiefs of Sivf
White House
Shuch Korea
Nadena
Naha
Okinawa
Seoul
Soul
Suwon
Pyongtaek
Kimpon
Mansfield Questions US Spying Program
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said the shot down U S reconnaissance plane was likely on an intelligence mission without President Nixon's personal knowledge. He praised Nixon’s calm approach but urged that intelligence agencies be controlled by the President and aligned with current leadership. Representative Benjamin B. Blackburn urged a strong retaliatory stance against North Korea.
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UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
North Korea
Nixon
Johnson
Uail
Benjamin Blackburn
R-Ga
Berbaria
Upe
Seed catalog sparks imagined harvest of distant plants
A fragmented note imagines examining spring seed catalogs to picture how unfamiliar plants like Waterhamacallus would fare in a harvest. The quirky reflection contemplates growth, possibility, and agricultural whimsy.
Sailor slain and two knifed outside Manila restaurant
A sailor died from a chest stab wound and two others were wounded in a 2 am knife fight outside Manila Sands restaurant at 25 Mag ella Ave. Manuel Lopez, 22, USS Canberra, died at St Marys Hospital. Grispi Gonzales and Severn Lacap, both 22 and 20, were treated. Felizarda Saflar, 22, USS Bradley, was arrested for murder investigation.
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Tera Athens
Magella Ave
Robert R. Birdsall
Paul J. Seminara
First Street
Daisy Avenue
Manuel T. Loepen
Canberra
Grispi A. Gonadles
Por View
Naval Station
Severn P. Lacap
Long Beach Naval Hospital
Felizarda RB. Saflar
Bradley
Nylic Court
Pentagon reports evidence says plane shot down by North Korea
Pentagon stated all available evidence indicates a U S reconnaissance plane with 31 aboard was shot down by North Korean aircraft as it flew far outside NK air space. Debris sightings and Seoul reports were noted, with no survivors confirmed as of early morning.
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Remember the Pueblo
Navy
Sea of Japan
Paul Lindstront
Iya
North Korea
U.S. Air Force
Tokyo
Rexler
Washington
UPS
Defense Department
U.S
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Air Traf
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