Snake-Oil Racket by the Acre Exposed in Land Sales Study
A UPI report summarizes INFORM findings that big remote land promotions in the desert and mountains have become an acre by acre version of the snake-oil scheme. Buyers buy unseen plots, often with no resale value or base services, while promoters push volume over development. The study cites six large firms and ten subdivisions across Arizona, California, Colorado, and New Mexico, with more to come in Florida. Rep Morris Udall calls mass marketing a prime corruption vehicle as overpromising continues beyond contract signing.
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New York
UPI
Inform
Arizona
California
Colorado
New Mexico
Florida
Ina
Morris K Udall
D-Ariz
Udall
Man survives being crushed in garbage truck near Houston
Thomas Smith a 46 year old kiddie ride operator fell asleep in a dumpster and was engulfed by the compactor as the truck made ten stops and ten loadings. Driver Robert Johnson found him at the dump around 3 am and rushed him to a hospital where doctors found bruising but no serious injuries.
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Smith
Robert Johnson
Ford Takes Shot Amid Swine Flu Death Toll Rising
President Ford received a swine flu shot as part of a $135 million nationwide effort amid reports of 38 deaths linked to inoculations. Health officials in Pittsburgh and nationwide announced clinic reopenings and program changes to reduce stress and improve vaccination safety.
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Scott Macleod
United Press International
Ford
Betty
Jack
Susan
William L Lukas
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Washington State
North Carolina
Kansas
Texas
Tennessee
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Utah
White House
Lukash
Victorien
Allegheny County
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Allegheny County Health
Frank Black
Clincis
Clincis Clack
Wisconsin
Willam Schatz
Bolivia Plane Crash Kills Dozens in Santa Cruz
An American owned Boeing 707 crashed on takeoff in Santa Cruz Bolivia killing an estimated 100 people, mainly poor residents and children after school. The jet owned by Jet Power Inc of Miami was leased to Lloyd Bolivian Airlines and flew from Houston empty. The disaster struck a busy street near a filling station, a soccer field, a school and a hospital as flaming fuel spread. Authorities and President Banzer led relief efforts and mourned the tragedy.
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Luis FE
Dorado Santa Cruz
Bolivia
UPL
Jet Power Inc of
Miami
Lloyd Bolivian Airlines
Rodel Enterprises
Houston
Hugo Banzer
la Paz
Placido Molina
Colon
William Bendeck Stadium
Charles Baldwin
Lee March
Leslie Bennett
Haig Urges NATO Modernization Over SS20 Threat
Gen Alexander Haig Jr said the Soviet SS20 missile deployment threatens the nuclear balance in Europe and urged modernization of NATO's theater nuclear forces. He noted the missile's 3000 to 4000 mile range places it in a gray area between strategic and tactical arms.
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Robert Kaylor Washington
UPI
Europe
NATO
Alexander M. Haig Jr
U.S
Haig
United States
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Rio Rico
McCulloch Oil
Lake Havasu City
Great Western
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McCulloch
Pueblo
AMREP
Rio Rancho
Cochiti Lake
Rio
Dart Industries
Tahoe
Donner
Bear Valley Springs
Thei
Schatz
Stoddard
Zenith
Bruneel Tire
Oo Bruneel Tire
F.E.T
F.E.T. and
Exchange
Plus Core Exchange
Braneel Tire Service
Florence & Highway
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