Dallas Attracts Con Men Amid Consumer Complaints
Dallas leads Texas in consumer complaints with about 125 reports weekly and several lawsuits monthly. Officials describe con men as drawn to the city by money flow and note efforts to combat fraud include new division staff and the 1973 Consumer Protection Act.
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Dallas
Houston
Phil Maxwell
State Attorney General’s Office
Jack Wilson
Wilson
Bill Flanary
Consumer Protection Division
Texas
Flanary
Dallas District Attorney’s Office
Attorney General's Office
Three Firemen Die In Refinery Blaze
In Philadelphia at the Gulf Oil refinery a spectacular blaze killed three firemen and left at least three missing with 5 others injured. The fire, beginning Sunday at dawn with an 80 000 barrel tank, drew 600 firefighters and shut a major bridge and power lines. The blaze was declared under control early Monday.
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Gulf Oil Co
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Fire Board
Joseph Rizzo
Jack Burk
Burk
Penrose Avenue
Schuylkill River
Rizzo
Kissinger Adopts New Shuttle Plan Eyes Middle East Breakthrough
Secretary of State Kissinger expresses strong optimism that his renewed shuttle diplomacy could yield an interim Israel Egypt accord. He plans to visit Israel and Egypt with stops in Syria Jordan and Saudi Arabia while Ford backs the push for a conclusive regional settlement and an early warning system in Sinai.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel-Egypt
Middle East
Kissinger
White House
Vail
Colo
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Alexandria
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem
Sinai
Yigal Allon
Mideast
Cairo
Rocky Mountain Resort
Ford
Desegregation Plans Reviewed Across Several Cities
Boston school officials face federal court explaining second stage desegregation plans including expanded bus ing as tensions linger after last fall busing. Detroit rejects two desegregation routes and orders a racially balanced plan with guidelines for schools. Other cities prepare for court reviews and start of bus ing while families await safety assurances and funeral notices are filed for Mrs. Francisca De Roman of Snyder.
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Associated Press
Boston
Detroit
Kentucky
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity
Boston School Committee
Robert E. DeMascio
DeMascio
Board of Education
Dayton
Ohio
Louisville
Jackson
Tenn
Philadelphia
Dallas
Jefferson County
Todd Hollenbach
On This Date in History August 18 1975 Highlights
On this date in history many events are noted including the birth of Virginia Dare in 1587 at Roanoke Island the capture of Sardinia in 1708 Western Australia gaining representative government in 1870 Wilson and Churchill meeting in Quebec in 1943 and other milestones across centuries.
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Associated Press
Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
N.C
America
Sardinia
Western Australia
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Quebec
Canada
James Wilkins
U.S
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
White House
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
United States
Israel
Egypt
Bucharest
Romania
Weather outlook for Texas with warm temps and scattered showers
Weather report shows high temperatures from 82 to 100 across Texas with lows in 50s to 80s. Northwest to Panhandle mostly clear with isolated showers west toward Pecos. North Central and Northeast stay warm and clear. South Central and Southeast partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thundershowers along the coast. Port Arthur to Brownsville winds 5 to 15 knots, seas 2 to 4 feet, scattered showers mainly in the south.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Pecos
South Central
Port Arthur
Port O’connor
Brownsville
FBI harassments claim tied to Hearst fugitive search
Attorneys for Jack and Micki Scott say the FBI harassed them during efforts to locate Patricia Hearst. The Scotts allege surveillance intensified between February and April and involved subpoenas before a federal grand jury. They contend the case also targets friends, including Bill Walton, and claim coercive tactics against family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Margasak
Associated Press
Harrisburg, Pa
Jack Scott
Micki
FBI
Patricia Hearst
Scotts
Scott
U.S
Brandon Alvey
U.S. District Court
Miss Hearst
Portland
Bill Walton
Jack
Walter Scott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Francisca de Roman
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Phyllis
Tokyo
Sea of Japan
Mrs. Scott
Catherine
South Canaan
Scranton
William
Emily Harris
San Francisco Examiner
Symbionese Liberation Army
Harrises
Snyder Public Schools
Bobbie Taylor
Kathy Wade
Dorthy Ratliff
Alvin Bolton
CVAE
Snyder High School
Bolton
Brady
Big Spring
Pat Moffett
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