Beware of offer gimmicks in installment land sales
A nationwide warning on installment land sales describes how promises of free gifts and discounts mask rising prices. The article notes buyers end up paying for seemingly free offers as underdeveloped rural land is peddled as retirement or investment property. It cites 250 complaint letters weekly to HUD’s Office of Interstate Land Sales Registration.
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Las Vegas
Federal Office of Interstate Land Sales Registration
OILSR
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Albuquerque
Arlington, Va
Ballyhoo
Chronicle-Telegram
Sey, She
Eeavnn
Joes
Irsey
Land Boom Prompts Environmental Concerns Across America
A Arlington woman recalls buying acreage near Albuquerque with promises of rapid development. The piece argues land speculation shapes migration and raises environmental questions about water supply pollution and long term preservation, noting the Florida underwater-lot craze and nationwide spread.
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Florida
Viet Cong stall POW releases over withdrawal timetable
U S refusal to provide a detailed 15 day withdrawal schedule for South Vietnam prompted the Viet Cong to delay prisoner releases. Maj Gen Gilbert Woodward said no exact list exists and the ICCS and JMC face delays as cease-fire teams move into regional hubs. Gauvin said releases could begin within a week but specifics remain uncertain.
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Saigon
Vietnam
United States
JMC
International Commission For Control and Supervision
ICCS
Woodward
Tran van Tra
U.S
Michel Gauvin
Hue
Gauvin
Canada
Hungary
Indonesia
Poland
Joint Military Commission
Friends Make Elyria Ice Day Bright at North Park
CT photographer Dave Jones captured four teens enjoying a clear blue sky and smooth ice at Elyria North Park rink. Mary Bodmann 16 Karen Sustrik 17 Michelle Jarvis 16 Sue Racz 17 pose together with their families listed at 1706 Lake Ave Foster Ave Oakwood Dr and Emerson Ct.
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Dave Jones
Elyria
North Park
Mary Bodmann
H. C. Bodmann
Lake Ave
Karen Sustrik
John Sustrik
Foster Ave
Michelle Jarvis
Glenn Jarvis
Oakwood Dr
Sue Racz
Edward Racz
Emerson Ct
Northern Ireland on brink of civil war amid Belfast curfew talk
Security chiefs warned the Northern Ireland violence has neared civil war level after a bloody weekend with 10 killed and 28 wounded. A Belfast curfew and more British troops were considered as IRA and security forces clashed in Catholic and mixed districts. The toll since 1969 reached 711 with 13 dead this month.
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Belfast
UPI
Northern Ireland
Republican Army
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Weather Update With Mild Temperature Range
Weather report shows little change with cloudy skies. Highs near 25 to 46 degrees, tonight partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s, tomorrow mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Precipitation chance around 10 percent today and winds 15 mph tonight. Summary of times and locations unclear.
Catholic lay teachers walkout after position paper
Catholic lay teachers from Cleveland High School and Academy Teachers Association held third study day walkouts at the Holiday Inn in Boston Heights. Mrs David C Riede presented a diocesan position paper amid calls for arbitration or full financial disclosure of diocesan wealth. CHALTA leadership planned a joint statement and possible classroom return if the paper was approved. John Hernandis, Catholic school PR director, was involved.
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Cleveland Catholic Diocese
Boston Heights
Diocesan Board of Education
Cleveland High School and
Academy Teachers Association
David C Riede
Chalta
Holiday Inn
Planes join search for wife of Lorain County killer
Medina County authorities expand the hunt for Eva Lynn Russell 32 of York Township wife of Lowell Russell charged with the Lorain County murder of Virgil Ball 30. Planes were dispatched to search the county north for clues to her whereabouts. She was last seen at a Litchfield truck stop Jan 33. Deputies say she is not a suspect in Ball’s death and that her exact status remains unknown. If spotted contact Medina County sheriff's department.
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Eva Lynn Russell
York Township
Lowell Russell
Lorain County
Virgil Ball
Russell
Litchfeld
Lorain Counts
Ball
Medina County
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Christian Science Monitor Service
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Norwalk
Gene Puskar
Tee Chronicle-Telegram
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Ohiema
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Peres Eee
Sam of
Dean Bale
By Shannon Jewell
North Revalton
Medina County Sherifs
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