Car dealer dispute over $50 refund after VA approval issue
A veteran recounts paying $50 to reserve a Jeep adapted for VA approval that never happened. The seller says VA approval was not required, notes a brother-in-law got a reduced price, and refuses refund citing no basis for the claim. Sales manager Bill Burke confirms a price break to the brother-in-law and denies the refund.
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LaVate
Veteran's Administration
Jeep
Ssleamen
J.C
Bill Burke
Burke
Carpeting flares holes after spring purchase
Mrs A H of Hegerstoven complains she bought carpeting from a local firm in spring that soon began going into holes. The store promised to inspect but sent no one after repeated calls. a spokesman said they would handle it immediately, but no action followed.
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A. H
Hegerstoven
Hope’s Slim For Refund From MDC Studios Scam
A reader in Waynseburg Pa reports sending 15.08 and two photos to MDC Studios in Cincinnati for pillow cases, receiving a mall flyer but no merchandise. The firm cashed the check. contact details failed. Bank suggests presenting the canceled check for collection to recover funds once MDC’s account has sufficient funds.
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MDC Studios
Cincinnati
Ohio
A. B
Waynseburg
Market Development Corp., & Firma
Provident Bank
MDC
Receipt delay for tool set from American Value
Mire K P of Hagerstown reports paying August via money order for a socket wrench and tool set from American Value and receiving no delivery after four letters. Anita Gee finds no record under the name. she asks for a copy of the Monty order receipt to mail the set once located.
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Anita Gee
Monty
Computerized delays hamper woodworker catalog orders
A reader describes sending 30 cents to Constantine in New York for a woodworker catalog, awaiting a reply since last month. The order catalog was routed to a computer outfit, produced a faulty tape, and sent to Atlanta publishers. Constantine notes seven to eight weeks processing and asks the customer to wait until June 7, then call back to pursue a fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine
New York
Atlanta
Gun Missing in Transit Reported Across States
A family reports a gun lost from a duffel bag during a trip from Guam to California and Tucson. The son filed a claim with a claims agent, reported again in Baltimore, and was told to await notice from TWA. Five months have passed without a resolution. The claim is with TWA's customer relations HQ in New York for status updates.
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California
Tucson
Guam
Baltimore
TWA
Eice
Mira
Clear Spring
Ard Ave
New York
Soldiers Give Haircuts To Long Hairs In Rangoon
In Rangoon Burma soldiers patrolled streets giving streetcorner haircuts to long haired youths as martial law persisted after waves of violence sparked by the removal of U Thant's body from Rangoon University. Government said nine killed, 70 wounded, but other sources cited higher totals. Special tribunals prepared to try prisoners and arrests rose to thousands.
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Rangoon
Burma
No Win
U Thant
Rangoon University
Rangoon Radio
United Nations
Shwedagon Pagoda
Daily Mam News House Policy and Contact Info
The Daily Mam prints in a period tone with dates and locations listed. It notes publication details and postage, billing rates, and local office information including a New Jersey and New York reach with various codes and prices. The fragmentary text mentions time, dates, and rates, reflecting a historic newspaper notice style.
Contributions of Journalist Lippmann Cited By Ford
New York AP Ford honors Walter Lippmann after his death at 95. The famed journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner, and author shaped public dialogue for decades. Colleagues such as Nelson Rockefeller Kissinger Reston praise his lucid mind and enduring influence on journalism and public life.
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Lippmann
Ford
New York
Walter Lippmann
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Harvard
Lippmoor
Lincoln Steffens
New Republic
New York World
Herald Tribune
Helen
Manhattan
Congressmen doubts Sirhan Sirhan's guilt
New York AP reports former Rep Allard K Lowenstein after a year long study questions whether Sirhan Sirhan murdered Robert F Kennedy in Los Angeles on June 5 1968. Lowenstein says evidence may not sustain a conspiracy claim while not accusing Sirhan as part of a wider plot. Paul Schrade supports doubts about the case citing unanswered questions and public evidence access.
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NEW York
Allard K. Lowenstein
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Paul Schrade
United Auto Workers
Schrade
Lowenstein
Multiracial Rule Seen In Rhodesia By Minister
Salisbury Rhodesia prime minister Jan Smith says multiracial rule will come in his lifetime and that white and black Rhodesians must govern together. He cautions that black rule would mean his policy failed and notes majority rule may occur, while Mugabe insists an interim period before majority rule is not negotiable.
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Rhodesia
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Jan Smith
African National Congress
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe African National Union
Defen H
Sextuplet dies as others struggle for life in California
In San Jose, one of the Lange sextuplets died early today from respiratory failure at Valley Medical Center. Jason weighed 2 pounds 4 ounces at birth and was the youngest of the sextuplets. Brian remains in critical condition on a respirator while Jolene Rene shows progress in stable condition.
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San Jose
Calif
James Harrod
Jason
Valley Medical Center
Harrod
Brian
Jolene Rene
Charlotte Lange
Hearst Pleads for Daughter Patricia to Return Home
Catherine Hearst writes to her fugitive daughter Patricia, now aligned with the Symbionese Liberation Army, begging for Christmas reunification. The plea appears in the San Francisco Examiner, edited by Randolph A. Hearst.
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Catharina Hester
Patricia
Christina
Itsei
Bymblonssa
Billsborough
Calif
Catherine Hearst
Ex Miss America Weds In Milwaukee Country Club Ceremony
Former Miss America Terry Anne Meeuwsen, 25, wed Tom A Camburn, 38, at a suburban Milwaukee country club in a candlelight service attended by about 700. Meeuwsen, Miss America 1973, is from De Soto Wisconsin and may seek work in Los Angeles after a Caribbean honeymoon.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Terry Anne Meeuwsen
Tom A. Camburn
de Sere
Los Angels
Caribbean
Princess Elizabeth Ends Romance With Richard Burton
Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia returned to her husband Neil Balfour in London after an eight week romance with actor Richard Burton. The Daily Mail quoted her saying there is nothing more to say, and friends cited Burton's drinking as a key factor in the breakup.
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London
APL
Elizabeth
Yugoslavia
Richard Burton
The
Daily Mail
Neil Balfour
Nicholas
Burton
Sayig
Rodeo Tuition Offered for Ford's Son at Finals
The Rodeo Cowboys Association offered free tuition in rodeo school to John Ford, president Ford's son, at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. Ford, 22, a forestry major at Utah State University, traveled to attend the event and planned to accept the offer from Finals Commission Board Chairman Bob Ragsdale.
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Oklahoma City
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Ford
John
Utah State University
Association
Randy Wittee
Finals Commission Board
Bob Ragsdale
Golda Meir Warns of Winter War Possibility
Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir warned on CBS that war could flare in the Middle East this winter, noting it depends on neighbors and that Israel would not preemptively strike, while she stressed readiness. She was in the United States for 12 days to fundraise for the United Jewish Appeal.
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New York
Golda Meir
Middle East
CBS
Steel firms cut 1975 steel shipment estimates amid weak markets
Industry Week reports major steelmakers lowering first half 1975 projections as demand softens in key markets. They forecast total mill shipments of 100.5 to 110.5 million net tons and raw output of 145 to 146 million tons, with first half declines driven by strikes and automotive and appliance market weakness.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Industry Week
Dredging Controversy Barking Baltimore Harbor
Baltimore Harbor dredging debate over spoil dumping could ripple beyond Maryland. Captain Metcalf of Canadian Maritime Carriers notes 46,000 tons of wheat loaded at Port Covington with potential to load 101,000 tons if depths allowed. Grain destined for Pakistan faces extra costs, delaying shipments and harming port revenue and jobs. Port Covington depth about 66 feet vs Port Cartier’s 85 feet. Western Maryland Railway seeks permit to dredge despite Agnes.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Capt. M. Metcalf
Canadian Maritime Carriers Ltd
Metcalf
Port Covington
Pakistan
Port Carrier
Quebee
St. Laurence River
Port Cartier
Canada
Graim
Western Maryland Railway
Dense Vegetation Saves Six In Crash
A bush pilot steering six children on a jungle survival trek in Peru crash landed in dense vegetation, saving the group while three children died. The 2 year old pilot Oscar Zender Samiento and the survivors endured a treacherous trek to a river before rescue. In another incident, a Tampa pilot hijacked to Havana awaits terms for release as Swiss diplomats and FBI work to identify the hijacker.
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Isaac A
Pacific
San Remon
Zender
Nibe
San Raton
Iscosasin
San Ramon
Juan Wingaert
Antonio Simon
Katty Zender
Kasllda Zener
Carlos Panduro Zender
Herbert Panduro Zender
Juan Zender
Herta Zender
Glays Zender
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