New consumer protection laws take effect today
Washington AP reports two new laws protect consumers. The Consumer Leasing Act requires full disclosure of lease terms including payments, taxes, fees, penalties, and termination rights. The Equal Credit Opportunity law amendments broaden Prohibitions on credit discrimination by race color religion national origin sex marital status and age.
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Washington
Equal Credit Opportunity Law
Muld
Tneir
Policemen Die Searching for Girl On Chicago Trestle
In Chicago a police sergeant, 45, was killed when struck by a Milwaukee Road passenger train while he searched for a missing six year old girl who had spent the night away. The girl was found safe after a long overnight worry.
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Chicago
Patricia Ducee
Michael Palese
Patricia
Patese
Milwaukee Road
Palese
Woman seeks birth certificate after decades of secrecy
Racine Wisconsin reports Lowbertha Braston Smith, born probably in 1914 or 1915 on a Louisiana plantation, finally applies for a birth certificate at age 61. She recalls midwives and lack of hospitals, explains why documentation mattered little in youth and why she pursued records with help from court clerk staff.
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Racine, Wis
Lowbertha Braston Smith
Vernon Smith
Racine
Harte Regnier
Kidnaped women found murdered in Oklahoma farm grave
Tulsa case ties two vanished women Kendal Ashmore and Kathy Anoe Brown to Larry Eugene Chaney, a farm-part owner charged with two counts of kidnaping for extortion. Bodies were found in a shallow grave on Chaney’s northeastern Oklahoma farm near Sailisaw. Autopsies pending, threats of ransom noted, and bank borrowing linked to the suspect.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Kendal Ashmore
Kathy Anoe Brown
Art Lee
Larry Eugene Chaney
Jenks
Tulsa County
Ges
Sailisaw
Ashmore
Miss Brown
Chaney
Riverside National Bank of
Thousands face utility cutoffs amid winter billing surge
A Senate report shows thousands of utility customers may be cut off within weeks as many firms resume disconnections despite winter moratoriums. Wisconsin Gas Co has sent 35,008 cut notices, while Pennsylvania utilities prepare to reconnect service for many. Winter bills rose about 13 dollars on average, despite prior efforts to keep service.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Subcommittee On Intergenerantes
Wisconsin Gas Co
Milwaukee
Lake Effect
Pennsylvania
Body of 11 year old boy found in Oakland County
A body found along a dirt road near a busy intersection is tentatively identified as 11 year old Timothy King, the seventh victim in a series of child abductions in Oakland County. Police describe similarities to earlier cases, with a white male suspect age 29 to 35, and note a skateboard found near the body.
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Livonia
Mick
Timothy King
Oakland County
Birmbegaara
Timothy
L. Brooks Patterson
Jack Kreage
Johannes Spreen
Whho
King
Cynthia Cadieux
Roseville
Violent clashes swirl around Miami gay rights referendum
Violence mars Miami gay rights debate as a Cuban gay activist’s car is firebombed. A man killed himself after threats linked to the ordinance fight. Referendum on the anti discrimination measure hangs in the balance amid intimidation and sharp political divide led by Anita Bryant supporters and gay rights activists.
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Miami
Phoos
Tees
Mumernis
Dade County
Coals Commissiors
Manuel Gomez
Dade County Coalition For the
Gomeri
Ovidio Ramos
Gomez
Ramos
Anita Bryant
Save Our Children Inc
Bob Brake
Save On Children
Blake
Bob Basker
Gay Coalition
Selma
Ala
Save Our Children
Tie
Democratic Congress backs Carter election law package
In Washington the Democratic majority in Congress backs swift action on Carter's election law package. GOP critics push back on public financing of campaigns and other elements. Tower of Texas criticizes voter ID and residence proof as vulnerable to abuse while noting labor support for Democrats remains strong.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Campaiges
Bob Packwood
H-Dre
Sen
John Tower
Texas
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Tower
Serveys
Earthquake Kills 63 in Bandar Abbas Port Area
Tehran officials report a strong 7.4 magnitude quake struck Bandar Abbas on Thursday, causing 63 deaths and damage to several buildings while foreign casualties were not reported. The tremor rattled the Persian Gulf port city and sparked emergency alerts in the region.
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Tehran
Iran
API
Persian Gulf
Bandar Abbas
Lottery results from Baltimore and Pittsburgh
AP reports Maryland Numbers Game draws the winning number on Tuesday with 49 and Pennsylvania Daily Lottery results show Tuesdays number 41 1.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Fragmented OCR notice on local paper reproduction issues
A garbled OCR fragment discusses reproduction of a local paper issue. It mentions a 2 AP news service, Carrer 7h cows per week, and unclear references to dates and figures. The readable portions are minimal, with no clear event, entities, or outcomes to anchor a proper summary.
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Kristine Michelich
Berkley
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