Florida Board Refuses to Lift Gulf American Suspension
Florida Land Sales Board keeps suspension on Gulf American Corp despite protests from three businessmen. The firm must refund buyers, break ad ties, fund escrow, and cover monitor expenses up to 150000 with monthly payups to five thousand per monitor. The action affects 30000 potential buyers in Lee and Charlotte counties.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida Land Sales Board
Gulf American Corp
Florida
Gulf American
Arizona
Rio Rico
Nogales
Harry Fagan
First National Bank of
Ft. Myers
Bernard Hertzfeld
Thomas Courtney
Joseph P. Travella
Fort Lauderdale
Lee
Charlotte Counties
Travella
Travel Guides of America Inc
Paul Venze
Leonard Rosen
Magnuson seeks landmark probe of home improvement racketeering
Senator Warren G. Magnuson urged a broad federal inquiry into the home improvements industry and financiers. He backs a $500,000 FTC task force to pursue fraud in the $15 billion sector and seeks hearings next year on swift court injunctions to curb scam artists in siding, windows, pools and other installations.
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Washington
UPI
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington Democrat
Senate Commerce Committee
Appropriations Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Magnuson
Congress
FTC
Maguson
Paul Rand Dixon
Dixon
Ten-Year-Old Charged In Manslaughter Trial
In Chester England a 10 year-old schoolboy faced a manslaughter charge after allegedly stabbing a playmate to death in a playground. The defendant pleaded innocent as prosecutor Tom Williams argued the boy struck the other child amid frequent fights. Names of all youths remain secret.
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Chester
England
UPI
Dea
Tom Williams
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