Advertising Industry On Defensive To Changes
New York AP reports that multiple forces including government, consumers, and environmentalists press the advertising industry to change. Paul C. Harper Jr., chairman of Needham Harper Steers, notes industry vocally argues its case amid shifting prerogatives.
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New York
Con Summers
Paul C. Harper, Jr
Needham, Harper & Steers, Inc
Public housing weigh on air conditioning role
A national look at cooling in low cost housing notes air conditioning as a potential public housing aid. ARI forms a task force to study cost benefits and pilots in city tenements, citing design advances that may lower costs. In Washington DC the National Capital Housing Authority rents air conditioned space for offices and 110 elderly apartments, with Deputy Mayor Thomas W. Fletcher supporting AC for new public housing.
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National Capital Housing Authority
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Fireside chat with Commissioner X critiques ads demands
Gill Fox depicts Harper addressing six common advertising complaints to the Hollywood Radio & Television Society. He argues most ads avoid overt lies, endorses self regulation via the National Advertising Review Board, cautions against government action, notes clutter reducing ad effectiveness, condemns bad taste as an industry's conscience issue, and rejects price-capping as ineffective against monopoly, insisting intangible market values matter.
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Hollywood Radio & Television Society
Commissioner X
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Communications Comission
Federal Drug Administration
Harper
National Advertising Review Board
Modern Trend Toward Central Air Conditioning Adoption
Central cooling is presented as a sound, economical home modernization. Estimates show a total daily cost around 90 cents for a basic system and about $1.20 daily for a full comfort system with humidification and air cleaning, far less than automobile costs. The piece urges homeowners to obtain multiple contractor estimates, consider heating and insulation, and ensure ARI certification, with service best in offseasons.
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Institute of Environmental Research
Kansas State University
KSU
Department of Mechanical ‘Engineering
McNall
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