Magnuson pushes broad probe of home improvement scams
Sen. A. G. Magnuson leads a plan for a comprehensive federal investigation into the home improvements industry, seeking a $500,000 FTC task force to probe racketeers, with hearings set for next year on legislation to allow swift injunctions. The aim targets aluminum siding, windows, pools, and other home facilities amid schemes like inflated prices, bait and switch, fake contests, misleading warranties, and forged contracts.
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Bohlen to Replace Kohler in State Dept Shakeup
Washington reports Fay D. Kohler deputy undersecretary for political affairs will resign and join the University of Miami as professor of international studies. He served as U.S. ambassador to Moscow during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and will retire after 35 years in the foreign service. Charles E. Bohlen, ambassador to France since 1962, will succeed Kohler. Paris replacement not named.
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Hoff Expected To Act By Dec 15 On Milne Parole
Gov. Hoff said he will likely decide by Dec 15 on the parole board recommendation to release former Rep. Donald Milne from Windsor Prison after 17 months of a 4 to 6 year term for misappropriating clients funds. Milne has been accepted as a University of Vermont graduate student in a teaching track and rehabilitation prospects are being explored.
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Language Reforms Urged To Avert Canadian Crisis
Ottawa reports that the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism calls for major language reforms to safeguard equal rights for Canada's 6 million French speakers. Prime Minister Lester Pearson backs linguistic equality while opposition warns of enforcement challenges. provinces may become officially bilingual and bilingually administered districts would use both languages.
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