False advertising dominates 1976 Connecticut consumer complaints
Connecticut's Consumer Protection Department reports the top 10 consumer complaints for 1975 76 led by nondelivery of mail order merchandise and defective merchandise. False advertising and sales misrepresentation rank high as investigators note regulators struggle to prove deception. Officials urge trust in firms and closer media cooperation to curb harms.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Connecticut
Consumer Protection Department
Consumer Protection
Joseph M. McDonough
Federal Trade Commission
Boston
McDonough
Consumer Department
Department of Motor Vehicles
Mary Heslin
Manchester man returns to jail in St Albans
Clyde Leach a 51 year old Manchester man who disappeared on furlough a year ago surrendered this week at the St. Albans Regional Correctional Center. He faces nine years on federal parole violation and stolen car charges and is charged by Vermont officials with three counts of bad checks and one false token.
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St.albans
UPI
Clyde Leach
Manchester
St. Albans
Leach
Franklin County
Ronald Kilburn
Texas
Vermont
Manchester Inn
Rail refurbishing eyed for Vermont Northern line upgrade
Vermont officials may seek competitive bids for a major rehabilitation of the Vermont Northern Railroad. Transportation Secretary Ronald Crisman said Morrison Knudsen Corp of Idaho has offered to operate the line, but other bidders may be invited. The state aims to raise speeds to 25 mph, though the portion to rebuild remains undecided, signaling a policy shift from the previous sole-contractor practice.
Conn man chosen to head EPA
Former Connecticut Environmental Commissioner Douglas M. Castle is selected by President Carter as EPA administrator, pending FBI checks. Moffett cited Castle over three finalists, noting the post carries a $44,600 salary rising to about $57,500 after a salary review. Castle helped craft the White House study that favored creating the EPA.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Connecticut
Douglas M. Castle
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Toby Moffett
D-Conn
Moffett
Washington
Carter
Castle
White House
FBI
EPA
Thomas Jorling
Center For Environmental Studies
Williams College
Department of Environmental Protection
DEP
Dan W. Lufkin
Lufkin
Thomas J. Meskill
Long Beach
Calif
Congressional Budget Office
Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars
Europe
Harvard University
University of Chicago Law School
Environmental Protection Agency
Senate
Pattison proposes deferring pay raise for Congress members
Congressman Edward W. Pattison of New York introduced legislation to bar any pay raise for members of Congress in the same Congress that approves it. The bill would require elected approval before benefits, addressing a self raise conflict. Whalen of Ohio authored it, with Pattison as principal co sponsor.
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Washington, D.C
Edward W. Pattison
D-West Sand Lake
N.Y
Congress
Pattison
Congressman Whalen
Ohio
Arlington student studies museum work at Hobart and William Smith
GENEVA New York Peter Hirsch son of Mr and Mrs Martin Hirsch of East Arlington Vermont is among three Hobart and William Smith Colleges seniors taking an American studies course at the Geneva Historical Society The museum internship requires at least 15 hours weekly with papers projects and discussions on museum life Students also handle budgets board meetings and exhibit planning Hirsch says the experience helps decide future career in museums
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Geneva
N.Y
Peter Hirsch
Martin Hirsch
East Arlington
Hobart and
William Smith Colleges
Geneva Historical Society
Hirsch
Cigarettes Banned On The Windjammer Mary Day
In Camden Maine Captain Haviiah S. Hawkins sails the Mary Day on June 13 for a week long cruise for nonsmokers. Smokers are warned to quit the habit or risk discarding their cigarettes overboard as passengers are invited to join the voyage only if they pledge not to smoke.
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Providence
R.I
Haviiah S. Hawkins
Camden
Maine
Mary Day
Hawkins
Arlington Lions Club Variety Show Rehearsals Begin
Arlington Rehearsals for the Arlington Lions Club Variety Show start Monday Jan 31 at 7 pm at Arlington Memorial High School and will continue every Monday. All wishing to join the chorus or show are welcome. The Mary Day sails smoke free under Rhode Island Lung Association sponsorship with a $25 donation from each passenger fee of 225 to cancer and lung programs.
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Arlington Lions Club
Arlington Memorial High School
Turkey
Mary Day
Hawkins
Rhode Island Lung Association
Lung Association
Jean Mac Carison
Fire uniforms shift from skiwear at Globe Manufacturing
Pittsfield New Hampshire UPI reports Globe Manufacturing abandons its winter sportswear line to focus on firemen's uniforms. The firm, rooted in nearly a century of prior work, now produces about 75,000 firemen's coats and pants annually.
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Globe Manufacturing
New York City
Los Angeles
Houston
Cleveland
Saudi Arabia
England
Marshall Islands
South Africa
Sweden
Australia
Switzerland
Courtland Freese
Globe
George Freese Jr
Courtland F.H. Freese
Lynn
Mass
New Hampshire
James D. Cleaver
Freese
NASA
College admission tests explained at Burr and Burton
David R. Martin will explain the College Board Admissions Testing Programs to parents and townspeople on Wednesday Feb 9 at 7 30 p m in Burr and Burton Seminary rooms 1 and 3 The talk highlights the SAT achievement tests and AP tests and notes juniors are encouraged to take the SAT on March 26 with a Feb 18 deadline.
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Manchester
David R. Martin
Burr and Burton Seminary
College Board
CBATP
Rensselaer County bonds show good credit after sale
County Executive Murphy praised the issue as a good credit risk after the $3.85 million bond and anticipation note sale in New York City. Banks bid 3.86 to 4.23 percent, with full-disclosure pricing saving about $51,000 in interest versus a November sale. Funds fund sewer district capital, highways, and social services.
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Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer County
William J. Murphy
James W. van Auken
New York City
Highway Department
Department of Social Services
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company of
Buffalo
National Commercial Bank and Trust Company of
Albany
van Auken
Coun
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Vermont Tomorrow
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Michael Rock
Bennington College Social Science Division
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State Board of Medical Practice
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Burlington
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