Interview with Consumers Union leader Walker Sandbach
Walker Sandbach, outgoing president of Consumers Union, discusses energy pressures shaping consumer priorities, the movement's reach, and shifts toward environmental concerns. He reflects on the movement's history, challenges in broadening audience reach, and his pride in the drug safety work and the 1960s 70s television exposure.
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Mount Vernon
N.Y
Consumers Union
Walker Sandbach
Sandbach
Consumer Reports
United States
Upton Sinclair
Food and Drug Administration
Ralph Nader
General Motors
Nader
Washington
America
Hearings Could Begin On Olympic Durham Refinery Plan
A 600 million Olympic Refineries project in Durham may face hearings by New Hampshire's Bulk Site Review Committee as early as mid February. The 13 agency panel will review final plans and studies by Olympic, who has set February 15 as a target date for plan completion. The process runs separately from local Durham citizen approval efforts.
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Durham
N.H
Olympic
Durham Point
Seabrook
William Healy
Healy
Meldrim Thomsen
Your Birthday Your Birthday Horoscope Card
Your birthday reading outlines traits for various signs and offers guidance for actions today. It includes Capricorn Aquarius Pisces and other signs with advice on finance, decisions, home life, relationships, travel, and health. The piece invites readers to select their birthday to read tomorrow's forecast.
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Stella Wilder
Aquarius
Pisces
ARIES
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
Virgo
Record of 1968 London Sale Sets Violin Price Milestone
A 1709 Stradivarius violin sold at Sotheby’s in London for 52 000 dollars in 1968, marking a high price for a violin at the time. The sale highlights the instrument’s historical value and market demand among collectors.
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Sothéby's
London
Social Security Questions and Answers for 65 and Older
Questions and answers cover SSI eligibility for homeowners and seniors living with others. A senior may keep a home valued under about 25 000 dollars while receiving SSI. Alaska and Hawaii adjust to 35 000. SSI is need based and paid from federal funds, unlike Social Security benefits funded by earnings. For help contact a local Social Security office.
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Alaska
Hawaii
Social Security Office
Alfred St
Biddeford
Judge Allows Unborn Welfare Benefits in Social Security Ruling
A federal judge in Boston ruled that allowing AFDC for unborn children aims to comply with the Social Security Act, not to grant fetal rights. He said the decision does not affect abortion law and noted the ruling affects pregnant women in Cambridge and Orange who were denied aid.
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Boston
Frank H. Freedman
Roy R. Scarpato
Massachusetts
Citizens For Life
Scarpato
U.S. Supreme Court
Freedman
Congress
Ape
AFDC
Cambridge
Orange
William E. Williams
Internal Revenue Service
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Dick Murray
Saco Street
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Electrolux
Desco Parts & Repair
Jos. Durfee
Melvin
Electric Home New
Downeast
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Earle Noyes, Jr
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York County
India
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Spinets
Elm ST
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Shop Grant City
Raymond C. Audie
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