Little Complaints About Shoddy Products Spark Consumer Pressure
Sylvia Porter reports a New York shopper’s $6.95 electric toothbrush failed after one use and four months of silence from the manufacturer. The piece notes rising retailer apathy toward complaints, urging retailers to protect consumers with government possible action, and cites broader trends in postwar consumer disputes.
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New York
New Yorker
America
U.S
Raymond Loewy
British soldiers near halfway on Atlantic crossing
London AP reports two British soldiers were near halfway in their Atlantic crossing from America to England aboard the English Rose Isl, 1,500 miles from Land's End. A second pair near Blyth 26 and a Surrey sergeant were sighted as the craft stayed fit and cheerful, ahead of rivals Ridgway and Shaystone.
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Blyth
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Daily Mail
David John- John Ridgway
Shaystone
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Four sailors rescued after lengthy voyage to sea
John Meare aged 29 aboard the Mies Puifia joined Salid and Johnstone and Hoare in a 48 day delay at sea. Contacted by the Swedish ship Bengazi Tuesday night the four were given food and water, Trev later obtained more from the British freighter Silverbeach. The group, 750 miles southeast of Newfoundland, remained in good spirits after rescue.
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Four youths struck by lightning on boating trip
Four youths were struck by lightning on a boating trip near Globe Arizona. Martin Aires was hit on the head and remained in critical condition.
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