Bogus counterfeit goods spread from jeans to jet parts
The article details how counterfeiters deceive consumers with fake kerosene heaters and other products, highlighting public health risks and international scope. It cites Kero Sun Inc and Levi Strauss & Co, noting rising counterfeit activity into high tech and aerospace, including bogus aircraft parts and space shuttle components.
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Carole Feldman
Associated Press
Ashington
Robert K. Adikes
Adikes
Kero-Sun Inc
West
Far East
Peter T. Jones
Levi Strauss & Co
W. Douglas Newkirk
U.S
Edward C. Schmults
Rockwell International
Rockwell
Dick Barton
Barton
Women own friendships in Rubin study says
Elizabeth Mehren summarizes a two year study by psychologist Lillian Rubin. The research finds women form more and deeper friendships than men. Women rely on intimate self revelation and nurturance while men emphasize shared activities and outside social roles. The book Intimate Strangers notes these patterns start in infancy with gendered socialization.
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Lillian Rubin
Betty
Harold
Rubin
Harper & Row
Dictate quiz Are you unique or just common
A short reader quiz explains how social norms are formed through communal response. It invites readers to answer true or false about themselves, aiming to reveal whether they fit the personality majority. The piece notes psychologists back conclusions with data and humor, urging spontaneous replies.
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Elizabeth Mehren
Los Angeles Times
Etty
Harold
Betty
Joan
Rubin
Gertrude Stein
True or false quiz on personality traits
A scanned newspaper quiz presents ten personality statements. Readers are asked to mark each true or false, with scoring guidance claiming seven or more true answers place you with the majority and five to six suggests likely inclusion. The prompt directs turning to page 5B for the results.
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