Government Printing Office markets publications to raise profits
Donald E Fossedal leads a new push at the Government Printing Office to market thousands of federal titles. Aimed at turning a long deficit around, the catalog promotion showcases works from infant care to agriculture and stamps, with a modest ad spend and a push to appeal to a broader audience.
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Washington Post
Washington
Handbook of Labor Statistics
Government Printing Office
Donald E. Fossedal
Fossedal
GPO
Ugele Sam
Fdssedal
Danforth Sawyer
General Mills
Gillette
Illinois State Lottery
Mars
Armed Services
Charles McKeown
OMB
Joseph Wright
Office of Management and Budget
Thailand a pill-poppers paradise and drug abuse crisis
A Bangkok report shows casual drug sales in Thailand with clinics and vendors dispensing pills without proper oversight. Doctors are scarce and drugstore clerks often diagnose and treat, risking severe misdosage and injury. Pharmaceutical firms and importers criticized for enabling the practice through aggressive sales and weak regulation.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Nuntavan
GM Calls Lemon Law Too Rigid In Connecticut
Hartford AP six weeks into effect the nations first lemon law has drawn no complaints GM chief McDonald says the law is too rigid and burdensome to manufacturers He cites four repair attempts or 30 days out as triggers while Connecticut BBB notes arbitration will handle disputes GM offers its own binding mediation process opposed by State Rep Woodcock who says the plan contravenes the law
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Hartford
McDonald
California
Joanne Zak
Connecticut Better Business Bureau
John Woodcock
Suspected judge killer Harrelson faces trial in Wood case
Charles Voyde Harrelson, 44, stands trial in San Antonio for the 1979 assassination of U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr. The indictment also names Jo Ann Harrelson and Elizabeth Chagra, with Jimmy Chagra’s role to be tried separately. Prosecutors allege a conspiracy to influence Wood’s narcotics trial. Harrelson mocks the charges while his defense plans a courtroom poker demonstration.
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Texas
Charles Voyde Harrelson
Harrelson
Houston
U.S
John H. Wood Jr
Wood
John
Jamiel
Jimmy) Alexander Chagra
Jo Ann
Jimmy Chagra
Elizabeth
el Paso
Joseph Salim Chagra
Joe Chagra
Thomas Sharpe Jr
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Nantavan
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