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People's Lawyer McCurdy Dies Before Start as Consumer Counsel
Merle M. McCurdy 56, named by President Johnson as the first Consumer Counsel, died suddenly of a heart attack after addressing an NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner. The Conneaut Ohio native had served as assistant prosecutor in Cuyahoga County and was on leave as U.S. Attorney for Northern Ohio. He planned a broad consumer rights focus and urged vigorous enforcement and public education to curb fraud. His death occurred as he returned to Washington from Cleveland.
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