Funeral costs and FTC rules could shield consumers
The piece discusses FTC proposed funeral regulations to increase price transparency and curb overcharging by funeral homes. It cites high costs of obituaries and services, and promotes memorial societies as affordable options while stressing consumer protection without pressuring cultural practices. It also includes a reader letter about life in Saudi Arabia, contrasting experiences and costs, from Bern Dunnewold.
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Focal
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Continental Association of Funeral and Memorial Societies
L Street
N.W
Washington, D.C
Office of Consumer Affairs
America
Saudi Arabia
Erie
Jamestown
Corry
Arabia
Dammam
U.S
Europe
USA
Bern Dunnewold
Should feds coddle the gays debate heats nationwide
In a polarized national debate on homosexuality, supporters and opponents clash over civil rights versus morality. Attacks on gay rights proposals rise in states while federal action stalls, with leaders like Carter cautious yet noncommittal and activists vowing mass education campaigns.
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San Francisco
Dade County
Florida
Massachusetts
Boulder
Colorado
California
Maine
Oregon
Congress
House
Carter
Ronald Gold
National Gay Task Force
Mr. Gold
United States
David Goodstein
Advocate
Selma
Alabama
Equity Meat plant reshapes the fast food burger
In Cohoes New York Equity Meat builds a high tech beef plant delivering 540 patties per minute to McDonald’s. Cattle processing and patty computerization enable precise moisture protein and fat levels. Keystone Foods aims vertical integration from cattle to plates with global reach and mass production.
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Equity
McDonald's
America
Gung-Ho
H.U
Hamburger University
Illinois
Keystone Foods Corporation
Equity Meat
Harrisburg subcommittee faces wary path in probe
Mixed reactions greet a House Judiciary subcommittee’s bid to investigate organized crime, government corruption and police brutality. Democrats lead the panel, aiming to shape policy rather than prosecute. The debate centers on civilian police boards and tougher laws on surveillance and witness immunity to aid law enforcement.
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House Judiciary
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pennsy
Designad
Mngylvania
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South Street
George Sample
William 5 Eaton
John McLaughlin
Associated Press
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Mal
Mall Innocence
Feds
Gold
The
Monitor
United Church of Christ
Miami
Anita Bryant
National Committee To Save Our Children
Mike Thompson
Thompson
Civi Engineering
Goodstein
Benjamin Spock
Michael Novak
Keystone Foods
Texas Panhandle
GOP
Joseph Rhodes
Pittsburgh
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