Elderly Vulnerable To Fraud in Consumer Markets
Pittsburgh AP report cites University of Pittsburgh study showing seniors misread scams and fear complaint consequences. Researchers note elders formed buying habits before consumer rights expanded, feel timid about agencies, and face vendor pressure. The two year study, funded by 246000 federal grant, aims to craft protections and outreach strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Gerald Zalman
Graduate Business School
Federal Administration On Aging
Zaltman
Pitt
Legislature votes to repeal nine foot bedsheet rule
In Salem Oregon the legislature approved a bill to drop a 1909 law requiring innkeepers to supply bedsheets at least nine feet long. The bill, already passed by the House, moves to Governor Straub for signature amid skeptical quotes about housekeeping and policy impact.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Mary Roberts
House
Bob Straub
Len Roberts
Keith Burbidge
D-Salem
Burbidge
Oregon Coast
Movie Briefs on Rollercoaster and The Rescuers
Entertainment writer Bob Thomas reviews Rollercoaster as slick summer fare with thrills and little substance, starring Timothy Bottoms, George Segal, Richard Widmark, and Henry Fonda. He also praises The Rescuers as Disney magic, featuring Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor, with Geraldine Page voicing Madame Medusa. MPAA ratings explained.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Timothy Bottoms
George Segal
Richard Widmark
Henry Fonda
Disney Magic Factory
Bob Newhart
Eva Gabor
Allegheny Endowment Receives Historic Bequest
MEADVILLE The largest single gift in Allegheny College history is a bequest of 1,215,000 dollars from Celeste Loomis Sanford. Sanford, granddaughter of former Allegheny president Rev. Dr. George Loomis, died February 26, 1975 in Florida after a Rochester career as wife of Nelson Sanford. The Sanford gift increases the college endowment and follows Loomis era improvements praised by historian Ernest Ashton Smith.
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Meadville
Allegheny College
Celeste Loomis Sanford
Allegheny
George Loomis
Sanford
George Welch Loomis
Celeste Gardiner Loomis
Rochester
N.Y
Nelson Sanford
Florida
Pennsylvania Campground Guide lists 400 camping sites
Harrisburg AP says the Pennsylvania Travel Development Bureau released a guide with over 400 privately operated state park and municipal campgrounds. It provides addresses telephone numbers and travel directions for campers planning in Pennsylvania. Patricia Bryden has been named executive director of the YWCA in Metropolitan Toronto and attended the organization's 25th national convention in Quebec City.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State
Toronoto
Patricia Bryden
YWCA
Toronto
Quebec City
Partridge berries spark a morning memory in Roseville
Vivian Bailey details a slow dawn shopping trek and a memory of partridge berries once kept by her grandmother. The piece blends personal reflections with a note on city life as Bradley Dahl earns a Slippery Rock State College degree and Roseville police captain L A Daniels discusses peaceful policing after 28 years on the force.
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Vivian L. Bailey
Bradley Dahl
Carl W. Dahl
East South Street
Slippery Rock State College
Corry Area High School
Gwen Harned
Gwen
Archie
Cassie) Smith
Roseville
Calif
L.A
Daniels
Sacramento
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Maine
Andre the Seal
Andre
Albert F Bird
New England Aquarium
Boston
Entertainment Briefs
Madame Medusa
Geraldine Page
Medusa
Motion Picture Association of America
MPAA
Allegheny Endowment
East Branch News
Furniture Columbus
Columbus - Lottsville Road
Lane
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