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Sears customer dispute over Touchlite lamp bankruptcy
A Las Vegas customer recalls buying a Touchlite lamp from Sears in December and returning it after a January discovery of a defect. Touchlite, later bankrupt under trustee Robert Broadbent, reports 4000 faulty lamps returned unrepaired and no funds to fix or refund. Sears in Hayward advises dealing with the original store for quicker results.
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McGraw-Edison delays sparkure in service parts network
A 1970s consumer issue details McGraw-Edison parts delays for gear assemblies, with Green Bay Video Electronic Servicenter and 200 service centers affected. Consolidation into one appliance center worsened ordering confusion, causing multi-month to yearlong backlogs. Service HQ stabilizes at Boonville Missouri. customers urged to write D. Andrus directly.
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Unmasking David Allan Coe The Outlaw Legend Questioned
Rolling Stone revealed inconsistencies in David Allan Coe s tale of an outlaw past. Records show he served time for obscenity and burglary tools, not armed robbery or death row. Coe disputed details while manager Neil Reshen offered no clear confirmation.
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Lengthy legends behind common measurement units
The text traces medieval origins of unit measures from Henry I era England explaining how the foot and thumb based standards evolved into the modern US system. It notes varying village weights and measures and hints at continued, fragmentary discussion of old measurement practices.
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Rotary de-rooting and local business filings surface in Alameda
A fragment from The Daily Review shows notices of business names and ownership filings in Alameda County. It lists ROTARY DE-ROOTING at Cadmore Ave Hayward and Joseph D Blackwell at 274 Culp Ave Hayward with statements filed on November 3 1975, plus references to local figures and election ties resolved by lot.
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City with no fire department after 1971 blaze
Britain's demand for a seat of CIUDAD pee ECAR prompts talks as Mexico's city burns. The populace discovers no fire department. A mayoral spokesman says a fire department is unnecessary, citing no fires since 1971. A used engine bought after the 1971 fire was later sold.
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Old Sausage Makers Still At Work In North Beach
In North Beach San Francisco, longtime sausage makers like Anthony Iacopi and Fred Casissa keep traditions alive amid rising costs and tax pressures. The Buon Gusto plant produces about 50,000 pounds of salami monthly with diverse blends from Calabrese to Tuscan varieties, filling the air with fragrant spices as currying racks and curing rooms line the street.
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