Help-Mate Readers Invited to Write to The Newsroom
Readers are urged to send letters to the newspaper office. Include full name and address for verification. Messages should focus on consumer topics and community interests. Letters may be edited for clarity and length.
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Reith
Cmnplants
Mheim
Comsianer
Firm takes him off hook in promotional contract case
A 19 year old unknowingly signed a magazine subscription amid aggressive mail offers. Regional Audit Division notices followed, with phone harassment alleged. Neighborhood Periodical Club claims the $40 balance will be waived for public relations, while a law firm notes the contract was signed and later confirmed. FTC consent in 1972 barred false cancellation claims. Experts advise reporting harassment to the Magazine Publishers Association and note a 72 hour cooling off period for door to door sales as protection.
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Chicago
John Anderson
Neighborhood Periodical Club
Anderson
Federal Trade Commission
Robert Treller
Publishers Clearing House
Port Washington
Action Line
Treller
Magazine Publishers Association
J.C Thompson
Field Selling
Lexington Avenue
Patient files bills after Magna Medicare policy denial
A senior with Magna Medicare through Bankers Multiple Line Insurance reports hospital bills paid by Medicare but insurers claim nonreceipt of forms. After HELP-MATE intervention a $72 check arrived. Bankers claims claim not received until April 30. Denenberg criticizes mail order health insurers for low payout ratios.
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Bankers Multiple Line Insurance Company of
Chicago
Tam
AG. Sullivan
Bankers Multiple Line
Herbert Denenberg
Pennsylvania
Blue Cross-BlueShield
Denenberg
Long wait for a refund from Demarest case in 1973
A customer who ordered a pants suit from Demarest in March 1973 returned it in April seeking a $17.30 refund. Frederick Betterman, then president, said the firm was in financial trouble and promised repayments within six to eight months. Elaine Batterman Kife, as former president, claimed refunds were being made though via Catalog Productions Inc and might take weeks. Victims are advised to file claims with Betterman and send proof of payment at 4th Avenue address in New York.
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Demarest
Frederick Betterman
Elaine Batterman Kife
Betterman
Catalog Productions Inc
Helpmi
38Th St
New York
N.Y
Between the Lines Penny Sees Handwriting Compatibility
A reader asks Dear Penny to analyze herself and her overseas service husband’s handwriting to learn basic traits and compatibility for their four year old child and strained marriage in the context of long separation. The letter requests Penny’s expert evaluation of their samples.
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Penny
Foul Pote Lad and Mourning Lovers Amid Private Writings
The fragment describes two sensuous, deeply feeling writers with right-leaning scripts shown as signs of weariness. It notes one partner as a worrier, the other as a factual, tactful realist who can handle tension. Advice promises they will survive separation, urging sensitivity to hurt feelings.
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B.C
Barber Chandler Keeps Quiet Shop With Big Character
Homer Moses Chandler runs a small, old fashioned barber setup in a garage where he also repairs bikes and furniture. He began cutting hair in 1912, opened the first town shop in 1956, and now charges 1.50 while claiming to offer comfort over looks and staying busy with farming blacksmithing and nature fixing.
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Homer Moses Chandler
Chandler
Main Street
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