Mail order refund rights and agency advice
A consumer asks about a late mail order gift and the Attorney General explains the 30 day delivery rule from FTC. It notes notification and refund options if delivery is delayed and lists exceptions. The Kansas AG reports California company offered a full refund and urges local purchasing and how to contact Consumer Protection for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephan
California
Federal Trade Commission
C.O.D
California Attorney General's Office
Attorney General's
Kansas Judicial Center
Topeka
Kan
Back pain: a widespread yet underresearched burden
Bellhops, bankers, and workers over thirty share a common complaint as back pain affects 75 million Americans. The piece notes 2 million cannot work, 460,000 work injuries, and average claims around 6,600 with some exceeding 100,000. It highlights scarce research, common reliance on disc surgery, and advice to stay in good shape and rest briefly after initial attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Joseph Novak
St. Francis General Hospital
Pittsburgh
United States
Alf Nachemson
Stover Snook
Harvard
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
White
Pornography strains long married couple
A wife asks how to handle her husband’s growing pornography habit which includes magazines videos and theater trips. A reader advises seeking a therapist and trying to understand each other’s perspectives to repair the marriage. A thank you note from a reader in Canada accompanies lighter letters about the column.
Sickle cell trait does not progress to sickle cell disease
A reader asks if sickle cell trait can turn into anemia. Dr. Donohue explains trait does not progress to sickle cell anemia, affects about 8 percent of American blacks, and rarely causes complications such as blood in urine or in very low oxygen conditions. He notes inheritance risk and advises testing programs and family planning guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Basketball Association
Celtics
Bill Fitch
Augustus White
Beth Israel Hospital
Boston
DR. Donohue
Y.A
Irvine
Calif
Engagements announced for Marianne Henke and Isabell Guebara
Kansas City couple Mr and Mrs Herbert J Henke announce Marianne Judith Henke and Troy Raymond Schaffer to wed September 5 at St Charles Church in Kansas City She is a St Pius X High School and North West Missouri State alumna and works in advertising at Olathe Daily News He is a pattern cutter for Royal Coach in Olathe Garden City also hosts Isabell Guebara and Dario Gloria engagement with a July 4 Garden City wedding Both couples are Deerfield High School graduates and Gloria works at Pueblo Chemical in Garden City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
J. Henke
Kansas City
Marianne Judith
Troy Raymond Schaffer
Raymond Schaffer
Garden City
St. Charles Church
Miss Henke
St. Pius X High School
North West Missouri State University
Olathe Daily News
Garden City High
Bernardino Guebara
Deerfield
Isabell
Dario S. Gloria
Jose P. Gloria
Deerfield High School
Pueblo Chemical
Nicole Lea Clower Born to Rod and Linda Clower
Nicole Lea Clower daughter of Rod and Linda Clower of 1605 North 10th was born on June 16. Her grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ray Mann and Mr and Mrs Harold Carlson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicole Lea
Rod and
Linda Clower
1605
N. 10Th
Ray Mann
Harold Carlson
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Consumer
Robert Stephan
Nachemson
Europe
Marianne Henke
Troy Schaffer
Ann
Canada
Paul Donohue
Hilton Inn
Kansas
Rauhut
Henke — Schaffer
Fiance
Royal Coach
Olathe
Gloria
Morgan Eli
Arlie Ragland
Marshall, Ark
Joshua Alan
Richard Dehart
Lakin
Fantasy Shop
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