FTC Consent Order Targets Aggressive Debt Collectors
The FTC unveiled a consent order against National Account Systems and NAS subsidiaries linked to Diners Club, barring threats and abusive practices. Firms must fire employees using harassment, stop deceptive tactics, and face fines up to 10000 dollars. Diners Club of New York will monitor compliance, marking a landmark in protecting consumer credit information.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Diners Club
National Account
National Account Systems
NAS Creditors Service, Inc
National Account System of
Milwaukee
A.B. Hartman, Inc
Chicago
FTC
Diners Club of New York
NAS
Panel weighs resuming swine flu shots in CDC meeting
A federal advisory committee on immunization practices meets at the CDC to decide if resuming the swine flu inoculation program is in the public interest after a halt on December 16 due to Guillain Barre syndrome concerns. CDC sources favor resumption as 383 cases are linked, with 202 having received the vaccine.
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Atlanta
Center For Disease Control
CDC
J. Donald Millar
Millar
Coat failure prompts consumer guidance and BBB input
A reader asks about a defective corduroy coat with a machine wash tag. Stores deny prior issues. no receipt or sales slip. BBB notes no record of the brand. advise locating the manufacturer or returning with receipts if possible.
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L. A
Better Business Bureau
Children’s Clothing Manufacturers Association
BBB
Legal and Real Estate Qs From High Point Readers
A reader asks about statute of limitations for tort injuries and wrongful death. An attorney cites three years for injury and two years for death, with three years post majoring for minor plaintiffs. Also, barometer records and locally built condominiums are discussed with properties at Executive Park Eastchester Village Emerywood Forest Manor.
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A.S. A
Eastchester Village
Craven-Johnson-Pollock Realtors
Executive Park
Direct Flights From Southern Cities Blocked
Ford rejects plans for direct European air service to the South prompting charges of political revenge and discrimination from Georgia officials. Gov. George Busbee and Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson condemn the decision as politically motivated, while a White House spokesman calls the charges meritless.
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Atlanta
Ford
Europe
Georgia
George Busbee
Maynard Jackson
Civil Aeronautics Board
White House
Leading economic indicators rise in November signaling growth
The government reports a 1 percent rise in the index of leading indicators for November, the second consecutive gain, aided by better job layoffs, longer average work weeks, and rising orders and building permits, though revisions show declines in July to September and some categories fell.
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Washington
Carter
Commerce Department
Carter Says Promises Hard To Keep Yet Hopeful
President elect Carter warns there are no easy answers to tough questions while aides at the island retreat caution against expected rapid changes. Jody Powell and Harold Brown temper defense savings claims, and Joseph Califano warns welfare reform may await a healthier economy before full implementation. Mondale will have unprecedented authority in the new administration.
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Carter
Jody Powell
Defense
Harold Brown
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Health, Education and Welfare
Walter F. Mondale
Baby X found in trash can outside McDonalds
Police search for the mother after a newborn boy about five hours old was found in a trash container at a Charlotte McDonalds. Doctors at Memorial Hospital treated the infant, who weighed about seven pounds and survived exposure to 52 degree morning temperatures while efforts to stabilize him continued.
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Charlotte
Baby X
Memorial Hospital
McDonald’s
Sam Killmann
Killmann
William Hardlaw
John Lottich
Lottich
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High Point
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Weather Bureau
Robert Golden
Glenn J. Adamek
Metropolitan Beach
Clemens
Mich
Golden
Adamek
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