Consumer Protection Division helps North Carolina shoppers since 1969
The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division shows growing impact in shielding buyers from unfair practices. It highlights cases where vulnerable individuals were aided, records seized from a shady Raleigh rental service, and notes the balance between government action and press scrutiny as public awareness rises.
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State Attorney General’s Office
High Point
Raleigh
Cuba Eyes Breakout On Castro Diplomacy In 1971
The United States faces a shifting Cuba as Fidel Castro seeks to rejoin Latin American and Caribbean nations. Diplomatic ties reach seven republics and probable new supporters may join in 1974. Kissinger remains firm while Brezhnev’s Cuba visit is postponed from December.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Leonid Brezhnev
Washington
Organization of American States
OAS
Mexico
Argentina
Peru
Trinidad
and Tobago
Jamaica
Barbados
Guyana
Salvador Allende
Chile
Venezuela
Latin America
Panama
United States
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
White House
Fulgencio Batista
Dominican Republic
Havana
New York
Miami
Puerto Rico
Spain
Batista
Catro
Soviet Union
Russia
Moscow
Justice Department used false testimony in Indian case
A seven day Wilmington trial acquitted an Ojibway and two Tuscaroras of receiving stolen documents amid claims of DOJ misconduct. The column cites star witness Larry Blacksmith and a false link to The New York Times reporter Ben Franklin, noting earlier document thefts and the low fees defense lawyers charged.
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Washington
Justice Department
Paul Boucher
Wilmington
D.C
U.S
Thomas McNamara
Larry Blacksmith
Boucher
McNamara
Jack Anderson
Ben Franklin
The
New York Times
North Carolina
Blacksmith
Times
Franklin
Hank Adams
Adams
Philip Diehl
James Rowan
Selecting Enemies Wisely in Middle East Detente Chess
The column argues Moscow and Arab states used detente to pressure U S support for Israel and cites Yost’s criticism of both sides. It links current rhetoric to Chamberlain era appeasement, suggesting negotiators must choose enemies carefully to negotiate in good faith.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Middle East
Moscow
Jon Kimche
Radio Moscow
U.N
Israel
Chamberlain
Yost
Capital Viewpoint Faith Supplies Running Low
Washington observer notes puzzling cross currents as Watergate, Nixon, and the energy crisis erode public faith. Despite widespread distrust in leaders and products, Americans display affluence in public life, complicating the sense of impending economic and political decline.
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Washington
Nixon
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Casablanca
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