FTC cracks down on debt collectors over privacy abuses
The FTC secured a consent agreement with National Account Systems Inc and its Diners Club subsidiaries, forcing all NAS agencies to follow new federal rules. The probe found data bank secret codes, obscene calls, false threats, and employer pressure used to pressure debtors, exposing concerns about data-bank safeguards.
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FTC
Diners Club
National Account Systems, Inc
Associated Press
United States
NAS
No More Free Stamps Reducing Government Mail Aims at Paperwork Blight
The Extension Service at North Carolina State University shifts to allocating mailing costs after decades of federal funding. NC gets 765,140 for the year ending Sept 30 and must trim lists and curb nonessential mail. The editorial urges similar moves nationwide to cut paperwork and wasteful mailings.
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North Carolina
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Washington
Unce
Room Year For Hotels Sets Stage For 1976 Upswing
The hotel industry rebounded from 1974 75 slump with September U.S. occupancy at 69 percent the highest for the month since 1959. Experts predict 1976 may post the best occupancy since 1958 as chains restore historic properties and raise rates. Willard Hotel and others set to reopen or expand amid cautious optimism.
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Laventhal & Horwath
Robert McIntosh
Boston
Parker House
Business Week Magazine
Charles Dickens
New York
Plaza
Copley Plaza
Kansas City
Energy official pushes faulty claims in State of the Union
ERDA Chief Robert Seamans sent 16 November passages praising reactors and fusion energy to White House aide Jim Cannon. GAO questions safety, cost and feasibility while internal memos dispute claims and show delays for solar and fusion timelines. Footnotes cite positive tech examples but caution misstatements could arise.
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Ford
White House
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James Cannon
Jim
Seamans
Thomas Edison
Tennessee
Clinch River
General Accounting Office
Roger LeGassie
GAO
LeGassie
At Least We Have Faith In Ourselves
Washington Star Syndicate notes a 1977 public opinion study by Potomac Associates via Gallup showing overall confidence in Americans and the system, with low trust in labor and public sector, moderate faith in media, and high regard for military leadership. Carter linked to public discontent. people optimistic about the future.
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U.S
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Chile
Mihajlo Mihajlov
Mihajlov
Josip Tito
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
T. H. Miller
Navy
Miller
Military
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Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Carter
Vietnam
The Festive Football Dinner Menu by Art Buchwald
Washington column outlines a humorous TV football menu with appetizers of potato chips peanuts and M M s, a beer main course, can serving and popcorn Poppycock and Hershey kisses for dessert. It warns on beer handling and the holiday spirit during broadcasts.
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M&m's
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