Smarter Buyers Urge Caveat Venditor Over Caveat Emptor
Lou Harris reports from a Journal of Insurance Information study that American buyers are growing smarter and pressuring sellers. The public seeks stronger truth in lending, fair advertising, and better product quality as the Seventies approach, with Ralph Nader guiding consumer vigilance and likely more regulation.
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Lou Harris
Journal of Insurance Information
Ralph Nader
Political energy grows for environmental quality in 1970s
City council signals focus on pollution issues as national leaders push for cleaner habitat. The Washington conference on Environment: The Quest for Quality features NAS and NRC with Health Secretary Finch as keynote. Arthur Godfrey to present citizen view on bearable costs of environmental quality.
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Washington
Quest For
National Academy of Sciences
National Research Council
Fuller Ce Ee
N.A.S
N.R.C
Health, Education and Welfare
Robert H. Finch
Arthur Godfrey
Government notes lure savings from banks amid high yields
U S government notes and refinancing moves draw small investors from federally insured S and L accounts. A possible raise of the $1,000 minimum purchase could close a door for small savers while big investors gain.
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Mr. Middle
Press and Public Right to Know Under Threat in Subpoena Clash
Author argues government pressure and subpoenas threaten press freedom. Nixon Agnew tactics anger networks while public distrust grows. Whitten vows to refuse notes, risking contempt to protect sources and informants.
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Life
CBS
Leslie Whitten
Playboy Magazine
Les Whitten
Community voice and regional notes in North Carolina
A collage of local thoughts and regional news includes a Norfolk Ledger Dispatch poem on you all language, fashion notes on hem lengths and Easter timing, All America City winners like Asheville and Rocky Mount, and Martinsville’s hospital fundraising. It also covers Dr. Gilbert Rowe biographies, religious liberty quotes from Washington, hospital space for a beauty parlor, a quip about job seekers, Kurt Brandenburg’s Confederate museum project, UT Austin journalism insights, and youth culture shifts in media.
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Martinsville
Virginia
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