Year Of The Consumer Part 3 Educating Shoppers
Aileen Snoddy reports on rising deceptive practices complaints and the need for consumer education. FTC official Gale Gotschall urges public reporting to aid enforcement, while industry self regulation is deemed insufficient without laws. Consumer groups and educational projects are expanding nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul West
Denver
New
United National Consumers Assn., Inc
Consumer Organization Federation
Robert J. McEwen
S. J
Boston College
Office of Economic Opportunity
Girl Scouts
YWCA
Omaha
American Home Economics Association
Consumer protection stakes rise in Johnson proposals
Opinion voices warn shoddy merchandise and deceptive credit charges threaten the poor and elderly. President Johnson urges Congress to act on bills for consumer protection, with pilot programs for low income residents and probes into real estate fraud and medical quackery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Los Angeles
Consumer Interests
President
Consumer Advisory Council
Hale's pamphlet on Texas lies and conquest
Edward Everett Hale, author of The Man Without a Country and Nathan Hale's grandnephew, wrote a pamphlet titled How to Conquer Texas Before Texas Conquers Us, as cited by the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Edward Everett Hale
Nathan Hale
Texas
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Consumer protection avenues for suspected fraud and bad products
The notice guides seeking redress from agencies and groups including the Better Business Bureau Chamber of Commerce Bureau of Deceptive Practices FTC and state agencies. It urges reporting evidence to protect consumers and to contact manufacturers or operators involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Gotschall
FTC
FDA
BBB
Chamber of Commerce
Gotschall
Weight losses on TV stars draw public gaze
The AP report notes TV audiences track performers diets with the camera accenting flaws. Sid Caesar shed 50 pounds recently and discusses his plan and diet. Also mentions Caesar's CBS special and ABC's The Beautiful Blue and Red Danube, plus weekend offerings on NBC and CBS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
New York
Jackie Gleason
Gleason
Raymond Burr
Bob Hope
Jack E. Leonard
Sid Caesar
Dean Martin
Caesar
CBS
Imogene Coca - Carl Reiner
Howard Morris
Max Liebman
ABC
Europe
West
Theatre of the Deaf
NBC
911
Arthur Miller
Lee J. Cobb
Mildred Dunnock
CAPSULE VIEW OF TWO MOVIES AND TV ITEMS
Capsule listing of film and TV entries includes The Last Command with Sterling Hayden and Anna Alberghetti, The Night of the Cadre, Tarzan The Ultimate, Hogan's Heroes, The Man from U N C L E Five Daughters Affair, The Victors with George Hamilton and others, Rango Shoot-Out at Mesa Flats, Phyllis the Beauty Queen, The Cat Lisa, The Avengers Never Never Say Die, and Laredo Walk Softly. Mentions plot notes and cast for several entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Hayden
Anna Alberghetti
Jim Bowie
the Alamo
TV Schedule Summary for Roanoke Stations
WSLS Channel 1 lineup lists Mike Douglas at 5:00 followed by News at 6:00 and Huntley Brinkley at 6:30. Prime shows include Klub Kwiz at 7:00 Tarzan at 7:30 and The Man from U N C L E at 8:30 with The Cat at 9:30. Laredo airs at 10:00, News at 11:00, Sports at 11:10 and Tonight Show at 11:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wghp-Tv
Wfmy-Tv
Wsjs-Tv
Mike Douglas
Stooges
Walter Cronkite
Huntley- Brinkley
U.N.C.L
Wefmy-Tv
Maverick Tobacco
Gorilla
Hoppity
Hooper
Bennick
7VIK
WSLS
Klub Kwiz
U.N.C.L.E
T.H.E
Laredo
WEBTV
W. Cronkite
Marshal Dillon
Charli
WSOC
General Hospital
Charlotte
Iron Horse
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aileen Snoddy
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Washington
Bruce-Terminix
Terminix
Bruce-Terminia
Local
Better Business Bureau
Bureau of Deceptive Practices
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D. C
Consumer Affairs Bureau
Bmockg
America
Lexington
West End
E. Green
President Grant
Tarzan
Ruth Roman
Hogan
Col. Klink
Thrash
Joan Crawford
Curt Jurgens
Telly Savalas
Terry Thomas
Herbert Lom
Kim Darby
Diene McBaine
Jill Ireland
Danielle Demetz
George Hamilton
George Peppard
Eli Wallach
Vincent Edwards
U. S
Rango
Mesa Flats
Rangers
Colton
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis the
Beauty Queen
Phyllis Pruitt
Lisa
Diana van de Vlis
Victor Bruono
THE
Avengers
Steed
Emma
George Furth
He Beagles
Jerry Jose
Cool McCool
Smithsonian
Popcorn
Lathrop
Citation Color Television
Greensboro Road
Admiral Color
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