Peterson speaks up for consumers on NBC interview
Esther Peterson, 71, a Carter consumer affairs advisor, spoke at NBC Burbank about the proposed consumer protection program. The interview on the Bob Abernathy Show included remarks about a recent clash with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce president Richard Lesher, who sparked controversy with a sexist remark.
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Esther Peterson
NBC
Burbank
Ms. Peterson
Jimmy Carter
Angeles
Bob Abernathy
Jess Mar WE
Holly
Abernathy
Marlowe
Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Consumer advocate pushed to pass agency bill
Ms. Peterson, a longtime public servant and former director of the Women’s Bureau, urges lawmakers to vote in the Agency for Consumer Advocacy. She argues consumers need a voice in federal rulemaking, criticizes Ford’s consumer office, and praises Carter’s decisiveness while noting broader limits and local solutions.
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Gerald Ford
Peterson
Kennedy
House
Senate
Lby
Johnson
Weekend weddings across Artesia area in 1960s notice
Multiple weddings detailed with couple names, family ties, and hometowns. Vows at New Life Church Artesia, St Cornelius Long Beach, Holy Family Artesia, Bethany Baptist Long Beach among others. Couples include Daniel Krawiec and Sandra Pey ton, Deborah Corbin and Willard Keckeisen, Steven Leonhardt and Martha Fulcher, Dawn Lafferty and Alex Van Diggele, Jeanne Behar and Allan Behar, Dawn Lafferty, plus Gary Wood and Anthea Miller. Honeymoon plans span Oregon to Hawaii and Mammoth, with future residences in Bellflower, Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, and Lang Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Warren Keckeisen
Deborah Carol Corbin
St. Cornelius Catholic Church
Raymond T Corbin
Long Beach
Willard Keckeisen
John Messerschiutt
Mark Kackeisen
Keckeisen
Millikan High School
Long Beach State Unversity
Delta Dalla Delta Sorority
Millikan
USC
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Society
Los Angeles
Holy Family Catholic Church
Artesia
Alex van Diggele
Dawn Lafferty
Joseph Lafferty
Lakewood
Angelina Corbet
Klaus van Diggele
Thomas Ayala
Mammoth
Schempts Golden Wedding Celebration in Paramount
Mr and Mrs Henry Schempt of Paramount celebrate their golden anniversary with a reception at Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church Ballflower. Their children Jerry Seen Long Beach and James Stewart Lakewood, with spouses, host the event along with five grandchildren. The couple wed August 13 1927 at St Paw Mina and moved to California in 1941 residing in Paramount 13 years. Mr Schempt retired from Southern Pacific Railroad in 1964. A dinner dance August 12 at Chartiers Club Carnegie PA will honor them during an east coast visit.
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Henry Schempt
Paramount
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
Blaine Ave
Ballflower
Jerry
Long Beach
James Stewart
Lakewood
St. Paw
Mina
California
Dear Abby column on parental prejudice and teen voices
A teen writes Dear Abby about parental racism and religious bias while urging acceptance. The columnist replies with encouragement and shares a verse about collective responsibility, plus a Samoa note denying premarital sex as a practice, signed Proud Man Teen.
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Abby
Samoa
Secretary shortage sparks economic alarm in opinion piece
A columnist laments a secretary and clerk-typist shortage, arguing it threatens the Wester economy. He notes high schoolers shifting to other careers, rising demand for forms processing, and proposes reducing dictation and typing to save time.
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IBM
Xerox
U.S
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YWCA
Bryn Mawr
John Kennedy
Siyndon Johnson
Women's Bureau
Department of Labor
Federal Power Commission
Daniel
Krawiec
Steven W. Leoniardt
Peyton
New Life Community Church
Daniel Roy Krawiec
Sandra Lee Peyton
Susan Peyton
Edward Peyton
Hollywood
Dana Peyton
Bellflower
Eugene Krawlee
John Krawlee
Norwalk
Krawlee
Bellflower High School
Hushinil
Norwalk High School
Rip
Oregon
Northern
Cal Forni
Corbin
Leonhardt-Fulcher
St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Steven Walter Leonhardt
Martha Marie Fulcher
Fatrick Fulcher
Mary Mattel
Walter Leonhardt
Dior
Dean Day
Leonhardt
of Lakewood High School
Long Beach City College
Cerritos College
Huntintion Beach
David Daun
Harold M. Bergstrom
Ronald Butler
Sam Behar
Glendale
Ernest Sedgwick
River Forest
Behar
Wilson High School
Long Beach State University
Willingham Kornmann
Richard Preston Willingham
Nancy Elizabeth Kornmann
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Russell, Kornmann
Matt of
Honor Sandra Backstrom
Robert Willingham
Carson
Hatter Willingharm
Willingham
Kappa Delta Pi
Lake Tahoe
Lang Beach
Anthea Miller
Houor
Jimmy L. Miller
Los Alamitos
Steven Edward Miller
Art
Frank £. Wood
Wood
Los Alamsito High School
Delta Zeta Sorority
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Long Beach City Oulome
LBSU
Mrs, Warren Reckeisen
Allan R. Behar
MR. and
Mrs, Aently Schempf
Abigail van Borer
Tam
Jimmy
Toy
Mr. Jones
Gal
Worthy
Service Department
Harvey Blivet
Jens
Jones
Bliget
Blivet
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