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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1958

Page

9

Solons Say Weight Reducers a Swindle

House investigators say the public loses about 100 million dollars annually to weight reducing claims. The 12 year FTC inaction on false advertising is criticized while doctors warn the public against deceptive remedies. Testimony cites candy wafers, appetite suppressants, and “diet pills” as examples, with products like Regimen and No Diet Reducing Chanels discussed. The report urges stronger enforcement and notes past FTC delays in curbing mall fraud in obesity aids.

Washington House Federal Trade Commission John A. Blatnik D-Minn Government Operations Committee Post Office Department Ers Trade Commission Lars Drug Research Corp FTC Morlef R.D.X Pharma Thompson Mediceuticals Inc

Tragic Crash Kills Six In Family Outing

In Meadville Pennsylvania a weekend trip ended when a coal truck collided with a family car at a highway intersection near Pymatuning Lake. Six members spanning four generations died including Mrs Elizabeth Malay and her three children. The truck driver Virgil Mowery was uninjured with no charges filed. The crash prompted authorities to call it the worst 多 scene the state police have seen.

Meadville Pennsylvania Elizabeth Malay Pittsburgh Malay Theodore Susan Patricia Virgil Mowery Greenville Mowery Theodore Dr Kathleen Anna Marie Elizabeth Floyd Anna Hilbert Pymatuning Lake

Fish Escape From Outlet Hinders Smithwick Pool

In Smithwick England a skindiver hired to inspect a pool where 7,000 carp and gudgeon were released five years ago discovers all the fish escaped through an outlet pipe. No fish have been caught there since the release. The outlet allowed the fish to pour out, explaining the fishing drought.

Smithwick England UPI

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