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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1964

Page

8

Falsities Found in the Wig Industry Warned by Hartwich

Patricia McCormack reports in New York on wig industry fraud concerns. Richard Hartwich notes about 10 percent of daily wig sales involve deceptive practices while FTC, licensing offices, and the BBB investigate. He warns fast fashion wigs can be poorly made, mispriced, and unsafely blended with synthetic hair, urging buyers to check sources and background before purchase.

New York UPD Richard Hartwich Federal Trade Commission Department of Licenses and Inspections Washington, D.C Better Business Bureaus Hartwich Chicago San Francisco Baltimore Marwick

Soap production world leader named in FAO report

The Soviet Union was the world’s largest soap producer with 15 million tons, according to a Food and Agriculture Organization report from 1962. The FAO figure excludes synthetic detergents used in Western countries.

Rome Soviet’ Union Food and Agriculture Organization

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