Consumer woes with mail fraud complaints and chef school search
Readers report losses from Unique Ideas Inc a New York firm selling money making mailing materials with no delivery and a postal inspector notes alleged mail fraud. The Paper Specialties Federal Credit Union closed in January with federal liquidation underway to return funds. Also guidance on local and European chef schools plus a Navy claim process for sonic booms caused window damage.
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Unique Ideas Inc
New York
B.C
Long Bean
M.B
Fullerton
G.H
Lakewood
Ernie Tucker
Postal Service
New York Better Business Bureau
Bureau
Federal Credit Union
Florence Ave
Los Angeles
Action Line
C.T.C
Downey
Specialties
B.R.G
Norwalk
Dick Knapp
National Credit Union Administration
San Francisco
Europe
J.E
Seal Beach
Culinary Institute of America
Route 9
Hyde Park
N.Y
Gladys Paulsen
National Restaurant Association
American Culinary Federation
Chicago
Paris
Long Beach City College
Cerrites Community College
Youth 11 drives car in Santa Monica gun chase
An 11 year old boy stole a deputy marshal’s car in Santa Monica, fired the revolver into the ocean and at locations including Sand Castles at 1725 Appian Way and a Pico Boulevard stop sign. He led CHP on a four mile chase up Pacific Coast Highway before being taken to the station and released.
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Santa Monica
Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Palisades
CHP
West Side
Ocean
Sand Castles
Appian Way
Pico Boulevard
Synanon
Los Angeles
Highway Patrol
Sunset Boulevard
Malibu Pier
Complaints About Congoleum Floor Quality
Readers from Lakewood Los Alamitos and Long Beach share experiences with Shinyl Vinyl flooring. They report surface splits despite minimal cleaning and placement of chair gliders. Respondents claim defects are in the material, while inspectors cite abuse or nails as causes.
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G.W
Lakewood
Congoleum
S.W
Drowning in Ventura Boat Mishap After Wave Capsizes Vessel
A Ventura incident left Ray Bourland 41 dead as his son Allen Haynie 17 was rescued along with another man and a second son after their eight foot motorboat overturned 500 yards offshore. Seabee radio operator Dennis Klechschulte sent a mayday while Marine Lt. Mark Moses swam to shore to raise the alarm and Coast Guard crews responded.
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Ventura
UPI
Pacific Coast
Ray G. Bourland
Simi Valley
Bourland
Ventura Marina
Mark Moses
Dennis Klechschulte
Point Hueneme Naval Base
Klechschulte
The
Coast Guard
Allen S. Haynie
Saueu
Randall
Man held in death of in law during weekend dispute
A 30 year old Compton man Ronald L. Brooks was killed by a shotgun blast during a weekend argument with his brother in law Welton Thomas. Brooks died at Dominguez Valley Hospital after a predawn attack Saturday. Thomas was held on suspicion of murder as detectives said the dispute centered on Brooks treatment of his wife. The confrontation began Saturday night between the two men and ended when Thomas fired one shot into Brooks abdomen.
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Compton
Ronald L. Brooks
S. Pearl Avenue
Dominguez Valley Hospital
Brook
Welton Thomas
Thomas
Brooks
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Action Ine
P.O
Lone Beach
Calif
R.T
Navy
California
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
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King Lie
FTC
Tareyton T
Dept. L
Watertown
Mass
Dept. L, P.O
Clay Prey
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