FTC Takes Aim At Sales Fraud Crackdown Targets broad consumer deception
The Federal Trade Commission plans a nationwide crackdown on false advertising and deceptive practices across cosmetics tires investments and more. It will issue civil penalties up to 500 000 per violation for firms already cited in cease and desist orders and will follow up to ensure compliance with earlier orders while warning selected businesses in a pilot program to stop prohibited practices.
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Washington
APS
Federal Trade Commission
PTC
Magnuson-Moss
FTC
Britain rushes troops to Northern Ireland amid sectarian killings
In Belfast and South Armagh Britain deploys more than 1,000 troops and Ulster Militia to curb retaliatory violence after a massacre in which 10 Protestants were killed and 11 wounded. Merlyn Rees calls the killings sectarian murder and Al Capone gangsterism. Police report a policeman killed and two injured in later crossfire.
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Northern Ireland
UPL
Britain
Armnagh
Irish Republican Army
Merlyn Rees
Rees
AL Capone
Patrick Cooney
Irish Republic
London
South Armagh
Stork
South Down Ulster Defense Regiment
Armagh
Dublin
Nixon Aides Seek Reversal of Convictions
Four Nixon aides appeal Watergate conspiracy convictions in Washington court arguing illness of the central figure impaired trial fairness. Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman and Mardian face appeals after New Year 1975 verdicts. Nixon’s tapes cited as sufficient testimony.
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Robert Mardian
H.R. Haldeman
White House
John Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Wone
Watergate
Nixon
Supreme Court
Mitchell
New York
California
Ehrlichman
Mardian
Arizona
New Mexico
Killer Storm Blows Out of Europe Seawinds Leave 79 Dead
A powerful European storm system lasting three days swept across Britain, Scandinavia, and the Baltic, killing at least 79 and sparking vast damage. Seven Norwegian seamen died when a fishing boat capsized off Norway. British areas suffered 24 deaths as floods and outages disrupted homes and transport. Winds reached 90 mph near Goteborg, with heavy snow drifts blocking roads and railways.
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Sweden
UPI
Europe
Baltic
Northea
Scandinavia
Britain
Norway
Coast Guard
Scheveningen
The
Hague
North Sea
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Vinga
Goteborg
Lebanese Christians Battle Army as Truce Shrinks
In Beirut clashes between Christian militiamen and the army intensify as a four day blockade of the Tal Zaatar refugee camp continues. Police report at least 11 killed and about 75 kidnapped in 48 hours, raising nine months of civil war toll to about 8,050 dead and 17,150 wounded. Premier Karami sends armored carriers to aid food convoys, but escorts retreat after Christian fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Rashid Karami
Tal Zaatar
Phalangist
Camille Chamoun
Liberal Party
Dikwaneh
Bonded Vault Co robbery arrests span three states
Police in Rhode Island Massachusetts and Connecticut announced nine suspects were arrested in connection with the August 14 daylight robbery of the Bonded Vault Co Providence. Officials declined to comment. A separate civil rights suit alleges FBI overstepped in a March apartment raid tied to Patricia Hearst. QE2 reports no injuries after a New Year Caribbean cruise incident. American Motors challenges California fines over air standards and engine bans.
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Bonded Vault Co
Providence
Code Island
Massachusetts
Julius C. Michaelson
FBI
Alexandria
Patricia Hearst
LS. District Court
Elizabeth Ann Norton
Miss Hearst
Miss Norton
American Motors Corp
California
California Air Resources Board
Rizzo Begins Second Term Refuses Tax Pledge
Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo vowed not to raise taxes in his second term while calling for fiscal responsibility during inauguration. he contrasted “perennial prophets of doom” with a confident view of the city’s finances amid his landslide November reelection.
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Frank Rizzo
Philadelphia
Rizzo
New York
Hruska
Senate
Argentina records record 334.8 percent inflation in 1975
Argentina’s cost of living surged 334.8 percent in 1975 per the national statistics institute, the worst in the country’s history. December alone saw prices jump 115 percent amid a broader economic crisis.
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National Statistics Institute
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