FTC proposes price disclosure rules for funeral homes
The FTC would bar unfair practices in the 2 billion dollar funeral sector and require price lists over the phone. It cites misrepresentation and disparaging remarks to push costly services and vows fines up to 10000 per offense. Service Corporation International agrees to refund about 100000 to customers who paid for cremations.
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UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Service Corporation International
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LV Police Sergeants Exonerated by Grand Jury
Clark County Grand Jury cleared two Metro police sergeants William Litton and Christian Goetzke of alleged battery false reports and conspiracy related to a July 26 incident. They were demoted, transferred, and suspended without pay after internal affairs investigated two alleged victims Sheryl Nelson and Vincent Mathews. The jury's no-bill verdict followed witnesses including polygraph experts and testimony about the officers' off duty conduct and bar visits before meeting the victims.
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Clark County Grand Jury
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BIA
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Mathews
Miss Nelson
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Fremont
Florida Fox fugitive turns author in San Francisco tour
John Wilam Clouser, once the FBI's Florida Fox and on the Most Wanted List for nine years, promotes his book The Most Wanted Man in America during a San Francisco visit. The fugitive taunted J Edgar Hoover, fled in 1974, and later reappeared via a national crime computer.
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UPI
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FBI
Washington
John Wilam Clouser
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Fox
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Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clouser
Clark County DA Gets Grant for Conspiracy Prevention Project
The Clark County District Attorney's Office wins a $459,358 federal grant, with county and state match, to launch a four phase conspiracy prevention program over 18 months. The Economic Opportunity Board posts over $86,000 for counselor training and transportation aid for low income families. Clark County Legal Services receives $40,000 for civil legal aid, and the Metropolitan Police Department gains $38,613 to install a microwave antenna on Sunrise Mountain to improve radio communications.
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Economic Opportunity Board of
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Rockefeller concedes Auditor Shortage in Medicaid Nursing Homes
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, testifying to the Moreland Act Commission, said New York could have used more auditors to review nursing home books as Medicaid costs rose. He cited a $1.5 billion 1971 deficit and noted he did not recall meeting indicted operator Bernard Bergman.
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Nelson Rockefeller
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Bernard Bergman
Bergman
Abram
Samuel Hausman
Hausman
Norman Hurd
Dr Bergman
Dr. Bergman
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