Audacious Las Vegas notes and odd water woes dated Sept 4 1966
A column catalogues outlandish insurance ideas and public notices while reporting a leaky water reservoir near Valley View and Martin. It cites local officials passing responsibility to the water district, and an army of rodents prompting action as gallons leak daily. The piece surveys TV blunders, road sign errors, and political ads shaping public perception.
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Lloyd’s of
London
Lloyd’s
Las Vegas
Ralph Lamb
Sandy Smith
Chicago Sun-Times
Walter Baring
Clark County Fair Board
Valley View
Martin
Hinson
The Vulnerable Americans book review
San Francisco reviewer critiques Curt Gentry's The Vulnerable Americans as a wide ranging study of consumer deception. The author coins wordsmithing and salescon man, notes fraud from slot machines to price fixing, and questions packaging and timing while praising the book's clarity and anecdotes. The review ends by questioning the book’s value given late page delays.
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San Francisco
UPI
Curt Gentry
Doubleday & Company
America
Gentry
Doubleday
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