FTC rule to require ad claim data disclosure
The FTC announced a new rule requiring major advertisers beginning with car makers to disclose tests and data behind safety performance quality or price claims. The information will go to consumers, aiding informed choices about advertised products.
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FTC
Robert Pitofsky
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Pitofsky
Congress
Howard Bell
American Advertising Federation
Advertising Age
Ralph Nader
Nader
Thirteen Americans detained in Cuba for illegal entry
Thirteen Americans are detained by Cuba on illegal entry charges with eight to face a revolutionary tribunal. Radio Havana reports tie events to four Cuban fishermen jailed in Key West, who received six months in jail or $10,000 fines. Cuba condemns the sentences as disgraceful.
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Los Angeles
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State Department
Sprandel
GOP fails on Medi-Cal cuts in California Assembly
In Sacramento, Assembly Republicans failed to block a Democratic resolution urging the Reagan administration to restore Medi-Cal cutbacks and reimburse counties. The measure, backed by Assemblyman John Burton, claimed counties faced an extra 9 million dollars in costs after December cutbacks. The vote was 29 to 37, with Republicans arguing the Health Committee had not considered the measure.
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UPI
Assembly
John Burton
San Francisco
Frank Murphy Jr
Santa Cruz
Health Committee
Nationwide weather damp with scattered storms and hazards
A stormy system produced showers and thunderstorms across much of the United States with tornadoes reported from Minnesota to Texas. One tornado touched down near McCook Nebraska. other locales saw hail and high winds. Separately, FTC leaders urged substantiation for advertising claims, while trials in Los Angeles and London news items noted a life sentence for a murder arising from a hotel fire and a Druid festival trumpet call.
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Minnesota
Texas
Lompoc Flower Festival events fill late June calendar
Community listings detail the 19th Annual Flower Festival activities including queen talent show and ball at Veterans Memorial Building with Glen Henry Orchestra and emcee Rudy Vallee. Also scheduled are church bazaar, Moose beer barbecue, historical society dinner, chamber meeting, potluck at Nosoqui Falls, horse show, and parade events with dates June 12 to 27.
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Veterans Memorial Building
Glen Henry
Rudy Vallee
Sue Raney
Chamber of Commerce
Flower Festival
Terry Employment Agency
North H Street
la Purisima Catholic Church
South I
Olive
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Lodge
W. Laurel
Voss Group
la Salle Canyon
South H Street
Riles urges draft education for California seniors
California Board of Education discussed adding Selective Service information to social studies. Riles urged districts to inform seniors about draft data and require counselors to provide complete Selective Service information. No action was taken. The board noted 128,920 male senior students in California.
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Sacramento
UPI
Wilson Riles
California
Riles
State Board of Education
Curriculum Commission
Big Cities Reach $1.2 Billion Lake Erie Sewage Cleanup Pact
The EPA announced settlements with Detroit Cleveland and Atlanta to pay a total $1.2 billion for sewage cleanup aimed at saving Lake Erie and reviving the Chattahoochee River. The federal government covers $494.6 million while the cities and states share the remainder. EPA calls this a turning point in water quality efforts.
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UPI
Lake Erie
Georgia
Chattahoochie River
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Detroit
Cleveland
Atlanta
William D. Ruckelshaus
Betting bill sidetracked in California Assembly
The Assembly Governmental Organization Committee halted a measure to legalize greyhound racing and betting. Assemblyman Walter W. Powers said the bill could raise up to 150 million dollars annually for education and create about 18,000 jobs, while asserting dog racing would not unfairly compete with horseracing.
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UPS
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Powers
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