FTC role in guarding consumers against deceptive ads
The piece outlines the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to curb misleading health claims and false guarantees, noting court limits on words like easy or perfect. It traces the FTC’s shift from industry protection to consumer advocacy and cites cases such as a deceptive free book deal and a non French perfume.
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Brown warns grocers over free market critics
Rep. Clarence J. Brown Jr. of Ohio told the Grocery Manufacturers convention that American business has spent hundreds of millions to perfect products and services. He warned that legislative bounties against advertising could curb the free market unless the industry self examines abuses and answers critics.
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Hart Urges DOJ Opinion on Stripping Draft Deferments
Senator Philip A. Hart asks Attorney General Ramsey Clark to rule on the legality of canceling college student draft deferments for antiwar protests. Hart argues Hershey’s plan may violate the Constitution and due process and curb First Amendment rights.
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Thursday club and lodge meeting slate in city listings
Thursday events include Toastmasters at Eastern Lanes 7 30 p m Alpha Council 326 Jr OUAM 7 p m at 19 N Broad Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge 37 7 30 p m Castle Hall Orioles Nest 227 7 30 p m Chub Jefferson School PTA 7 30 p m School Auditorium State Patrol Auxiliary 8 p m Legon Home Pried Stone 83 Masonic Lodge 8 p m 808 Ninth Ave Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron 8 p m Armory OOF Lodge 956 8 p m 2304 Central Moose Lodge 501 8 p m Moose Hall Alcoholics Anonymous 8 30 p m Friday Optimist Club Manchester Motor Inn noon
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Denver Oil Shale Yields Varying Oil Per Ton
Oil shale in Denver yields oil amounts ranging from 10 to over 100 gallons per ton using conventional destructive distillation methods, reflecting wide quality in shale beds and potential for extraction.
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