GE faces FTC complaint over color TV claims
The Federal Trade Commission said GE cannot claim its appliances require less service or are superior to rivals unless proven. The complaint targets a 1973 color TV survey claim and GE's advertising.
31 Jan 1977
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1977
Page
1
The Federal Trade Commission said GE cannot claim its appliances require less service or are superior to rivals unless proven. The complaint targets a 1973 color TV survey claim and GE's advertising.
Pope Paul VI defends his ban on female priests comparing it to restricting women singers to the soprano section. He cites intemperate feminism and says the issue provokes an unduly troublesome reaction amid protests inside and outside the church at St. Peter's Square.
Senate leaders from both parties urged quick action on President Carter's emergency natural gas legislation. Democratic Leader Byrd warned the energy picnic is over and promised final action by Tuesday. Republican Baker urged preventing a winter crisis from becoming annual.
Japan's only living quintuplets marked their first birthday today. The two boys and three girls, born January 31 to Noriko Yamashita, 28, wife of a JBC reporter, are in good health but smaller than average.
Gov Brendan Byrne enforces wartime energy rule as state officials plan door to door checks for thermostat compliance. Spot inspections will follow to ensure adherence amid dwindling natural gas supplies and energy conservation efforts.
President Carter and Secretary Vance were surprised by a State Department statement praising Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov as a champion of human rights. Carter warned the approach could backfire and hinder progress in easing tensions.
On Australia Day the 189th birthday of the nation, scores of women defied lifeguards by sunbathing topless at Bondi Beach. The heat wave that raised Sydney’s temps to 104.7 degrees on Sunday eased to 77 degrees, allowing a cooler beach day in the city.
Partly cloudy with a chance of snow flurries tonight and Tuesday. Lows tonight zero to five above, highs Tuesday in the upper teens to low 20s. Snow probability 30 percent. Winds SW 10 to 20 mph. Births: Gary Hopkins son in New London. David Lowe son in Norwalk. Kevin Newton daughter in Norwalk. Harlan Smith daughter in Norwalk. Deaths: Albert E. Vogt, 77, Willard. Patricia Maerkisch, 37, Norwalk.
The Reflector halts its Opinion Line feature as the storm emergency strains the telephone network and local services. Officials urge residents to stay indoors and monitor official updates for reopening timelines.
Across the region, highways remain closed or hazardous after Friday's blizzard. Ohio National Guard helicopters ferried food and rescued a five year old boy, while bulldozers cleared roads in Ridgefield Township. State and county crewsworked nearly nonstop to reopen routes and transport patients.
Norwalk City Council plans to raise the mayor’s salary from 15000 to 18000. They will also weigh a conditional use ordinance allowing beauty and barber shops in two and multi family districts without rezoning with Board of Zoning Appeals consent.
Richland County Deputy Jesse Owens was shot in the arm while arresting three men for marijuana. He stopped a van at Grace Street and U S 42 around 4 p m. An all points bulletin seeks Timothy Thayer for his alleged weapon discharge.
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