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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1982

Page

5

Consumers Protected From Credit Card Billing Snags

LOUISE COOK explains how the Fair Credit Billing Act protects consumers from billing errors and defective merchandise. Creditors must investigate in 30 days, correct within two billing cycles, and allow dispute without late fees if the error is valid. If no error, pay original bill plus any charges.

Hinckley Trial Prosecution Breezes Through Opening Phase

Prosecutors rest their first stage after presenting Hinckley’s cross country odyssey from a Lubbock pawnshop to the Washington Hilton shooting Reagan. Nine witnesses traced a nine month path while defense psychiatrists prepare insanity testimony to counter a sane verdict.

Washington John W. Hinckley Jr Roger M. Adelman Hinckley Reagan Lubbock Texas Washington Hilton Jodie Foster Gregory B. Craig Secret Service Timothy McCarthy Thomas Delahanty McCarthy White House Delahanty James Brady

Television Violence Study Warns of Child Aggression

Washington AP report highlights an Institute of Mental Health study stating overwhelming evidence links television violence to aggressive behavior in children and teens. The review covers prime time and weekend children’s programming, noting frequent violent acts and poor health messaging.

Washington National Institute of Mental Health Herbert Pardes Pardes National Association of Broadcasters

Weather Aids Crop Planting Across Nation

Washington AP reports clear conditions boosted spring field work with corn planting about 20 percent complete for the week ending May 2, down slightly from last year’s 22 percent and the 22 percent average. Emergence varies by state as moisture and late spring slow progress in some regions.

Washington Michigan South Dakota Colorado Georgia Ilinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia Wisconsin Commerce and Agriculture Oklahoma Texas Idaho

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