Advertising industry under FTC fire and politics mix
A Washington note marks leaders of ad agencies pledging a new push while FTC scrutiny rises over celebrity endorsements. The column heckles proposed laws letting the agency probe big firms, levy fines, and could reshape TV ads and episodes of major shows. It also riffs on divorces, weddings, weather woes, shingling in rain, and a college offering taxation study, as readers vent about current events and a crowded political scene.
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Federal Trade Commission
Pat Boone
Pat
Joe Namath
Bill Cosy
QO. J. Simpson
Congress
FTC
Big Corporation
Dear Dr Thesteson On Polymyalgia Rheumatica
A reader reports being diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica and asks Doctor Thesteson for information. The letter notes difficulty finding printed material and requests guidance on the condition.
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Dr. Thesteson
J. M
Polymyalgia rheumatica overview and patient questions
A health column discusses polymyalgia rheumatica a disease of older adults with pain and stiffness in the back neck and shoulder regions and potential arteritis that can threaten vision if untreated with steroids like prednisone. It notes early treatment can relieve symptoms and even cure the condition.
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Thesteson
World Market Stiff Exports Price Hard To Follow
Roderick Turnbull explains the gap between export and farmer prices in wheat. A Brazil tender reveals offers from American Japanese and European firms, with prices from $136.67 to $140.56 per ton and a spread of $3.89 a ton.
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Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas City
Brazil
Gulf
Higher Interest Rate Squeezes Buyers Across Loans
AP Business writer Kristin Goff reports that Fed rate hikes are tightening credit, pressuring buyers in auto loans and mortgages as federal funds rise to around 7 percent. Mortgage rates top 9.3 percent nationally, reaching 10 percent in California and hot markets. Meanwhile tax cuts shrink and inflation plans face labor opposition amid Boeing’s $900 million aircraft deal with Singapore Airlines.
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Kristin Goff
NEW York
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
California
White House
AFL Cio
George Meany
Boeing Co
Boeing
Singapore Airlines
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U.S. League of Savings Associations
Jacobe
Carter
House
Ways and Means
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Ottawa
S. Cedar
Kansas
Robert
Wellington
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S. Main
Hillcrest
Sere
Tim Conway
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