Consumer agency efforts mark 1977 losses and 1978 hopes
1977 saw Carter fail to push an independent consumer protection agency and many consumer bills. Nader cites higher prices as a chief loss while advocates note gains such as debt collection limits and air bag rules. Inflation, coffee costs, and new labels dominated public concern with mixed Congress support.
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Wham
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Department of Transportation
Ralph Nader
Senate
Mark Green
Congress Watch
Nader
Green
Esther Peterson
Carter
Consumer Affairs
Carol Tucker Foreman
Consumer Federation of America
Agriculture
Food and Consumer Services
Michael Pertschuk
Senate Commerce Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Television ads draw FTC probe says Pertschuk
The article notes Pertschuk targeting ads aimed at children promoting high sugar foods and launching an FTC inquiry. Nader claims Carter appointees cracked down on unsafe fee practices with Virginia Knauer supporting a more favorable stance than at year start. Muzorewa comments on a meeting with Ian Smith and discusses abortion as one option among many.
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Pertschuk
FTC
Nader
Carter
Virginia Knauer
Energy crisis paralyzes nation in 1977 winter
The 1977 energy crisis left Americans cold as record snowfalls and gas shortages shuttered thousands of businesses and schools. President Carter launched a National Energy Plan pushing conservation, coal and nuclear power while expanding the Department of Energy.
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Stan Benjamin
Associated Press
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Carter
Department of Energy
James R. Schlesinger
Carter Administration
United States
U.S
Alaska
Huge surpluses challenge U.S. farmers in 1978 outlook
AP FILE dispatch explains that despite record grain harvests and lasting price lows, U.S. farmers face little financial improvement in 1978. Large stockpiles of wheat and corn suppress prices while government set-asides and higher input costs pressure incomes, as livestock sectors struggle and dairy gains depend on supports. Net farm income fell from 1976 to 1977.
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Knauer
United States
Kenneth R. Farrell
Economic Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Brazil
U.S
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Congress
Inter
Don Kendall
Washington
Miculture Department
Department
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Japan
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Standard Oil of
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Franklin's
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