Consumer rating split across industries in Harris poll
Chicago Tribune reports a Harris poll on consumer attitudes ranking car ownership and the oil industry as poor performers while food manufacturers and hospitals receive support for future focus. The study, labeled a landmark, finds 69 percent say consumer action has improved product quality and standards, yet 37 percent see worse handling of complaints over the last decade.
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Local couples honored for golden wedding anniversaries
A Long Beach area church hosts a golden anniversary for Stephen R. Vician and his wife, with children and grandchildren listed among attendees. Other celebrations include Raymond W. Rosenlof and Ray and Mary Gallipo anniversaries, plus Billings and Bays families honored at home gatherings. The long-time residents span Bellflower, Lakewood, Cerritos, and Seal Beach with varied careers and service roles.
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Our Saviour's Lutheran Church
Stephen R. Vician
Long Beach
Ts. G. F. Burk
Placeré
Robert
Vician
el Cajon
William R. Vician
Mason City
Iowa
Thomas A. Vieian
Palo Alto
Thas
Gur Sa““yiowr
Red Cross
Veterans Administration Hospital
Long Beach- Lakewood
American Lutheran Church Women's Conference
California Bible School Auxiliary
South Central Harbor Area
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Women
Raymond Ww Rosenlof
Bellflower
The
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Cerritos
Jim, Davis
Lakewood
Merlin Rosenlof
Carson
By. Rosenlof
Shell Oil Company
Mormon Church
Bellflower Ward
Salvation Army Temple
Amd
Claude W. Gallipo
Spokane
Wash
D. Helen Bihner Eid Gwen Gallips
Daniel Gallipo
la Puente
Gallipo
Salvation Army Moinisters
Bellflower City
California State Employer Association
Robert H. Billings
Jack Billings
Seal Beach
Charles R Billings
Grange
Glendale
Inglewont
Masons
the Ells
Mrs. Billings
Leisure World Community Church
Raymond Bays Sr
Inlaw
Raymond Bays Jr
Arthur L. Bays
Riverside
U.S. Post Office
Carter
Charles A. Vessels
Rod Vessels
Long Beach Yacht Club
Wessels
What’s new at home kitchen trends and tips
Judy Hazlett interviews Jan Brown Home Lifestyle Consultant for Whirlpool Corp about modern kitchen design. The piece notes turning kitchens back into social centers with people planning space, round tables or booths, and minor remodeling. It highlights the microwave oven as a key trend and discusses textures beamed ceilings and indoor outdoor styling.
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Jan Brown
Ms. Brown
Whirlpool Corporation
Brown
California
Amazing plant catalog tale ends in garden prank
Neighbors dismiss a nursery booklet full of unlikely claims on super growing trees banana plants and a Venus flytrap only to find the items failed and a joke about a prayer plant, with the family later admitting the catalogue misled them about real plants and prices.
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Babs
Jerry
Meyer
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Christine Winter
Chicago Tribune
Sentry Life Insurance Co
Harris
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C. W. Gallipos
the Raymond Bayses
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Stephen Vician
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Raymond Rosensgf
Claude Gallipo
Joyce Christensen
Judy Hazlett
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