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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1973
Page
12
Consumer Notes summarizes weekly public service items from agencies and news sources as prepared by staff reporters for the Independent Press Telegram. It covers notices, tips, alerts, and guidance across consumer topics and local services.
Eddie Campos leads the Outraged Consumer Action Committee in Inglewood as he promotes lemon car reform. The group seeks a three year unlimited mileage warranty, free loaners after 24 hours of repair, tighter manufacturer dealer control, and options to replace or refund faulty vehicles.
The FDA warns sunlamps can cause painful sunburns and possible lasting eye damage. The Bureau of Product Safety notes some users overexpose, with one minute under a lamp equaling about an hour in the sun. Eye protection is often skipped, contributing to injuries. Of 70 cases studied, 73 percent were female, 27 percent male, and over half were teens aged 12 to 19.
The California Beef Council explains beef price levels to consumers, noting the two year grow time and large input requirements before a steer reaches market weight. It stresses supply and demand drive prices despite farmer costs.
In Sacramento a bill to aid small businessmen in collecting bad checks was killed by an Assembly committee after critics argued the measure was too harsh. Assemblyman Burke faced questions about intent to defraud, with opponents saying existing laws already cover prosecutions. supporters warned it could convict innocent writers. The 6-D verdict kept AB 264 in committee after a 15 minute hearing.
Senate leader James Mills introduces no fault auto insurance plan backed by the California Trial Lawyers Association. It caps wages and medical benefits at 5,000 per injured motorist or passenger, regardless of fault, while allows recovery for damages not covered by no fault. Politically, rival Assemblyman Jack Fenton favors a 50,000 cap and conditions suit eligibility on medical bills over 1,000.
Solon targets the University of California system in a financing dispute, alleging an extreme level of corporate investments surpassing trillions. The claim cites UC Sacramento as a focal point in the debate over where pension and endowment funds are allocated.
Assemblyman John F. Dunlap pressed UC regents Tuesday to pressure companies UCInvests in to end operations in apartheid South Africa. Mills warned the bill may not lower insurance rates but would raise motorist coverage substantially.
A cited legal dispute alleges the Mount docket group and Fenton claim the Mills bill 83 429 would erase numerous damage trial outcomes and attorney fees. The statement argues the bar association’s actions would wipe out many pending cases and costs.
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