ACTION LINE Receives Consumer Inquiries On Scams And Flea Collars
Readers report a beef price scam at a Gardena meat company with a deposit given for a lower priced cut, and questions about mileage on a used Plymouth tied to Avis rentals. ACTION LINE investigates advertising fraud, mileage records, and animal health concerns from flea collars, with officials noting potential hazards and agency oversight.
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Chrysler Corp
Avis Rent A Car Systems, Inc
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Collar safety and set decor confusion on TV show
The article warns about dog collar deworming collars causing skin reactions or vomiting if dogs get wet or if the collar is too tight. It also describes a collage of wooden blocks used as a decorative egg crate effect behind Diana’s desk, with about $61,000 tied up in permanent set decorations for the show, per Sam Jones.
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New Social Security Office Opens in Lakewood Area
A new Social Security office opened mid September at 5717 Lakewood Blvd in Lakewood. It serves Lakewood Bellflower Hawaiian Gardens Paramount and the Long Beach 90805 area. The notice advises callers to include address and telephone details when contacting Action Line and asks readers not to send unsolicited items.
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California leaders react to Agnew resignation shock
State and local figures react with shock and mixed satisfaction after Vice President Agnew resigns. Governors Reagan Connally emerge as potential successors while others call for stability and reform amid a turbulent national crisis.
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Glendale
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Jerome Waldie
D-Antioch
Waldie
Bill Bund
James Hayes
Edwin Wade
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