Consumers talk back in May survey reveals complaints
The newspaper reports results from a national Better Business Bureau survey showing regional differences in consumer complaints. In Southern California poor service tops with 24 percent, followed by products not performing as represented at 22 percent and aggressive advertising at 20 percent.
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Hoffa shows fighting spirit after prison release
A few days after leaving federal prison, James Riddle Hoffa remains energetic in action and rhetoric. He orders suits, promotes prison reform, and has campaigned for inmate rights while pursuing parole goals through 1980. He continues to influence the Teamsters amid leadership tensions.
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Readers respond to education, labor coverage in editorials
Letters criticize a piece on compulsory education and praise labor contributions. The writers discuss accountability in public schools, defend dissent, and commend labor-led safety gains, arguing for objective views of workers and unions.
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Senior Center Seeks Small Food Gifts for Hungry Seniors
Pantry shortfalls grow as more Long Beach seniors visit the Senior Citizens Service Center at 408 E First St for emergency food. Center appeals for small contributions of food, noting that one can per 1,500 people would not burden donors but would greatly aid hungry seniors.
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Education fails to boost earnings say Harvard study
Harvard researchers led by Christopher Jencks report that schooling and desegregation have little impact on earnings. They find cognitive skill, heredity, and luck shape income more, with schooling marginally affecting cognitive skills and overall wages. Social policy implications spark debate.
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