State consumer protection bureaus expand to aid buyers
State and municipal agencies grow to shield consumers from fraud and misrepresentation. Massachusetts Massachusetts Consumer Council, created 1963, handles complaints, acts as ombudsman and lobbyist, with a budget under 75,000 to 200,000 over five years.
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Pennsylvania
Conswa Protection
New York City
Florida
Consumer Council
Sumer
Consumer’ Protection Bureau
Better Business Bureau
Federation of Better Business Bureaus
Chicago
National
Better Business Bureaus
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Association of Better Business Bureaus
Better Business
Bue Teau
Massachusetts Consumer Council
Dermot P. Shea
Department of Public Utilities
Banks
Insurance
Commissioners of Labor and Industries
Shea
Council
Letter writer fears catastrophe over rock festival plans
J A Robb of Carbondale argues against a large rock festival proposed on 1000 acres near the town. He cites traffic, sanitation, security, and cost concerns, urging readers to oppose unless properly controlled and regulated by law. He invites public input and asks readers to contact editors or representatives.
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Carbondale
J. A. Robb Carbondale
Southern Illinois folk rock festival concerns raise alarms
Editor warns readers of a massive upcoming festival in Southern Illinois fearing traffic jams, drug trade, and environmental damage. The piece criticizes lack of police protection and liability immunity for the organizers, urging readers to seek alternative entertainment options.
Editorials Delegate is too eager
Illinois editorial voices urge restraint as the Constitutional Convention moves toward rewriting the charter. Delegates should work through committees, but time away from Springfield aids consultation with constituents, family balance, and visibility at home, while reinforcing the link between delegates and voters.
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Ilinois
Springfield
Peter Temei
Chicago
Temei
Luria Linked to Illinois Microbiology Boom and Nobel Fame
Nobel laureate Dr Salvador Luria spent a decade (1950 to 1959) in microbiological research at the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana. Now at MIT, he helped form a quartet with Gunsalus Spiegelman and Halvorsen that made the university a world center for viruses and genetics, especially bacteriophages. His student James D Watson helped illuminate the genetic spiral.
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Salvador E. Luria
Hiinsis
Luria
University of Illinois At
Champaign-Urbana
MIT
Irvin C. Gunsalus
Sol Spiegelman
Orin H. Halvorsen
They Don't Understand The Festival Impact Says Mr Kost
In the Southern Tinoisan dated December 9, Mr Kast argues locals do not grasp how a festival on 80 acres and a narrow road could host 100000 to 200000 people and 10000 to 3000 autos. He questions school access, hospital transfers, road guards, water sufficiency, lake pollution, and property value effects. See Phemister Carbandale.
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Great City Road
SIU Arena
U.S. 51
The
Southern Tinoisan
Kast
Woodstock
Mr. Kost
Sth
Phemister Carbandale
Vision protection amendment urged by Illinois federation
Mrs Rose Rowell of the Mingis Federation of B and P W Clubs petitions lawmakers to amend the Illinois School Code. The proposal requires complete vision examinations for children before kindergarten first grade and again in fifth and ninth grades to detect amblyopia and other vision issues early.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Illinois Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc
Bonita Troutt
Minis Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Mlinois
John W. Ferree
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Illinois
Rose Rowell
Mingis Federation of B. & P. W. Clubs
Carterville
Copper credit card ready to fit every tax point
A predicted future features a single copper credit card worn on a silver chain that could work at supermarkets, gas stations, and even the tax collector’s office, simplifying purchases and payments across locations.
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Charleston
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York State
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Newsweek
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California
Lisich
Roberts
Southern Mlincisan
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Dixie
Low Asset Corporation
Hilino
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