Mark of quality American style
The American Society for Quality Control surveyed 7,000 households late last year and found half say quality has declined in five years while about one-quarter think it has improved and one-fourth say it stayed the same. More than 27 percent prefer foreign-made products, just under 24 percent favor US goods, with the rest viewing imports and domestic items as equal. The piece notes there is no single standard for judging consumer products and quality is often in the eye of the buyer.
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Associated Press
American Society For Quality Control
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Society For Quality Control
Leek
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumers Union
Forman
Florman
Thomas H. Hanna
Don de Voto
General Motors Assembly
Tarrytown
H.R. Bruskin
John Nevin
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Nevin
U.S
Public Debate Rises Over Quality Of 1980s Goods
Industry leaders and consumer advocates clash over whether big items like cars and major appliances are better now than before. Surveys show mixed views on small appliances clothing and everyday gadgets while experts cite faster wear and tougher recalls as signs of shifting quality.
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Ralph Nader
Nader
Monte Florman
Technical Department For
Consumers Union
Florman
Dollar Slump Deepens. Gold and Markets Deteriorate
The dollar dropped to a four week low against the yen in Tokyo and slipped against most European currencies amid heavy trading. Gold prices declined with London bullion houses at 483 to 492 per ounce and New York quotes at 483. Silver eased to 11.27 in London and 11.23 in New York. Analysts say the money supply drop may ease Fed pressure on rate hikes, while bond markets show nervousness over long-term yields. Wall Street splits over brokerage mergers as trade talks loom in Bermuda. Japan plans talks on limiting exports and savings institutions report large outflows. Auto-Train gains court approval to aid Virginia Florida service. Major banks post shrinking Q1 profits. only seven of fifteen exceed 50 cents earnings per dollar of assets.
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Tokyo Foreign Exchange
Europe
London
Hong Kong
New York
Handy & Harman
Comex
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Savings banks weigh money market funds move under New York ruling
Syracuse Savings Bank president Dale Weight and Quondaga Savings Bank chief Russell Carlson said they will study the state ruling allowing thrifts to offer money market funds before deciding. Muriel Siebert's decision may aid or hinder banks as regulators consider federal action, with experts split on the impact while withdrawals from savings accounts trend higher.
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Dale Weight
Russell Carlson
Syracuse Savings Bank
Quondaga Savings Bank
New York Superintendent of Banks
Muriel Siebert
Carlson
Siebert
Federal Home Loan Board
Supreme Court weighs coop price fixing in antitrust review
The Supreme Court asked the Justice Department for views on whether agricultural cooperatives may monopolize markets and fix prices. A Vermont milk processor, Fairdale Farms, sued the Regional Cooperative Marketing Agency alleging monopoly and price fixing. a trial court dismissed the price-fixing count but allowed the monopoly issue to proceed.
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Supreme Court
Justice Department
Executive Branch
Vermont
Fairdale Farms
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Association of Agricultural Cooperatives
ACMA
U.S. Agriculture Department
Fairdale
FHA RAISES MOBILE HOME INTEREST RATE
The Federal Housing Administration lifted rates for insured mobile home and property loan programs to 18 percent, up from 17, with 17.5 percent for combination mobile home and lot loans up from 16.5. Commissioner Philip Winn said the move aligns FHA rates with market rates to ensure loan funds. The change takes effect today amid HUD’s earlier 0.5 point rise in fixed-rate FHA-backed housing loan limits.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Philip Winn
Cnsumers
Winn
HUD
Your Money's Worth and the Single Pill Myth
A discussion of multi ingredient combination pills versus single ingredient options. It warns that more ingredients do not guarantee better outcomes and highlights the risk of unwanted side effects, urging individualized medical advice and caution about pharmaceutical advertising to doctors.
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Food and Drug
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