FTC opens hearings on funeral cost regulation in New York
The Federal Trade Commission will hold ten day hearings in New York to probe the high cost of dying and funeral industry practices. FTC attorneys Ellen Zweibel and Jan Constantine will hear witnesses, with Jack E. Kahin presiding, as they assess whether regulation is needed. The inquiry expands to Washington DC and other cities.
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Valerie Washington
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1976 National Book Awards fiction winner JR by Gaddis
The fiction prize goes to JR William Gaddis a 12 year old wheeler dealer story beating Humboldt's Gift Nabokov Woiwode Calisher Kaplan. Contemp affairs Michael Arlen Passage to Ararat wins. Poetry Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror Asbery. Burt Breen's Barn Edmonds. Other categories include The Great War and Modern Memory Fussell in arts and letters and Slavery in the Age of Revolution Davis.
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CB instant licenses available at city firm
Temporary citizens band radio operators license forms are at El-A-Co Electronics Inc. 235 Lodi St. Secretary Trudy Archer notes 500 copies of the temporary form will be sold for 10 cents each. The form lets the applicant operate for 60 days after mailing with $4 to the FCC. El-A-Co is open 9 to 5:30 today, 9 to noon tomorrow, and 9 to 4:40 for the rest of the week.
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Sohio raises gas prices by one cent per gallon
Sohio increases pump prices at company stations by one cent per gallon effective today. Cetron unleaded and regular rise to 56.9 cents, Boron premium to 60.9. Wholesale prices to dealers also rise, while heating oil drops two cents to 36.9 cents.
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Child survives Vernon Hills gas blast after Palatine apartment explosion
A gas explosion wrecked a Palatine Illinois apartment injuring six people including a child named Bernardo Javier Herrera 1 percent appears in Vernon Hills where the boy was blown through the roof and landed on an undamaged section. He suffered minor injuries. The parents and five others were injured in the blast early yesterday.
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High eyeglasses cost survey shows wide price gaps
A survey reveals retail prices for eyeglasses vary widely from $12 to $40 for plastic frames and $18 to $37.50 for single vision lenses in Los Angeles. Bifocals run $23 to $58.35 and contacts from $70 to $225. Department stores offer the lowest nationwide prices where in-store dispensing is permitted.
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Khmer Rouge Rule Expands Amid Cambodian Turmoil
Reports describe drought hunger and repelled uprisings as Khmer Rouge factions grow near the Thai border. Khmer Rouge control villages with few armed guards, fearing executions for any village death. Refugees cite disappearances and mass marching youths in Phnom Penh as embassies show bloc alignment.
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Lorain Man Shot in Ankle Near E 28th Street
A 29 year old Euclid Avenue man William Lucky Jr of 809 Euclid Ave was treated for a broken left ankle at St. Joseph Hospital after being shot while crossing E 28th Street near Pearl Avenue shortly after leaving the Playhouse Bar at 12 30 a m He did not see the shooter and was later released.
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Grain Prices in Ohio Markets After Trading
Grain prices averaged by elevators in Ohio markets after yesterday and today show Northeast prices for No 2 wheat 1.15 dollars, No 2 shelled corn 2.41, No 2 oats 1.46, No 1 soybeans 4.51. Northwest No 2 wheat 3.20, No 2 shelled corn 2.40, No 2 oats 1.47, No 1 soybeans 4.56. Central Ohio No 2 wheat 3.24, No 2 shelled corn 2.45, No 2 oats 1.54, No 1 soybeans 4.52.
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NOACA executive seeks rehabilitation program for director
Cleveland AP report states Frederick E. J. Pizzedaz, head of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, requested referral to a first offender rehabilitation program after being charged with petty theft tied to a $125 shoplifting incident. A May 27 court decision will determine acceptance into the program, which could lead to dismissal if completed successfully.
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Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
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Tappan Co Posts First Quarter Turnaround and Growth
The Mansfield-based firm reports first quarter earnings of about $900,000 or 31 cents a share on sales of $61.2 million, reversing a year-ago loss of $1.8 million on $48.1 million. A $300,000 tax benefit aided results as microwave oven sales lagged while other products rose. Air Conditioning Division operates in Elyria.
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AT&T proposes rate hike for interstate private lines
AT&T asks the FCC to approve higher interstate private line rates that would raise about seven million dollars for roughly 20 000 business customers mainly using short lines. The plan affects 75 percent of users and would replace the old two year old high low rate plan struck down last January.
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