Pyrex Explosion Issue Leads to Compensation Offer
A consumer reports a Pyrex dish exploded in an oven causing mess and injury risk. Corning Glass Works through Mary Emerson offers a $1395 Carringwale Roaster as compensation while noting normal policy requires return of broken cookware. The CPSC is informed and may require a letter copy.
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Corning Glass Works
Corning
Mary Emerson
Corning Customer Service Department
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Cpsc Bureau of Compliance
Westbard Ave
Bethesdand
Heated Blazer Owner Faces Persistent Repairs
A July first purchase of a Chevrolet Blazer is linked to repeated top and component failures. The fiberglass top cracks six times, tires wore out after 7,000 miles, and issues include a grinding transmission, brake fade, gas pedal detaching, and a loose shock absorber. Dealer and Chevrolet reportedly issued repairs and a service bulletin, with warranties covering the top fixes and tires tied to snow tire wear, though new problems continue arising.
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Chevrolet
G.T
Art school refund dispute prompts consumer help row
A reader seeks help over a misrepresented refund clause at Art Instruction School of Minneapolis. The contract requires 50 percent payment plus 50 dollars or 387.41 after withdrawal in the second quarter, despite promises of a full refund if leaving after four months. Help-Mate advises legal counsel or state attorney general, with witnesses backing the claim and school official defenses.
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Art Instruction School of
Minneapolis
Ronald D Clark
National Home Study Council
State Attorney General's Office
Customer gets credit for dead roses from Michigan Bulb Co
R T complains about miniature roses from the Flower of the Month Club in Grand Rapids MI that arrived dead with mold. After trying to grow them and receiving only a bill, the company cancels the $4.15 charge and offers a credit as the issue involved a 1972 selection no longer offered this year.
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Flower of the Month Club
R.T
The
Michigan Bulb Co
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Fire resistant child sleepwear and asbestos concerns
A reader questions asbestos in children's flame retardant pajamas and asks how long flame retardancy lasts. Officials say asbestos has not been used in such products. standards require protection through ten launderings and specify safe detergents. Most sleepwear now meets or lacks labels confirming noncompliance.
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J. C. Penney
J.H
National Bureau of Standards
Free Vacation Fee Return Prompts Consumer Help Row
A reader shares a dispute with Hanover House over a $15 registration for a vacation offer that promised free accommodations. Months later a motel fee of $7.50 per person per night plus a $10 deposit was demanded, prompting requests for a refund. Hanover House refunded $13 and says the promotion was halted in California after inquiries.
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Hanover House
J.S
Hanover
California
Consumer calls for full ingredient labeling in foods
Michael Gryzbinski’s death after an allergic reaction highlights missing ingredient lists on foods. Lawmakers and groups like Label Inc push for a Truth in Food Labeling bill requiring complete ingredient disclosure to protect people with allergies and dietary needs.
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Oneludine Label Inc
The
Food and Drug Administration
Benjamin Rosenthal NY
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