Action Please Help With Consumer And VA Issues
A Tucson reader asks about returning a see through swimsuit and notes Arizona lacks swimsuit return laws. Health officials say clothing laws are unproven for disease spread. The VA benefits case shows dismissal requires counseling, with pending reinstatement after attendance. A clock radio repair issue is resolved. a mail order company finally ships to Ft. Huachuca.
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Anti candy ads push to curb TV promotions
Washington FTC action looms as consumer groups led by Action for Children's Television press for a ban on candy commercials sought to shield children from sugar lure. Peggy Charren cites broad support. FTC staff report due in September.
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UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Peggy Charren
Action For Children's Television
Michael Pertschuk
Commission
Ms. Charren
Pertschuk
GM Engine Switch Suit Continue as Lefkowitz Lawsuit Moves On
New York state judge rejects General Motors bid to dismiss a consumer fraud case over engine switches in GM cars. Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz pursued the action after winning a judgment last spring against GM for selling more than 5 000 Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs with faulty engines.
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New York
General Motors
Louis Lefkowitz
GM faces drop request in fraud suit over engine swaps
Reports allege GM swapped engines across divisions including Buick Oldsmobile and Pontiac without purchaser knowledge. Lefkowitz claims to have amassed substantial evidence of widespread engine substitutions. GM acknowledges the practice but says it is not improper. A consent agreement was entered later, reportedly to address the suit and restitution issues involving cheaper Buicks.
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Pontiac
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