Patent fraud and consumer woes raise help questions
A Tucson reader asks Action Please! about a Washington patent bureau scam and losing drawings to an unregistered agent. The office warns no one from that bureau can practice before the USPTO and advises caution with nonregistered promoters.
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Bureau
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Robert D. Edmonds
Government
Action
Washington Bureau of Patent and Trademark Services
Patent and Trademark Office
Office
Tucson
Twin-plant boom seen on Tucson border
Tucson and other border cities may gain from a coming twin plants bonanza as Europe and Japan raise labor costs. The Southwest Border Regional Commission will open a Tucson office in January led by Cristobal Aldrete and Bob Toberman, aiming to lure foreign investment and improve regional living standards.
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Europe
Japan
Southwest Border Regional Commission
Commission
Cristobal P. Aldrete
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Aldrete
Ber
Mexico
Nogales
Douglas
Belgium
Border Commission
Washington
Bob Toberman
Organization of U
Self-Serve Cash at Stacey's Luncheonette
Traverse City reports Stacey's on Main Street uses a trust based system with no cashier. Patrons ring their own bills, drop money in the register, and retrieve change. Owner Julia Stathakis says honesty prevails, noting only a rare shortchange incident and that the till often ends over.
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Traverse City
Mich
Stacey's
Marana school bond drive aims to sway final vote
Marana School District officials push a late campaign for a 2.45 million bond plan to raise taxes by 75 cents per 100 evaluated value. The district seeks funds for two new elementary schools and renovations as growth surges in the northwest Tucson area, amid recall petitions targeting three board members.
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Marana
Tucson
Thornydale Elementary
Nels Havens
Havens
C. Brad DeSpain
Tucson National Golf Course
Thornydale School
Marana Ele
Ex-AF officer wins bid to reinstate over nuclear stance
John H. VanderMolen, a former Air Force lieutenant, wins a U S Circuit Court ruling ordering reinstatement, up to 10000 back pay, and removal of his 1971 discharge from records. The court found Air Force violations including denial of right to legal counsel at discharge and failure to inform him of this right.
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VanderMolen
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Vander Molen
Department of Housing and Urban Developer
Anchorage
Alasa
Chanute Air Force Base
Illinois
van der Molen
Vander Melen
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