20 — MANCHESTER HERALD, Monday, March 28, 1983 B U S I N E S S / C lassified Courthouse escapee Hadassah show, \Sprlng programs went off In stolen car was for peace In recreation New consumer movements wiser than in post page 3 ... page 11 • I a special section After a long dormanto consumer act ivists was on consumers by the score of Instead of dealing with itself the enemy! Big chance that a construc­ hostility. Consumers will) come out of it. period, the consumer themselves as a new inter­ 1 to 0. existing problems, the business interests can be tive solution to problems score: double 0. (“ Sylvia Porter's New movement is showing est of their own rather Still another supereffort emphasis is in the 1970s selfish, as we all know, can be developed that will Can it be that so soon Money Book for the 80s,” strong signs of taking off than on the needs of was launched to ban, in was on imposing shining and the ignorance of the benefit both consumers after these mistakes were 1,328 pages of down-to- again — and this time, the consumers as a whole. A effect, all TV advertising new principles on our consumer in the market­ and business. made we will forget them earth advice on personal and not take steps to avoid money management, is activist uptrend could last big drive was mounted to aimed at children — ig­ economy. Enforcement of place is an invitation to Cloudy tonight; well into the decade of the create a new federal con­ noring the vast quantity of long-existing rules professional consumer ANTI-BUSINESS dog­ any repetition during this now available through her Manchester, Conn. 1990s. new consumer activist column. Send $9.95 plus $1 sumer protection advo­ such advertising in stores against fraud, collusion, activists. But it is sheer matism in the late 1970s sunny Wednesday Tuesday, March 29, 1983 cacy agency staffed by and elsewhere, and the deception was forgotten. nonsense to ignore the even reached such absurd move? I refuse to believe for mailing and handling Why? Because stated or dedicated activists. Busi­ financial impact of the Result: an upside-down cost to business of many heights that consumer we could be that stupid, to “ Sylvia Porter’s New — See page 2 Single copy: 25C not. you don't like the nesses reacted violently ban. pyramid with more and high-sounding proposals activists wearing hats as that we will fail to heed the Money Book for the 80s,” prevailing assumption more rules at the top and federal regulators re­ past and thus will repeat in care of the Manchester Hanrlj^atpr Mrralb against this white the Result: The crusade and the reality that busi­ that the rule of big. reaction of the average seemed to concern almost less enforcement at the ness will pass on added fused to talk to industry on the past. I Herald, 4400 Johnson powerful special interests citizen was a charitable exclusively professional bottom. It had to capsize. costs to you. the theory that talking Thus, I hail me new Drive, Fairway, Kan. is always benign to you. “ ho hum." consumer protectors and It did. By automatically as­ itself would be “ selling consumer movem&nt as'it 66205. Make checks paya­ And in this era. you need Result: a defeat by few consumers them­ suming a hostile attitude, out." starts to swell and\ll the ble to Universal Press to stretch every dollar as default for the consumer selves. The entire adver­ BUSINESS IS not by activists doom any Result: more and more benefits that can (I^ope, Syndicate.) tising industry was mobil­ ized against the Federal Trade Commission on the grounds that the FTC was Reagan offers new Y o u r trying to arrogate to itself power to decide what was M o n ey's good and bad for you to see. This vehement oppo­ W orth sition made a cheesecloth Sylvia Porter out of the FTC’s authority GRossmft/rs to protect the consumer. arms control plan fin(^evRns p r o d u c t s com pRriY Score: consumer, 0. Still another mistake of gan’s “ zero-zero” option, a sugges­ the 1970s was that the By Helen Thomas Speakes said. “ We will not discuss far as you can. movement. tion that the Soviets scrap about Federal Trade Commis­ United Press International the specifics” of the negotiations. Question: Is it reasona­ Similarly, another big 500 missiles aimed at Europe’s sion launched a truckload Nonetheless, the staging of Rea­ ble to expect this revival effort was mounted to cities and the United States in of rules — without recog­ WASHINGTON - President gan’s statement with a scheduled of consumer feistiness to channel federal funds to return would withhold deployment nizing the limits on how Reagan offered a new iiiterim prior briefing for reporters pointed stay on track — when ail activists to participate in of 572 Pershing II and cruise far a non-elected body arms control proposal today to the to a new turn in the negotiations. other previous phases rule-making hearings and missiles this December in Western could go and with the Soviet Union, suggesting a reduc­ Reagan will expand upon Wed­ have failed? Europe. thus counterbalance the effect of inviting hatred. tion in the nu m ^r of medium- nesday’s statement Thursday in Answer: It is my firm power of business lobby­ Your Complete Spring range nuclear missiles in Europe. Los Angeles in an address to the No one is trying to defend Deputy White House press secre­ belief that the mistakes of ists. The direct benefit of the practices of swindlers. U.S. and Soviet negotiators met tary Larry Speakes told reporters city’s World Affairs Cuhcil, said the past will not be re­ this to the consumer is But all at once! in Geneva for 70 minutes and then Reagan will make a formal state­ Speakes. Reagan leaves Wednes­ peated. For instance, the obscure, to say the least. Result: consumer, 0; adjourned until May. Both sides ment on the subject of European day afternoon to spend the Easter focus of the last group of Result: A defeat for swindlers, 100. observed a news blackout, but intermediate-range missiles at 10 holiday in California. White House officials said Reagan a.m. EST Wednesday. Administration officials said would make a televised statement Speakes declined to say if the Reagan’s new proposal will limit Pr^ect Store Wednesday on the European mis­ United States had conveyed a new the number of medium-range siles issue. proposal to the Soviets but other missiles both sides have in Europe, Concrete crossties Earlier, government sources although it did not cite specific officials said Reagan gave the said Reagan’s announcement go-ahead for the new offer to be numbers. Wednesday would be on the offer to made today at the Geneva nego­ One official said that while the 3999 the Soviets. new proposal would not mention tiating table. There are no other speed freight trains, The interim proposal — pushed plans for the negotiators to meet specific numbers, it would seek a 4 Cu. Ft. KB 4 by NATO allies frustrated at the until May. verifiable plan to include equal w m a u m M i stalemated talks in Geneva — ,“We have consistently declined numbers of U.S. and Soviet mis­ f > 3 Cu FI Reg 24 99 21 99 would temporarily shelve Rea­ comment on the talks in Geneva,” siles. Under the plan, French and British missiles would not be saving fuel and time counted and the Soviets would not be.allowed to move missiles from Europe to Asia. By LeRov Pope early threat to the wood tie industry. On a related matter, Speakes United Press International For generations, cutting crossties U.S.says U.S.S.R. Herald photo bv Torquinio said Reagan has not made a final with the axe or a big timber saw has 2 2 9 decision on a new basing system NEW YORK — The average speed of been an off-season industry tor farmers for the controversial MX missile. freight trains has dropped on impor­ in many parts of the country. The newly He said Reagan will have an j It’S enough to curl her hair tant American routes from 75 miles an hewn ties are shipped to creosoting 50 Lb. Bag Reg. 2.49 still is aggresive announcement in mid-April on the hour in the 1950s to 40 mph today plants operated by the railways, often MiWILE CHIPS because of the poor condition of the just big open ponds of creosote. Medium size-app M X missile. Sharon Oliver Right does her first perm Sharon's best friend; until now, that is. There have' been widespread tracks. Inflation has pushed the cost of a Genuine white chips on Karen Sadoski at the Creative School Instructor Bonnie Gates, adjusts her WASHINGTON (UPI) - A State (Cambodia). reports that a presidehtial com­ Meanwhile, in Japan, the Soviet wood tie up from around $2 to around Department study says Soviet In addition to the arms sales, the mission on strategic policy has of hairdressing. Fortunately, Karen is student’s handiwork Union and some European countries, $19. Stewart said concrete ties cost arms sales to developing nations Soviets, according to the report, decided on a two-stage plan for the speed of freight trains has risen on between $40 and $50 but they last a lot appear to be slipping but the continue to use military and basing the missile. According to key routes until it rivals that of many longer, require very little maintenance Kremlin still is aggressively build­ technical advisers to spread their the reports, stage one would be to cargo aircraft.