BUSINESS Superpower Summit Set in November
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to - MANCHESTER HERALD. Monday. July 1, 1985 MANCHESTER FOCUS WEATHER Cloudy sky tonight; Heimer a candidate Fireworks, barbecue Oilers stay alive BUSINESS same Wednesday for vacancy in 8th I make Fourth busy in LL tournament ... page 2 Are you unwittingly caught in the gray mlarket? ... page 10 ... page 11 ... page 15 may risk allergic reactions or other problems of distributor. Gray-market retailers may offer their When you have opened a new bottle of your favorite own warranties, but they may not conform to U.S. health they cannot anticipate. “ There are no consumer warnings for the gray perfume recently, have you noticed the fragrance is standards of quality and may not be for factory- market,” says Herbert Sax, execuUve director of the not as strong as you recall in the past? Or when your authorized service here. trusted name-brand watch suddenly has gone on the Your Coalition to Preserve the Integrity of American blink, has the jeweier told you the necessary part to fix • Some products, such assjjatteries, which require Trademarks, a U.S. trademark association. it is not available? What's the problem? Could it be Money's cool, dry storage, are being trah ^ rted in improperly “ Thus, we urge consumers to search for clues and that, in both cases, you have been caught in the gray ventilated cargo holds. Such shipments can result in ask questions to make sure they are purchasing market? '' Worth invisible damage to the products. \ trademarked products intended for U.S. consump tion. When buying a gray-market product, a Hanrh^atfr Mpralji Gray-market goods appear to be the same quality, I Sylvia Porter • Instructions for electronic items requiring ....... * Tuesdkv.Tuesd|ly. JuJuly 2, 1985 — Single copy: 254 trademarked products you're accustomed to b ^ in g assembly may ue written in other languages. Unless consumer may save a few dollars. But the consumer Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm — but actually they may differ in important reswcts. you’re multilingual or technically handy, you may also may be forfeiting a U.S. warranty and the assurance that the product conforms to H-S. safety In discount and certain chain stores, you-jpay be own a product you cannot operate. buying low-priced trademark goods that aren't what • The product may not meet U.S. environmental standards or labeling and ingredient laws.” they seem to be. The legalities of gray-mahket goods the trademark owners. The goods include hundreds of products purchased or used every day ranging from laws. This problem is commonly found in automo To protect yourself, ask questions about warranties are at the heart of major govemment-mdustry biles. As a result, the U.S. buyer may be forced to and instructions when buying noticeably price- Reagan discussions. \ such personal care items as cosmetics and pharmaceuticals to more expensive merchandise, spend several thousand dollars merely to comply with reduced trademark goods. But my point is that you, the consumer, hav^ the such as autos, watches and crystal. They reach the U.S. emission control standards. Deal with retailers well-known for their emphasis Superpower right to a bargain if you find one, but you also have the U.S. through unauthorized routes, and although they • There are potential safety problems with on customer service. gray-market foods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. to greet right to know a gray market exists. And often, that's may suit the needs of buyers in foreign countries, Read labels carefully and comparison shop. where your “ bargains" are. purchasers in this country may find problems. For Seme may contain substances, dyes or additives that are allowed in other countries but are prohibited in the And don't be afraid to open the sealed package Gray-market products bear U.S. trademarks, are instance: before leaving the store. Buying in the gray market • The product, such as a camera, is not covered by United States. Such products frequently bear no manufactured for sale and use abroad and are can be a risky deal for you. ^ hostages ingredient Iphcis and consequently some consumers brought into the United States without the consent of a warranty for service by an authorized U.S. summit set By Danlela locono Loss of Navy contracts United Press International Business FRANKFI:RT. West Germany in November — Twenty-nine of the freed Am eri In Brief Shipyard’s future remains in iimbo 4 can hostages, some clutching By Helen Thomas observance. flowers and small American flags, But the Kremlin notified Reagan left West Germany with their loved In the past year. General Dynamics United Press Internatlonol QUINCY. Mass. (U PI) — The future project will be finished by Memorial bitter disappointment and a serious that Gorbachev would not be on ones today and flew to the United Blackwell has been under investigation for 2 of the General Dynamics’ shipyard in Day 1986. Observers said the shipyard setback." said Rep. Brian Donnelly, hand for either event. States and a presidential welcome. allegedly filing false claims, falsifying WASHINGTON - President Quincy, and its 4,500 workers, was in may be forced to close. D-Mass. jVhen he first came into o f f ^ . A red and white TW A L-1011 joins firm financial records and manipulating the Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail doubt today following the loss of two “ Once again, we must consider our Donnelly said he would arrange a Reagan rejected the concept of a aircraft, carrying 29 of the 39 1 T h e Carl A . stock market. Gorbachev will meet for the first major Navy contract bids. ability to remain an economically meeting “ as soon as possible" with “ get acquainted meeting” prefer hostages, departed from the U.S. Zinsser Agency, 750 time in a three-day get-acquainted The Navy on Friday awarded a $321 viable and competitive operation," the shipyard officials, the secretary of the ring a full-scale substantive sum Rhein-Main Air Base at 1:24 p.m. Main St., has an session Nov. 19-21 in Geneva, million contract for three oiler ships to company said in a statement. Navy and the Massachusetts congres It has also been probed for allegedly mit that would produce concrete (7:24 a.m. EDT). It was expected nounced that David Switzerland, site of the nuclear Avondale Shipyards Inc. of Avondale, “ We expect to make a decision sional delegation to discuss the yard's trying to bribe government officials results. In the past year, he has H. Blackweii has arms talks, administration offi to arrive at .Andrews Air Force La., and a $133 million contract for two regarding the future of the Quincy future. with gifts and charging personal been more amenable, some ob joined the real est cials said today. Base at 3 p.m. EDT. surveillance ships to Bethlehem Steel of Shipbuilding Division in the very near He said he would also meet with top expenses to overhead accounts of servers say anxious, for a meeting ate firm. The date and place of the first Ten of the 39, held as hostages for Sparrows Point. Md. future." General Dynamics officials to “ im weapons contracts. with Gorbachev to size him up and Blackwell is a meeting between the two leaders 17 days in Lebanon after two Shiite A Navy spokesman said both con Since May. the shipyard has laid off press upon them" the importance of was nailed down Monday when to break the deadlock in the arms Moslem gunmen hijacked TWA graduate of East In May, Navy Secretary John Leh- tracts were awarded to the lowest about 1,500 workers, bringing employ finding new work for the Quincy Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Do talks. Flight 847 from Athens June 14, Catholic High men wrote a letter to General Dynarfi- bidder. ment down to just under 4,500. The shipyard. brynin visited the State Depart chose either to continue their School, Class of ics Chairman David S. Lewis, question Early this year, national secur The news was a blow to the Quincy layoffs were speeded up by the loss of The Quincy yard is currently building ment, officials said. travels in Europe or to return to the 1972. He is a ing “ the integrity and responsibility” of ity affairs adviser Robert McFar- shipyard, which has no other bids or another contract for an oiler ship. the last of three supply ships for the Negotiations for the summit United States separately. The member of the St. the company. Lewis has since retired. lane told reporters that if the two proposals pending and whose current "The loss of these two contracts is a military’s Rapid Deployment Force. meeting had been under way over hostages were released Sunday. Bridget Church leaders get together it would be a period of months. Reagan The departing hostages, some Parish Council. He described as a “ meeting" rather extended an invitation to Gorba carrying TWA travel bags and lives at 111 Baldwin than a “ summit.” chev to visit Washington with aides clutching flowers and small Am er Road in There was no immediate White noting that it was the Russian ican flags, received a rousing Manchester. David Blackwell House comment on the elevation of Search firm gives U.S.-SOVIET TRADE leader’s turn to come to the United sendoff from a crowd of about 400 veteran Soviet Foreign Minister States. Former Presidents Ri people at the airport. Andrei Gromyko to president of chard Nixon and Gerald Ford both “ Thank you very much," Allyn Rein’s Dell makes guide the Soviet Union. traveled to the Soviet Union during Conwell of Houston, a spokesman Business makes a comeback He has been replaced by Edward VERNON — Rein's New York Style Deli has execs ‘golden cuffs’ the 1970s and Jimmy Carter and for the group during the crisis, A.