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The Dallas school trustees voted 7-1 the other day to bar sugar-rich or zero-nutrition foods and drinks from school vending machines. The move could spark similar decisions across the country, which is why the $5 billion vending machine industry is watching closely. Trustee Nancy Judy was the persuasive mover behind the board’s decision to provide…
It was done so quietly a few days ago in Richmond, Va. But it may spread to: ether states if citizens are not alert. House bill 13-19 was dropped into the state legislative hopper by delegate L. Ray Ashworth at the request of the Virginia Electric & Power Co. The bill would permit Vepco to…
Consumers who spend hundreds of hours a year earning money to pay for their food purchases will not spend 10 hours a year learning about what foods to buy and what foods to avoid. Yet consumers are complaining strenuously about rising food prices, inadequate nutrition, suspicious fillers and additives and agribusiness deals such as the…
In the category of things that have been taken for granted for too long, try the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). For years millions of Americans have ordered or used the numerous pamphlets, reports, hearings and other government documents, led by the all-time government bestseller — “Infant Care.” But now, hard times have befallen both…
While consumers are worried about today’s high energy prices, the giant oil industry cartel is planning for tomorrow’s price spiral by moving to control all energy sources. Already in control of natural gas, which comprises nearly a third of U.S. energy consumption, the oil companies dominate over half of the uranium reserves and twenty percent…
Almost daily, big industry’s top executives are demanding a moratorium or drastic slowdown in the country’s efforts to advance the health and safety of its citizens. Albert W. Turner was once an executive with Southern California Gas Co. Today, as chairman of the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, he has lashed out at…
Almost daily, big industry’s top executives are demanding a moratorium or drastic slowdown in the country’s efforts to advance the health and safety of its citizens. In the process of excusing their own mismanagement and shortsightedness, these corporate bosses are coordinating a powerful drive to make the peoples’ health and safety the first area of…
Can consumers in Michigan change the position of Sen. Robert Griffin (R-Mich.) against the consumer protection bill (S. 707) in time to enact this important inflation-fighter before Congress goes home this month? This interesting experiment in democracy is now going on throughout Michigan with our support and encouragement. Petitioners are asking citizens to sign manifestos…
The retail price of antifreeze has tripled between 1973 and 1974, soaring from approximately $1.90 a gallon to $5.50 a gallon. Bewildered consumers want to know why. Wouldn’t you think that somewhere in a federal government that is supposedly committed to fighting inflation and anti-competitive practices there would be a coherent report or explanation? Well,…
Ed and Joyce Koupal, the indefatigable leaders of the People’s Lobby in California, think Americans should rediscover those mechanisms of self-government—the initiative, the recall and the referendum — and they’re taking their skilled signature-gathering experience nationwide to build support for a constitutional amendment establishing a national initiative and national recall. Last June the Koupals were…