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Consumer
1994
Betty Furness, actress/news consumer reporter (WNBC), dies at 78
1991
5% sales tax on consumer goods and services goes into effect in U.S.S.R.
1988
Hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case
1988
Consumer Reports calls for a ban on the Suzuki Samurai automobile
1980
1st consumer use of home banking by computer
1977
Consumer Product Safety Comn bans "TRIS" flame-retardant
1969
Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization knowns as Nader's Raiders
1958
Mkhuseli Jack, South African UDF-leader, consumer boycots
1953
U.S. controls on wages and some consumer goods were lifted
1940
Barbara Kelly, CEO, Scottish Consumer Council
1934
Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, Unsafe at Any Speed
1916
Betty Furness, actress, journalist/consumer advisor, NYC, WNBC
1916
Betty Furness, New York City, actress/consumer activist, Studio 1
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