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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 Jane Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, first female Mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1979 - 1983, served as head of consumer affairs 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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