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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1973)
P o rtla n d /!ib s e rv e r û lü a 1RS finds Safeway price control Ladina fra a Tonight • Q»n»r»l Adm B0< • Fr»« Parking • Comptât» Dining and B«v»rag» Faciliti»» • No Sunday Racing • Cloaad Circuit Color TV • PARI-MUTUEL WAQERINQ I Sorry, no children undor IJ odmittod) F untatile FAIRVIEW PARK Multnomah Kannat Club 723rd * Halaay — Ea»l out Banllald Frmway (BON) RESERVATION*: BAS-2IB1 Safeway Stores. Inc., be came the first major food chain to lie found in significant violation of the federal price rontrol program when it was announced that H6 items in the stores were sold at from one to 2<> cents over federal prire ceilings. The company offered to roll hark prices on certain meat items (including ham hocks, pork legs, w ieners and luncheon meats) at 553 stores in four of Safeway'a IS divisions, according to an IRS official in Los Angeles. The four divisions included 240 stores in the Los Angeles division: 203 in San Fran cisco division; 53 in El Paso division; and 57 in the Phoenix division. Investigators discovered that Safeway managers in the four divisions used the wrong date in determining allowable ceiling prices on the meat products. The food chain claimed the $80,965 in over charge* resulted from a "mis understanding," however it is interesting to note that al though Safeway was found in violation of overcharging for 28 7 * 2 8 8 7 Exclusive Showing meat that only the lower forms of meat was involved such as wieners, smoked ham hocks, lunch meat, bacon and pork legs. Such cuts as steak and roasts were not found to be among the items involved in the overcharge. Another interesting facet to the overcharge is that the items mentioned are normally sold in Black or minority areas. The price rollback in Los Angeles went into effect April 30. and the division has already completed prire ruts which returned $18,551 to buyers of the products in question. The prices have since been raised back to proper ceiling levels. The IRS official noted that while many small, indepen dent markets had been found in violation, mainly due to a lack of understanding of the ceiling price dates. Safeway was the first major chain to be found in significant violation, and the first to be found in violation on meats. Paul Campbell, public rela lion s supervisor for the Southern California Division of Safeway, said the misun derstanding came about due to a misinterpretation of rules which originally stated costs were to bo computed from the 3()day period of February 28 to March 28. A later clarification sped fled the date of March 28 should not be included in calculating the base price. Campbell said Safeway dis covered the mistake them selves in April. He said that in the case of certain wieners, for instance, Safeway was charging 97 cents a package instead of 95 cents. To correct the mistake they rolled back the price to 93 cents for the same number of days, then corrected the price back to 95 HOURS: '* " © Mon. • Sat. 7:15 p.m. Sunday - 3:45 YOUR KIND OF BLACK FILM June 21, 1973 P ige 5 Have your Birthday Party Free G ary Iaidd, Jefferso n High School P rep and S eattle U niversity s ta r B asketball player, a tte n d s the T railblazer rookie camp. H ere he is disucssing ram p with John I’e rs o r Koger in orde. showing Choir of E. Moselv stars as Reverend Jason U-e, an underworld hit man posing as a preacher to gain control of the ghetto syndicate in MGM's "Sweet Jesu s. P reach er Man exclusively at the Alameda Cinema. Music for the movie is sung by the Bethel Baptist South Los Angeles. ” GENEVA’S 4228 N. W illiam s Starting Thursday. Penneys summer sales take care of your family almost as well as you do. 15% off men’s underwear. Reverend Jason Lee takes dead aim on his assailant in “S w eet J esu s. P reacher Man". Attorney General warns vacation travel fraud StrrrT^ ROGER L MOSLEY • W l LIAMSMTH • IVICHALL FATAKI VWittei by STUART M A U tt N .»»I JO IN (IR U L L D • Pnxluced by LANE L CADf • Dipcted by I f N N N . S O £ L LL R IF * ME TROCOIOR Thursday •o low. a number of indivi I .ale spring is the time when all of us begin to think duals have apparently decided about places to go on a to "take a flyer" on the theory that they had little to lose. vacation and begin to recog However, reports from the nize at the same lime that any kind of vacation travel is Ohio Attorney General's 01 fice and from the Cincinnati going to be very expensive. Better Business Bureau re All of this makes the market veal that large numbers of mg scheme of Market Deve lopinent Corporation of Cin complaints have been receiv ed about the unsatisfactory cinnati, Ohio, all the more performance of Market Deve attractive. They appear to lopment corporation in return offer all or a part of a vacation at practically no cost. for its $15. Legal action Market Development Cor against the company has been poration. which is currently commenced by the Federal the subject of lawsuits by Trade Commission, the Ohio both state and federal agen Attorney General’s Otfice. cies, markets by mail. It and the Attorney General of Bends out thousands of letters Rhode Island. to individuals around the A ttorney General Lee country with the statement that these individuals have Johnson comments. "As long been "computer selected" in a as there is money to be spent, someone is going to try to get “ N a tio n a l S w e e p s t a k e s Drawing.” The letter then it by overstating or misstat goes on tc offer the recipient a ing the value of his product. free vacation for two adults at This company's mailing in formation is a classic example Walt Disney World, Miami of misrepresented products, Beach, Florida, or I jis Vegas, but it is not the only one. The Nevada. Only a careful best protection is still a well reading of the advertising informed consumer, which information shows that the means one who keeps upper "vacation" amounts to nothing most in his mind the fart that more than payment of motel you still cannot get something room costs for a brief period. for nothing." Travel costs to and from the Everybody deserves a va vacation site, and food ex cation, but it should he penses are not included. The a vacation spent without recipient is promised, how worrying about whether or ever, a "treasure chest" of nationally advertised pro not the room you expert to use will be available when you ducts, including one product get there. The smart vaca which markets for $20. All tinner will be very careful this the recipient is required to do summer before he accepts an is to pay a $15 "registration attractive offer from a person fee" to register his vacation or a company he never heard certificate. of to go to some far away or With the “registration fee” exotic place at little or no cost. Save 15%.Towel ensembles. Sale 3 io. 2.75 Reg 3 for 3.25. Men's polyester/cotton t shirts or briefs. Something they never have enough of. Cut for comfort in sizes for Reg. 3 lor 3.25. Boxer shorts of cool, com fortable polyester cotton. Penn Prest for no wrinkles. Assorted prints for men. Now's the time to stock up and save. Sale prices effective through Sunday. Sale 1.70 Reg. $2. 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SALE 67c SAVE YOUR CLAIM TICKETS! 10 cleaning amt p re ssin g claim tick ets food for 1 31b. load of cleaning and p re s sin g . BUDGET DRY CLEANERS 7 2 2 0 N . Fessenden 2 8 6 -2 3 9 6 Reg. I.IM. Toddletime® extra absorbent, larger sizes. Pinless. Toddler. 12's .............. ............................................................ SALE 88c JCPenney We know what you’re looking for. ■sale prices effective through Sunday.
