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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
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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
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Penneys summer sales
take care of your family
almost as well as you do.
15% off men’s underwear.
Reverend Jason Lee takes
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Attorney General warns
vacation travel fraud
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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. Beautify your bath and shower
with sale towels from Penneys. All sheared
cotton terry. 'Terri Suede" is solid color
with a dobbv border and "Pansy Parade" is
a floral beauty. Your choice of decorator
colors.
Handtowel, reg. 1.15 ........................ Sale .97
Face Cloth, reg. .70 .......................... Sale .59
Sale prices effective through Sunday
15% off disposable
diapers, sale 1.09
Reg. 1.29. Famous Toddletime® quality.
Pinless, easy to fit. new born. 30's.
Reg. 1.49.
Toddletime® favorites. Ab
sorbent weight.
Pinless fit.
Daytime.
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Reg. 79c. Toddletime® extra absorbent
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............................................................ SALE 67c
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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,
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