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Show Service Widely Fragmented 39 Agencies Share By Corgreasional Quarterly WASHINGTON The job of protecnrg consumers is fragmented widely in the fed- d The FTC shares the field with six other Federal Deposit agencies Insurance Corp., FDA. Justice Department, Post Office Department, Securities and Each a n g e Commission and Small Business Administraanti-frau- eral government. By one count, 39 federal agencies, offices and departments handle parts of the task. And none has sole responsibility for consumer matters. Proposals to coordinate this activity by creating a single prodepartment for tection have been introduced in Congress for the past decade. President Nixon, in an Oct. 30 message on consumer matters, called for changes, including the creation of a di- tion. Advertising is regulated in various ways by seven agenAeronautics Civil cies Board for airlines. Federal con-aru- er vision of consumer protection in the Justice Department. Work on Their Own In the absence of an agency to take charge, organizations as far removed from the marketplace as the Defense Department and Interior Department carry out consumer-protectio- n work on their own. The Pentagon, by setting rules of business practice for companies trading with mili-- t r y servicemen, affects for citerms of vilians as well. The Pentagon also conducts product research and sets standards of quality for consumer goods it buys. The Interior Department, w nle spending most of its n budget on conservation and public lands, alo can affect food shoppers. The department develops standards for fish products, inspects plants and performs research on cooking of fish. a credit-buyin- g Ji93.7-nullio- Major Agencies Major consumer agencies Include the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with a 1969 budget -- f $13.9 million, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with 1970 budg- - I Consumer Watch at1 or Area Office the Fair for Packenfortirg Act of and Labelirg aging - E'.l srrorg. Ff u CuuuuSiOfirf n of Reclamation, and Korel Kde, who ias just retired as chairman of the Fed-e- metre; Utahn Takes Communications Commission for ads oa radio and television, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for insured banks, FTC for false and misleading advertising in general, FDA Opportunity rarely shows for prescription drop. Interup, but temptation baa a na) Revenue Service for alcoholic beverages and the Secureg'lar rout i. rities and Exchange Commission for financial securities. Four agencies in addition to Naet of 9717 million and the tional Bureau of Standards the Pentagon are involved in with a 1969 budget of $37.9 testing of consumer products. million. They are the FDA, General A Congressional Quarterly Services Administration, Nasurvey of consumer activities tional Product Safety Comin the federal government mission and Veterans Administration. found a total of 39 agencies and departments with one or Eight agencies have more consumer - protection programs affecting the safety and quality of fowl. They infunctions. clude the Treason" DepartOn many major consumer matters, more than one agen- ment, which has jurisdiction over color additives in alcohol cy is involved. Responsibility for enforcing plus some control over imported cheeses. tru legislation that went into effect July 1 L; spread among nine agencies the FTC, the Agriculture Departments Consumer and Marketing Service, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Civil Aeronautics Board and five agencies that regulate banks and savings institu- Trbune Hu-rea- vl Comniumc.)t.on The Four Crr-e- '? CnTTr':-lio- n sh d ta help was step tp the eeouom. development of the ischVfd area w'rre the stages cf Utah. Colorado, New Mexw o and Arizona have a common boundary. The Salt lake leather Tribtme, Thursday, November Di-a-de- rs NEW DELHI (AP) Cvelores have killed 1.2(3 people and 237.000 head cf WaSrgen Bureau year. The swernng in ceremony w as in the office frf Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans. The secretary administered th oath of off.ee to Mr. Mecham while Sirs. Mecham held a family Bible. Secretary Stans praised Mr. Mecham for his fine work here during the past several months as an assistant to the secretary and noted. Ralph is the first member of the new team here at commerce to receive a promotion. Among Utahns attending the swearing in ceremony were Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, who was long M- -. Meehams boss on Capitol Hill, where be was the senalegisSicili-an- o, Corn- - Hands Off Postmen PRETORIA. SOUTH AFRIWith a manpower CA (AP) shortage problem, the postal system has appealed to private industry not to lure away its skilled workers. tions. Enforce 66 Act the FTC, Three agencies FDA and National Bureau of Standards are responsible EZ G1S4. I TH v PLACE YOUR $ ORDER 5 NOW! for U.S.D.A. Choice CHUCK STEAKS A FRESH TURKEY S J?i? C lb. Tor Thanksgiving PORK ROAST POT ROAST round 65.S Bon Boneless IKS.PJL Choice Owey FRANKS B AR-- S lM( Free Hockey Tickets LIVER 49 Fresh Banquet DINNERS Coastal -- SSST Oz Pkg. FISH STICKS Pictsweat : VEGETABLES Fees Cere Ptas 00 I Carrots Mandarine 00 ORANGES o Pacific Pearl SHRIMP StarKist tm TUNA Cheek Style : oo 3-- 0. JELL-- 0 Pks. P f Hainan Beauty $N49 Bushel APPLES Win a 25 gift certificate! Tokey GRAPES 1 Deposit coupon in carpet department at one of our three stores. Drawing. Nov. 29th; no purchase necessary to win. lb. tussii POTATOES Bsf 18-l- b. Yet, I'd like to enter the ZCMI drawing! V Name......... ......................... , .it V 5 r 1 ? tw Telephone urn ' urrrssi e? 1 i -- pi: 12 roll Lj pJPH is s tir. City, Stole, Zip v cs, 73 - .. Addreu - r. s 2 15 it Tl e.eeeeeeeeeeeeeee..eaeeeeeeeeoao 190 J cattle and caused $135 million damage to property and crops in Ird.a this year. Irrigation -Power Minuter IL L. Rao reported in Parliament. WASHINGTON L. Ralph Mecham. former vice president of the University of Utah and a native Salt Laker, was sworn ir. Wednesday as federal of the Four Corners Regional Commission. The job pays $38,000 a tors administrative and lative assistant; Rocco undersecretary of 1M, 22' |