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... complaints against its metal furniture was very small . That claim , we will hear today , may be true because of the Government's policies which kept complaints out of official channels . But when there was a well - founded complaint , ( 1 )
... complaints against its metal furniture was very small . That claim , we will hear today , may be true because of the Government's policies which kept complaints out of official channels . But when there was a well - founded complaint , ( 1 )
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... complaint , we want to know what Art Metal did to rectify the situation . Did it promptly answer those complaints which did make it through the redtape , or did it take steps to cover up , to invent excuses or to simply ignore those who ...
... complaint , we want to know what Art Metal did to rectify the situation . Did it promptly answer those complaints which did make it through the redtape , or did it take steps to cover up , to invent excuses or to simply ignore those who ...
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... complaint con- cerning defective metal furniture on November 15 , 1978 , 4 days before we held a hearing in Washington on the same subject . Because it is so well written and to the point , I would like you to read the telegram in full ...
... complaint con- cerning defective metal furniture on November 15 , 1978 , 4 days before we held a hearing in Washington on the same subject . Because it is so well written and to the point , I would like you to read the telegram in full ...
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... complaints . Senator PRYOR . They said they would take care of the matter ? Mr. McDONALD . Yes . Senator PRYOR . Was it taken care of ? Mr. McDONALD . We received no safes until 1975 and the two we bought for testing in 1975 still did ...
... complaints . Senator PRYOR . They said they would take care of the matter ? Mr. McDONALD . Yes . Senator PRYOR . Was it taken care of ? Mr. McDONALD . We received no safes until 1975 and the two we bought for testing in 1975 still did ...
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... complaint was acknowledged by GSA , Washington , and referred to region 4 , Atlanta . This was nothing more than a penned acknowledgement on the form . On March 6 , 1978 , Betty Lif- man , a supervisor in one of the units , wrote us ...
... complaint was acknowledged by GSA , Washington , and referred to region 4 , Atlanta . This was nothing more than a penned acknowledgement on the form . On March 6 , 1978 , Betty Lif- man , a supervisor in one of the units , wrote us ...
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26 Federal Plaza 300 Passaic Street ADMINISTRATION Federal Supply agency AMERICA GENERAL SERVICES ARNOLD Art Metal ART METAL-U.S.A. asked auction audit auditors cash certified checks CERTIFIED MAIL-RETURN RECEIPT Chairman checks CLINKSCALES complaint contractor control number DAVIA desks DOLLARS DOYAL drawers employees Federal Supply Service fifth amendment filing cabinets Gentlemen going Government GRANETTO Hillside Metal Products Iaconetti INTRIAGO investigation Jersey Kurens Lawton Chiles letter Lowell MAIL-RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Markowitz Meghri ment METAL U.S.A. INC METAL USA MUELLENBERG Nagel National State Bank notify this office Passaic Street Newark PAUL FREEDMAN Director Plaza New York polyurethane problem Quality Control Division question received refer to control Region 2 26 replacement shipment reply within five Senator CHILES Senator DANFORTH Senator PRYOR SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Federal shell specification Spiegel spindle subcommittee systems furniture talking testimony Type UNITED warehouse witness
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