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Christmas retail season

Description: Slow Christmas shopping season means less state revenue from sales tax. Shoppers browsing and buying in Bradlee's. Sale signs.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/13/1989

Department of Consumer Affairs

Description: Consumer Affairs Secretary Mary Ann Walsh laments proposal that her department will be folded into Administration & Finance in state spending cuts. Reps.Flaherty,Marsh.Consumer complaint phone calls.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/03/1989

Radon scare

Description: Consumer Affairs Secretary Paula Gold says radon gas scare creates opportunity for fraud against homeowners who want to correct invisible problem. Radon test kits and detection equipment.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/17/1989

Shoppers in Filene's Basement

Description: Shoppers in Filene's Basement. Very busy. Winter coats. Escalator. Crowds at Downtown Crossing. Pedestrians.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/26/1989

Sin taxes

Description: Implications of increasing "sin taxes" on alcohol and tobacco. Young people smoking. Cigarette purchases. Package store interior, Martignetti's Liquors. Dollars in wallet, cash register.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/23/1989

Tax on cable tv fees

Description: Cable tv companies protest proposed 5% state tax, which they will pass on to consumers. Samples of programming from Continental Cablevision. MTV logo.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/12/1989