Word: stevenses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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In an April 7 article on the links between J.P. Stevens company, Federated Department Stores (FDS) and Harvard I was incorrectly reported as saying that Harvard's ACSR and UCHSR were unsympathetic to the plight of Stevens workers and the call for a national boycott. I merely stated that the...
Anyone with the least understanding of the retail sector knows what a sham this argument is. The Federated chain (Lazarus) and Allied Stores (Brown) both sell millions of dollars of Stevens products yearly with the help of millions of advertising dollars. Since so much of linen sales is done by...
Second, J.P. Stevens has spent millions trying to conceal their own tarnished name under a confusing variety of brand names, such as Utica and Tastemaker. Neither retail chain will commit itself to a truly fair consumer test--by indicating what products are actually made by Stevens.
Merhling said the committee has also planned weekend workshops and discussions about South Africa, the Nestles boycott, the J.P. Stevens boycott, Harvard's community relations, women's studies, nuclear power and Afro-American studies.
Lawrence F. Stevens '65, secretary of the ACSR, said yesterday the J.P. Stevens issue has not yet come before his committee. "When it does come before the committee, I'm sure it will be given due consideration," he said.