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A box in the article emphasizing a comment about morticians' meetings in Denver by the funeral director in charge of the Archdiocese of Denver's mortuary.
. (Fraudulent ads designed to scare the elderly. These were used by the mortuary which won the national "Pursuit of Excellence" award of the 15,000-member National Funeral Directors Association. It used the ad during the same years it won the Second Place award. It then won First Place in 1988 - an indication of the decadence of the industry.
. The ads stated FALSELY: "Senior Citizens: Social Security benefits are DIMINISHING. These affect you. We have a plan that can help you PRESERVE these benefits before they DISAPPEAR ENTIRELY."
. Perhaps ads like these and their abuse of the elderly and other consumers, and the deceptive literature published by the national association, such as its "Funeral Costs" booklet, indicate what NFDA directors and/or its members consider "excellence.")
This editorial cartoon, 6.3" x 11.5", one of the largest seen in a major newspaper, appeared on the front page of a section of the newspaper, accompanying the group of articles about mortuary/clergy relations which were uncovered. It depicts a mortician secretly handing a kickback or bribe to a clergyman.


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Includes these articles and charts:
color photos in Document 9B.)
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color photos in Document 9C.)
color photos in Document 9C.)
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color photos in Document 9C.)
color photos in Document 9C.)

