OTHER NEWS - Dec. 13, 1995

Guilty Plea Over Mislabeled Carpet: In the first criminal prosecution brought under a 37-year-old law that prohibits the mislabeling of cheap, lower grades of carpeting as higher-quality material, Diamond Rug & Carpet Mills Inc. of Eton, Ga., pleaded guilty to seven criminal counts and faces a fine of between $500,004 and $1,008,000. Diamond is cooperating with the government in an investigation of alleged similar frauds by other carpet makers, the Justice Department said. A department official said Diamond overcharged consumers about $360,000 on carpets sold from 1989 through 1991.