Christmas 96 brings luxury shopping surge in New York
Joy Kim buys a full length mink at Saks for 12 000 as rich shoppers flood high end stores. Tiffany Gucci Chanel Prada Louis Vuitton gain demand while diamond and cashmere demand soars. analysts note wealth creation fuels upscale spree despite 1987 crash. Holiday catalogs vanish from Tiffany store. buyers snap up expensive purses and jewelry, marking a strong year for luxury brands.
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Avis seeks to end franchise over racial bias claims
In Wilmington North Carolina Avis Rent A Car asks a federal judge to stop John Dalton from running his New Hanover franchise amid a racial bias suit by three black women who say Dalton instructed North and South Carolina franchises to refuse rentals to black customers. Dalton denies any racism and vows to oppose the motion.
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New Year's shooter acquitted in Erie girl injury case
Reginald Ott, 22, was acquitted of reckless endangerment for firing a 9 mm pistol into the air on New Year's Eve 1995 that wounded Emily Perilla, 14. He was convicted of unlawfully carrying a firearm and discharging within city limits. the jury found no intent to hit anyone. Ott faces potential five year sentence on the firearm charge and is already serving 16 years for a February carjacking involving the same weapon.
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Reginald Ott
Richard Wolfram
Emily Perilla
Emily
Ott
Gary Nemenz
Doris Perilla
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