December Retail Sales Jump 4.4 Percent in 1986 surge
December retail sales rose 4.4 percent led by a 16.2 percent gain in auto sales with total December sales at 126.26 billion and the 1986 year total at 1.44 trillion. Commerce Dept notes mixed signals as tax timing and unreleased January effects loom, while analysts caution about auto-driven strength.
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Washington
Commerce Department
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Michael K. Evans
Evans Economics Inc
Evans
Lawrence Chimerine
Chase Econometrics
David Wyss
Data Resources Inc
Lexington
Mass
Traffic gridlock inspires odd mobility games and signs
The essay envisions 17 mph freeway speeds by 2000 and jokes about new lifestyles. It suggests Mile-age Bingo and Radiator Roulette to pass time, references aero-bics in stranded traffic, trampoline car tops, and window signs listing interests and numbers as alternative social cues during gridlock.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Mail
Phoenix
Alan Chilcoat
Koy
Paradise
State seventh grade soil conservation essay winner
Benjamin K. Adams of Schofield Middle School won the State Seventh Grade Essay Contest for essays on Why Soil Conservation Is Important. Awards were given April 28, and the first place essay enters the State competition with Adams to receive an engraved plaque and a $100 US Savings Bond. Personnel assisting district include Bobby D. McGee District Conservationist David A. Abney Soil Conservationist and Frank E. Roe Jr Conservation Specialist.
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Benjamin K. Adams
Benjamin K Adams
Schofield Middle School
Soil Conservation Service
Bobby D. McGee
David A. Abney
Frank E. Roe, Jr
Midland Valley High School
David Johnson
Edisto
Savannah Valley
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Aiken Soil and Water Conservation District
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D.T. Mathis
Delda R. Harper
David G. Brady
Charles Alexander
Bobby Brabham
Leo Eastworth
Brent Hartley
Jeff Heath Yolanda D. Hickson
Jeff Langford
Larry F. Lowe, Jr
Jason McKinney
Renee Naipavel
Verey Swartz
Timothy Simmons
Kevin A. Tryner
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Palmetto
Elliott Johnson
Bruce Hovey
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S.C. Land Resources Commission
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Alice C. Doswell
Weeks Farm
Richland Ave
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Jean McElmurray
S.C. Association of Conservation Districts
Lesline Smith
Judith Warner
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Delda Harper
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South Carolina Association of Conservation Districts
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