Americans Write 17 Billion Checks This Year
AP reports Americans issued about 17 billion checks this year, with another billion added yearly. Banking officials warn the paper system nears capacity and may be replaced by an electronic, checkless payment network using credit data and instant transfers.
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The Sun announces new phone numbers
The Baytown Sun lists new contact numbers for editorial news tips 422-8302 and circulation 422-8302. Classified ads reach 422-8323 with alternative 422-8323 and 422-? for display ads. Call hours extend to 6 pm for late papers and delivery issues.
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Employees Give Blood Get Time Off With Pay
Albany Medical Center Hospital will grant 2000 employees two to three hours off with pay for each pint of blood donated to the Red Cross. The program aims to boost local blood supplies during the holiday season.
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Tuna Can Watch Out Honolulu
Hawaii fisheries director Harold E Crowther warns tuna nets are visible to fish in clear waters. He notes the problem but believes advances in technology will let Hawaii fishermen detect and catch the speedy tunas in time.
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Early Kentucky settlement predates independence
Frankfort reports Daniel Boone and James Harrod surveyed and laid out Harrodsburg, Kentucky's first permanent white settlement, two years before the Declaration of Independence. New Delhi reports motels planned for India with service stations on the highway to Mumbai and Srinagar Kashmir by mid 1968 with lodging and fuel facilities.
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