Old Africans Thriving In Tin Can Business
In Nairobi, two elderly Kenyans Wanjie Kamau and Gichuhi Muchuru pioneer a thriving secondhand tin can trade. They buy cans and bottles to resell at profits and diversify into rural toiletries, bottle reuse, and small charcoal cookers, with net monthly earnings around twenty one dollars.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Africa
Wanjie Kamau
Gichuhi Muchuru
Kamau
Muchuru
River Road
Kaman
City Hall
James Wamai
Wamai
Second Quarter Economic Report Shows Modest Gains
The second quarter data indicate improving output and tempered inflation. GDP rose 8.9 percent for April to June, the consumer price index gained 0.2 percent in June, and the jobless rate fell to 5.5 percent. Auto sales stay strong, home building remains solid, and savings dipped to 6.6 percent as cautious optimism grows for 1973.
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New York
Detroit 1
Seer
W Tobere
Oldest Dictionary Leaf Donated to Dartmouth Library
A 9th century vellum leaf from a Glossarum, likely from northern France before 850 AD, was donated to Dartmouth College Library. The leaf shows five columns of alphabetical entries under the letter R and is the oldest known dictionary fragment in the university's collection. Donor Mark Lansburgh of Colorado Springs, Colorado, presented the item.
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Hanover
N.H
United States
Dartmouth College Library
France
Dartmouth
Mark Lansburgh
Colorado Springs
Colo
July Sale Attracts Dining Bedroom Groups And More
Promotional note outlines deep discounts on dining and bedroom groups and individual pieces with up to 60 percent off. Advises customers to register for prizes drawn July 31 with multiple entries. mentions a $750 furniture prize.
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Texas Safety Association
Jesus
INAL
Joe
Texas Ave
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