Pool safety tips from the Insurance Information Institute
The Insurance Information Institute warns pools carry danger for all ages. It notes about 43 000 injuries and 650 drownings yearly, with half fatalities in single family home yards. Safety rules include supervision, swimming ability checks, no swimming alone, removing hazards, and avoiding alcohol around water. Greg Jordan notes this in the Daily Telegraph.
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Insurance Information Institute
Barbara Tayr, III
L.I.1
Closing Stocks Snapshot From A Broad Market List
AmErPwr 29 percent and a wide range of company names appear in a closing stocks snippet. Stocks include Grumman 17 percent Mesalp 4 percent and Shoneys 14 percent along with Amer Brands DiggComm Hercules MesaRoy Sony Amerada and many others. The list spans technology energy food retail and industrials with varied percentage changes and several misspellings in ticker-like entries.
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AmErPwr
ComRes
Grumman
Mesalp
Shoneys
Allied Sgn
Deere
HelMyers
McMorris
SignetBk
Amer Brands
DiggComm
Hercules
MesaRoy
Sony
Amerada
Dfnpips
Housind
MtchlEnrgy
SoCo
Amer HmPd
Disney
Humana
Mylan
Fluor
Litton
PtPrm
Unisys
and Busch
FosterWh
LaPac
Pubsvecnm
United Tech
Cabot
FirstVa
Lowes
Pepsi
FronMc
MFS
Pfizer
Winkmbt
Clorox
Glaxo
Mfsintinc
Pittston
WstnUn
Carep&e
Genetech
Mfsmtr
PotElec
Costal Com
GaPacific
ManorCare
Quaksto
Whittaker
Col Gas
GerbSc
MAPCO
Reebok
Unid Inds
Crm&Knw
Gracewr
McDonalds
Rockwell
Valero
Crane
GrSt
Mfsgitr
CyprusMin
Saralee
Women in Federal Procurement Conference Set for WVU Parkersburg
In other business SBA and the Mid-Ohio Valley PTAC cosponsor a conference on July 19 at West Virginia University Parkersburg. The event targets small businesses especially women-owned firms, outlining how to access federal contracting opportunities and win contracts. Call Belinda Sheridan at 304 295 8714 or Sharon Weaver at 304 623 5631 for details. handicapped arrangements by Sharon Weaver at 304 623 31.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
SBA
Mid- Ohio Valley Procurement Technical Assistance Center
PTAC
Parkersburg
West Virginia University
Belinda Sheridan
Mid-Ohio Valley Ptac
Sharon K. Weaver
AT&T to Cut Evening Rates by About Five Percent
AT&T said it will cut evening interstate long distance rates by about 5 percent and daytime rates by about a half percent starting Sunday as part of a $300 million price reduction. The move would lower interstate rates by an average 2.2 percent if FCC approval is granted, per spokesman Herb Linnen. It will also reduce prices for operator assisted calls, Canada calls, and Reach Out America long distance plan.
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Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Canada
America
Federal Communications Commission
Herb Linnen
S&l
Annunzio
Dennis
Justice Department
Philadelphia
Dallas
Heck's sale finalized ending West Virginia retail empire
Shareholders approved the Nitro chain sale to New Yorkers prompting Hellk Heck's Inc to become Hallwood Industries Inc in Pittsburgh. Once a West Virginia business titan with 8,000 employees and 500 million in yearly sales, it collapsed under Chapter 11 amid job losses, billion dollar losses, and bitter division among former executives and staff.
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Heck's Inc
Kanawha Valley
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Hallwood Industries Inc
Appalachia
Heck’s
New York Stock Exchange
L A Joe profits slide from 1989 levels as stores reopen
L A Joe, owned by Jordache Retail Acquisition Corp, reports April May sales down about one third from 1989 levels amid store reopenings. Interim head John Isaac says results are down from last year as Heck's losses reach 40.6 million, with 55 stores operating and 17 formerly counted in 1989 now closed. Four new stores opened, with plans to unveil ten more next week.
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Heck's
John Isaac
Jordache Enterprises Inc
Heck’s
State Treasury
A. James Manchin
Russell Isaacs
Heck
L.A. Joe’s
Heck's Inc
L.A. Joe
Jordache’s
Retail Acquisition Corp
Isaac
The
Daily Mail
Jordache
Panel OKs more money for S&L fraud probes
Washington AP panel approves a bill to triple federal spending to pursue savings and loan fraud. The measure authorizes 1991 1992 funding of 152 million annually with 136 million by Justice and 16 million by IRS. It would create a new federal crime asset concealment and allow wiretap probes and asset recovery.
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Washington
House
Subcommittee On
Financial Institutions
Frank Annunzio
D-ill
S&l
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Service
Bush
Edward S.G. Dennis Jr
Government probes air fare price fixing claim
U.S. Justice Department expands inquiries into whether airlines use the ATP computerized pricing network to coordinate fares. The Wall Street Journal cites sources describing signals and electronic discussions among carriers. Officials seek documents on ATP use, pricing decision processes, and training materials dating back to 1986.
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New York
Wall Street Journal
Airline Tariff Publishing
Washington, D.C
Justice Department
ATP
Donald Garrett
Pan American World Airways
David Kunstler
Eastern
The
Journal
Kunstler
Continental Airlines Holding Inc
Eastern Airlines
Dollar Mixed as Gold Prices Rise in Quiet Markets
In New York, the dollar closed mostly higher while gold firmed on the New York Commodity Exchange. Gold for June delivery settled at 352.10 dollars per troy ounce, up 70 cents, with Republic National Bank listing 351.10 dollars, up a dollar. Traders cited light volume and subdued sentiment ahead of Europe’s monetary union developments.
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NEW York
New York Commodity Exchange
Republic National Bank
Curtis Perkins
Chemical New York Capital Markets Group
U.S
Ian Spence
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
Europe
Stock market posts second straight gain
New York stocks rose for a second day with Drug and consumer products leading gains. The Dow climbed 16.58 to 2878.71 as advancers outpaced decliners about five to three on the NYSE. Major indexes S&P and Nasdaq also rose with broad market gains across exchanges.
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NEW York
Wilshire Associates
NYSE
Standard & Poor
S&p
American Stock Exchange
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Greg Jordan
Daily Telegraph
Wheat First Securities, Inc
MT Cp
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McDert
Va MMM
Amrich
At&t
Mobil
Amoco
NCR
Niamp
Va Brank
Ye ReyMi
Tenaco
Texaco
First Carolina Inn
First HB Fuller
Securities Inc
Inter-Dealer
Financial Corp
By Philip Nussel
Charleston
RAC
Nyse Issues
S&p Composite
Dow Jones Industrials
Fincastle Rd
Golf Equipment Sale
Ping Irons
Taylor
Hogan
Paul Lallande
Westwood Medical Park
Bluefield,a
Priddy
Priddy Manufacturing
Beckley
Towaegsoonia Abeeghan
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Plymouth Dodge
Subaru
Tazewell
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