Quack cures and job tips appear in AP syndicated notes
The report covers a federal study warning of widespread quackery in a multi billion dollar industry with arthritis cancer and elderly patients driving the spend. It also offers early career advice from a small company president and notes ERA Real Estate poll findings on brokers refusing listings due to high asking prices race discrimination unsellable condition long market time and territorial limits.
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New York
Aimplus Magazine
Overland Park, Kan
ERA Real Estate
Strategic Research Inc
St. Louis
Weight yo yo dieting linked to tougher long term control
AP reports Nutri System Health Bureau cites a five university medical project on yo yo dieting showing weight loss is faster during initial cycles and rebounds more quickly after each diet while caloric intake stays constant. A separate note from New Orleans recalls barbecues origin from French terms barbe and queue and describes modern outdoor grilling meat.
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NEW York
Nutri-System Health & Fitness Information Bureau
New Orleans
America
Youngest-leaning U.S. Armed Forces with Majority Age 30 or Younger
The Non Commissioned Officers Association reports nearly 67 percent of about 2.1 million service members are 30 or younger. The largest single group exceeds 690,000, aged 21 to 25.
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Washington
U.S
NCOA
Aluminum in deodorants and humane mouse traps debated
Reader questions about aluminum in deodorants and safety. Advice says aluminum salts rarely absorb unless skin is broken. Alternatives include rubbing alcohol and baking soda. Reader also criticizes Mouse-Prufe and discusses humane live traps costing about $10, with daily checks and release after capturing a mouse.
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Reater Cyruman Q
Mary Ann Dann
Richmond
Ind
Sue Clark
South Bend
Sterling Drug
Sterling
Peltz Builds a Packaging Empire and Aims to Aid Homeless
Nelson Peltz, head of Triangle Industries, expanded from wire and cable to a $4 billion packaging powerhouse via National Can and American Can acquisitions. He plans transitional housing for the homeless in major U.S. cities, financed by corporations, with support from lobbying groups and backing from figures like Tipper Gore.
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NEW York
Nelson Peltz
Triangle Industries Inc
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc
Michael Milken
Milken
Carl C. Icahn
Peltz
Westchester County
Peltz Parts Company
Icahn
Peter May
Triangle
New Jersey
Wire
National Can Corp
American Can Co
May
CJI Industries Inc
Tipper Gore
Albert Gore Jr
D-Tenn
America
U.S
National Strategies and Marketing Group
Checking Your Social Security Earnings and IRA Deductions
Guidance on obtaining a statement of earnings from the Social Security Administration using Form SSA-7004 and keeping data up to date every three years. It also outlines IRA deduction rules for single and married workers based on income, with emphasis on gradual deduction limits and advice to contribute as possible.
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Social Security Administration
Social Security
Congress
ZIP code marks 25 years in U S mail flow
Washington AP reports the ZIP code system reaches its 25th anniversary while boosting efficiency and labor savings. Five digit codes introduced in 1963 split the nation into regions guiding automated sorting. ZIP Plus 4 expanded in 1983. The system now handles over 150 billion pieces annually with high accuracy.
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John G. Mulligan
United States
Mulligan
United States Post Office
U.S. Postal Service
June Auto Sales and Senate Vote Loom in Friday Markets
A weekly scan notes June auto sales from domestic and foreign makers and a Senate motion to end a filibuster on plant closings legislation, with a potential reoffer on Thursday and Friday. It also mentions a tentative GE contract vote by about 47,000 workers.
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Senate
General Electric Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Labor Department
Federal Reserve
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Cedar Rapids
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Day
Maryland
Telerate Systems Inc
Telerate
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