Alice Chappell charts U.S. entry for Hoya crystal
Alice Chappell leads Hoya Crystal U.S.A. as she builds a U.S. market for Japanese crystal. She studied the market, won approval from Hoya, and now aims for galleries in New York Washington Chicago and California to anchor a U.S. distribution while balancing pricing with a stronger yen and rising import costs.
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Marybeth Nibley
New York
United States
Alice Chappell
Chappell
Hoya Crystal U.S
Steuben
Corning Glass Works
Europe
Far East
U.S
Hoya
National Gallery of Art
Washington
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Buffalo
N.Y
Roten Gallery
Baltimore
Avon Products
Crystal Gallery
Manhattan
Bosh Park Avenue
Chicago
California
IRS rules on mortgage points may raise costs for many refis
The IRS says points paid to refinance a home loan are not deductible fully in the purchase year but must be amortized over the loan life. Experts warn the change could hit about 500,000 refinancers in 1985 and more than a million in 1986, with potential net cost increases.
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U.S
United States
Japan
Washington
Georgetown University
Brian R. Fernandez
Nomura Securities Inc
Hoya
New York Times
NEW York
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Tration
Herbert Paul
The
Revenue Service
Paul
Maurice Kassimir
Leon Nad
Price Waterhouse
Durable goods, home sales and trade data expected this week
This week reports include durable goods orders and shipments on Tuesday, existing home sales on Wednesday, and merchandise trade data on Friday. Local meetings highlight tech and business groups in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, with speakers and reservations noted. New York money rates and bonds are listed for Friday.
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Hawkeye PC
Weeg Computing Center
Burlington
Madison Streets
Iowa City
Cauzin Systems Inc
Cedar Rapids
Sheraton Inn
Nancylee Ziese
Cedar Rapids Executive's Association
Cedar Room
Armstrong's
Robert Townsend
Junk bonds rise in takeovers not a crisis
A report by top SEC economists says junk bond financing of corporate takeovers has increased but poses no cause for concern. It notes 14 percent of tender offer financing in early 1985 versus under 1 percent in 1981–84, with overall junk-bond use remaining a small part of takeovers.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ted Turner
CBS
Curtain falls on Iowa drive in theaters
Des Moines AP reports many Iowa drive ins closed for winter never reopened as video rentals and changing tastes reduce profits. Fridley Theatres quit its remaining three after shutting others earlier, citing high upkeep and fading demand amid daylight time shifts and home air conditioning. The National Association notes about 2,000 drive ins nationwide last year with no current figure.
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DES Movies
Iowa
Brian Fridley
Fridley Theatres Inc
Des Moines
Fridley
Boone
Carroll
Cherokee
Spencer
Storm Lake
Gordon
Craig Mortimore
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New York University School of Business
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Treasury
National Federation of Independent Business
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National Federation of
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Jerry Gordon
National Association of Theater Owners
Central States Theater Corp
Arthur Stein
Central States
Stein
By Sylvia Porter
Congress
Sylvia Porter
Money
Millhiser Smith Agency
Life @ Business
Oakland Road
Jim Wood
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