Grand Union tests talking grocery scanner at Stratford store
Shoppers at Grand Union in Stratford, Connecticut hear a female voice recite item costs, totals, and change as the Posttalker speech synthesizer tests nine checkout lanes. The device links to Datachecker scanners to verbalize pricing, aiming to reduce confusion and speed concerns.
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New York
Grand Union
Stratford
Henry T. Johnson
National Semiconductor Corp
Santa Clara
Calif
National Semiconductor
Mississippi
King’s
Safeway
Denver
Kroger
Open house marks Meth-Wick Manor 20th anniversary
An open house for Meth-Wick Manor at 1224 13th St NW runs 2 to 4 pm Sunday with tours of apartments and the renovated Health Center. Also listed are bus stops, a Czech jewelry arrival with holiday ornaments at 16th Ave and C St SW, and details for nearby services and ads.
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Meth-Wick Manor
13Th St
Czechoslovakia
16Th Ave
C St. S.W
Mobil Resumes Publicizing $5.1B Marathon Bid
A U.S. district judge allowed Mobil Oil Corp to resume publicizing its $5.1 billion bid for Marathon Oil Co shares but kept a restraining order in place preventing Mobil from purchasing Marathon stock before the court decides on Marathon’s preliminary injunction. Marathon plans to borrow $5 billion to potentially fund stock purchases and resist Mobil. A Nov. 17 hearing on Marathon’s injunction request was scheduled, with Merrill Lynch named as Mobil's tender-offer agent.
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Cleveland
UPI
Mobil Oil Corp
Marathon Oil Co
Marathon
U.S
John M. Manos
Mobil
Findlay
Ohio
Clarence Brown
Manos
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and
Smith
U.S. District Court
Frank J. Battisti
Home resales seen rising 20 percent next year
New York UPI reports McGraw Hill Information Systems Co forecasts a 20 percent jump to 2.9 million existing home sales as mortgage rates fall below 14 percent by year end 1982 and demand from first time buyers rises. ST. LOUIS UPI notes federal judge rules Stix and Co Inc insolvent and liquidated after SEC finds $36 million in securities missing and $14 million negative.
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New York
UPI
McGraw-Hill Information Systems Co
McGraw- Hill
Howard Johnson chairman to retire after 56 years at helm
Howard B. Johnson, chairman and president of the Howard Johnson Co., plans to retire as head of the chain founded by his father in 1925. He will remain as a consultant until 1985 and no future plans were announced. A Patriot Ledger report notes the move ends a 56 year era for the orange-roofed ice cream and restaurant chain.
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Braintree
Mass
UPI
Howard Johnson
Howard B. Johnson
Howard Johnson Co
Wollaston
Johnson
Patriot Ledger
Quincy
FTC orders breakup of Grand Union Colonial merger
A Federal Trade Commission judge ruled the 1978 merger of Grand Union Co and Colonial Stores Inc violated antitrust laws and should be broken up. Grand Union operated stores across multiple northeastern states and territories while Colonial had outlets in several southern states and Florida.
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UPI
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Colonial Stores Inc
Grand Union
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Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Florida
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Colonial
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
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Mount Vernon Rd
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Lori Kautz
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Ben Franklin Stamp Co
Pierson’s Florists
Center Point Road
Fredric J. Sloan, M
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Council Street
P.O. Box
Iowa
7Th Street SE
1St Ave
N.E
Bob’s
Sertoma
Town House
Quilter’s Cottage
Center Point Rd
Edgewood Branch
Edgewood Road
Third Ave. SE
VFW
Arthur J. Fellwock
Second Ave
Johnson Nut Company
Johnny’s Parkway
Mt. Vernon Rd
S.E
Knoxville
Tennessee
Woodfield Mall
Chicago
Emerald Knights Drum Corp
Peg
Holiday Boutique
Meadowlane N.E
the Fabric Gallery
K-Mart West
Armstrong
Jenny
Jacelyn
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Miami Dolphins
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Paperback Exchange
Wilson Ave
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Portland
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Ronald T. Miller
Iron Age Magazine
U.S. E
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IE Tower
DialPlan
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2Nd Ave
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Williams Blvd
Lindale Mall
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