Last-minute shopping boosts post Christmas sales surge
Shoppers hunted for post-Christmas bargains as a late season surge kept retailers profitable amid the recession. Industry voices noted strong demand for value across price points, with men’s sweaters and practical items leading. Crowds and long lines appeared at Regency Mall and The Broadway, as last minute buying and weekend openings fueled sales.
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Associated Press
Diane Norton
J.L. Hudson Co
Detroit
Pierce
Regency Mall
Richmond
Peggy Leake
Los Angeles
Dan C. Nowlin
Broadway
Sherman Oaks
Nowlin
Roberta Waterman
J.C. Penney
San Diego
Fashion Valley Shopping Center
Chargers
Baltimore Colts
Star Robert
Miller’s Outpost
Mission Valley
Robert
Balloon gift turns into Christmas surprise for Caleb Carrell
Caleb Carrell, then in second grade, released a Bank of America balloon at Salina's Smoky Hill River Festival. A found card, a $5 savings account, and a later Christmas card arrived from Independence, Missouri, explaining the finder Harry Douglas found it near Macks Creek. Caleb wrote back about life on the farm with two dogs and 55 chickens.
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Salina
Caleb Carrell
National Bank of America
Caleb
Gleniffer Hill School
William
Leann Carrell
Santa
Janie Douglas
Independence
Harry
Macks Creek
Camden County
Navy Secretary Lehman under fire over Abington ties
The Office of Government Ethics opened a probe into Navy Secretary John F. Lehman Jr.'s continuing interest in Abington Corp., a defense industry consulting firm he started in 1977 and promised to sever when joining the Reagan administration in 1981. The Times reported an overseas rights deal with Lord Chalfont, which Lehman denied maintaining.
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Washington
Office of Government Ethics
Navy
John F. Lehman Jr
David Scott
Office of Personnel Management
Lehman
Abington Corp
Scott
Abington
New York Times
Lord Chalfont
Lehman Today
Internal Revenue Service
Boeing Co
Northrop Corp
TRW
the Times
Chalfont
Bonham twins run implement store and mortuary in Anthony
Larry and Garry Bonham, identical brothers, own an International Harvester implement store west of Anthony while serving as morticians. Both men trained at the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science and attended several colleges. They balance selling equipment with funeral work, counseling customers, and plan ongoing education to renew licenses.
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Millie Nunemaker
Anthony
HNS
Bonham Brothers
Larry Bonham
Larry
Garry
International Harvester
Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science
Texas
Oklahoma Christian College
Oklahoma City
York Christian College
Nebraska
Institute
Mortician School
Ball and Sons Funeral Home
McPherson
Volkland
Lawton
Okla
Clinton
Beaver
Parsons Funeral Home
John Kuntz
Kiowa
Bonhams
Fisher Funeral Home
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Lane
Uotks
E. Chestnut
Quint Automotive
Fulton
Garden City
Fidelity
Kansas
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Serv Bank
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East Kansas Plaza
North Main Street
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