Bass Shoe Factory Outlet named 1990 Store of the Year
The Bass Shoe Factory Outlet at Lawrence Riverfront Plaza in Lawrence named 1990 Store of the Year by G.H. Bass and Co. Teresa Prochaska, manager, praised the plaque and a Caribbean cruise tied to the honor. The 11‑member staff exceeded sales projections by 50 percent in the store’s first year.
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Bass Shoe Factory
Lawrence Riverfront Plaza
G.H. Bass and Co
Portland
Maine
Teresa Prochaska
Prochaska
Lawrence
Alabama insurer fined for misleading ads
Insurance Commissioner Ron Todd fined Protective Life Insurance Co Alabama and Cancer America of Kansas City 10000 dollars each for misleading brochures. The firms agreed to pay the fines stop distributing the advertisements after an investigation found the brochures created anxiety in prospective clients.
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Topeka
Ron Todd
Alabama Insurance Company
Missouri
Todd
Protective Life Insurance Co
Alabama
Cancer America
Kansas City
Stocks of local interest drift as market holds steady
The Dow Jones average slipped 0.22 to 2910.11 at noon while gainers outpaced losers 717 to 623 with 548 unchanged. Major names like General Motors rose, Philip Morris gained and IBM fell. NYSE composite index rose 0.17 to 206.11 and AMEX up 0.75 to 360.63 as volume reached 87.37 million shares by noon.
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Iwps
JohnJn
Kmart New York
NYSE
Altman
Ty Leo
MeDont
MA Mellon
Anrich
AutaDi
MerLyn
Mobil
Ah Monsans
Baxter
Boeing
PacTel
Vipaa
Chase
We ChmBak
Wa Witat
Penney
Watty PepsiCs Ag
P&yCot
Reebok
Ye Rowan
Disney
Je. Ryder
duPont
Saatchi
Exxon
Saralee
Ford
Sehimb
Sears
TexUtil
Usshoe
IBM
Uswils
ASM Ae Baat
Usxmar
Ya Usxuss
Ave— Jy
New York
Wall Street
General Motors
American Stock Exchange
Thrift fraud case heads toward more testimony in Topeka
In a Topeka federal trial, ex Peoples Heritage Savings president James Cruce testified that his wife Cathy Allin Cruce had no knowledge of a $105 million fraud scheme. He said he used her account to buy Amerivest stock and avoided revealing the setup, as his wife cried during cross examination. The case also implicates Sherwood Blount and marks the largest S and L fraud in state history with 23 witnesses so far.
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Topeka
Cathy Allin Cruce
James Cruce
Salina
Cruce
U.S
Peoples Heritage Savings
Blount
Savings and Loan
Peoples Savings and Loan
Texas
Ameriwest Financial Corp
Peoples Heritage Loans
Thomas A. Burger
Thomas D. Dunn
Board of Directors
Amerivest
Chuck Meadows
Dallas
Mark L. Bennett
Saffels
May jobless claims fall slightly as durable goods rise
The Labor Department reports new initial unemployment claims for the week ending May 11 fell to 454,000 from 459,000. Analysts say the decline is modest and may signal only a weak recovery. Durable goods orders rose 2.9 percent in April, suggesting potential stabilization in manufacturing.
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Washington
Labor Department
Michael K. Evans
Evans
Commerce Department
U.S
North Carolina
Downtown Lawrence group moves office to new location
Downtown Lawrence headquarters relocates from 73342 Mass to 734 Wt in the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce building, with completion by June 1. DL President Andy Ramirez says sublease to avoid staff use, aims to improve access for 363 business members and the public while noting shared space but no affiliation with the chamber. Previous HQs were on Massachusetts Street and in the Standard Mutual Life Building basement.
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Lawrence Group
Lawrence
Mass
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Andy Ramirez
Ramirez
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Standard Mutual Life
Eighth
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