Holiday shopping frenzy hits Lawrence stores
Shoppers crowded Lawrence stores on Friday drawn by sale prices and tradition. Annette Lickteig and her daughter visited seven shops including Sears while Jim Mohs noted a brisk start and cooler weather helping mood. Some tension surfaced as shoppers debated sale televisions, but many families joined in the annual ritual of buying gifts and spending time together.
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Lawrence
Annette Lickteig
Nessa
Sears
Lickteigs
Jim Mohs
Mohs
Turkey
Bonnie Graham
Kmart
Incomes rise as holiday shoppers gear up for season
Americans' personal income jumped 1.3 percent in October, the fastest since April 1994, with wages and government benefits lifting consumer spending ahead of the holidays. Analysts note confidence and rising income support strong shopping, aided by subsidies and signing bonuses.
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Washington (Or
Commerce Department
Joel Naroff
Naroff Economic Advisors Inc
Americanus
Insurers abandon firearm industry confront insured gun makers
Firearm companies face a wave of city lawsuits with defense costs in the millions. Insurers threaten to withhold payments for defense and settlements, leaving gun makers to shoulder potential judgments. The legal battle expands across 28 cities and states as gun firms press forward.
Support awaits Castro at WTO meeting in Seattle
Cuban president Fidel Castro may attend the next week's World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, making him one of the few heads of state present besides President Clinton. He would have a favorable forum to press his case against the U.S. embargo as representatives from 134 nations are expected to attend.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Seattle
Clinton
U.S
World Trade Organization
Emotive Texas A&M Texas football game honors bonfire victims
A crowd of 86,128 at Kyle Field witnessed a missing man flyover by four F-16s before Texas A M beat the University of Texas 20 16 in a cathartic matchup eight days after a bonfire collapse killed 12 students. Memorial ribbons adorned helmets as flags flew at half mast and a moment of silence preceded kickoff.
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Texas A&m
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A&m
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Aggies
Cadet Corps
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Moro
Mike Kazmierski
Texas
College Station
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