Gallup Poll Ranks Bankers High for Honesty
A Gallup survey shows 90 percent of Americans rate bankers as honest or very honest, with 7 percent viewing them as low or very low. Bankers place fifth among 20 professions in ethics ratings amid Bert Lance scrutiny.
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Concorde Doomed as UK Panel Warns of Production End
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons says no practical path exists to continue Concorde beyond the 16 aircraft in the current program. A large new order would still incur huge losses, risking the entire production line closure.
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Haiti frees 104 political prisoners amid power decade
Haiti’s rulers mark 20 years in power by releasing 104 political prisoners including long-held detainees. The move comes as international and regional pressure grows over human rights and political reforms in the Caribbean nation.
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Baby Found Safe in Hammond After Kentucky Disappearance
Shawn Michael Wayne Gibson, five months old, was found in a Hammond alley. The infant's mother Cathy Gibson wept with joy as police matched footprints of the missing child to the found baby. Welfare workers placed the infant in a foster home while reunions were delayed amid investigations of the babysitter’s actions.
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CAB seeks stiffer penalties for overbooking flights
The Civil Aeronautics Board proposes penalties up to 400 dollars for passengers bumped from booked flights. The rule would compensate bumped travelers with a minimum of 25 dollars and a maximum of 400 dollars, double if no timely alternative transport is provided, and requires airlines to first seek volunteers to give up seats.
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Charter flight ads criticized by consumer groups
Washington United Press International reports a study finds charter flights poorly represented in travel ads. The eight week study in 11 big cities, funded by American Express and done with the Office of Consumer Affairs and the Consumer Federation of America, shows only about 5 percent of newspaper travel ads involve charters and just 1 in 5 explain economic risk.
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Smokeless powder blamed for deadly Rolla cannon blast
A ceremonial cannon exploded on a Rolla fraternity lawn during initiation, killing one student and injuring six. Investigators say the device was loaded with smokeless powder, a stronger explosive than black powder, in what appears to be an unapproved weapon.
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