Gas prices rise slightly nationwide in two-week survey
Gas prices edged up an average one third of a cent per gallon over the past two weeks, with an overall average of $1.099 per gallon including all grades and taxes. Self-serve regular $1.025, midgrade $1.1415, premium $1.223. full-serve regular $1.431, midgrade $1.521, premium $1.593. unabated trend seen but no sharp rise expected. Paramount bid may rise as QVC challenges Viacom in a four month fight with a Feb 1 deadline. Paramount board withdrew endorsement of QVC’s $10.1 billion bid and backs Viacom’s roughly $9.8 billion offer, though both bids remain open to shareholders.
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Trilby Lundberg
Lundberg
Paramount
QVC
Paramount Communications
Viacom Inc
Viacom
Crystal Brands Files Chapter 11 Amid Debt Burden
Crystal Brands Inc, maker of Izod Gant and Salty Dog apparel, filed for Chapter 11 in Manhattan seeking to reorganize after three loss filled years. The Southport CT company posted 1992 losses of 75.3 million and 1991 losses of 71.4 million with sales sliding from a peak of 868.5 million.
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Crystal Brands Inc
Southport
Corporate wellness programs ignore culture and fairness
Critics say one size fits all wellness plans harm diverse workers by grouping employees into a single health profile. Experts urge tailoring to cultural differences to improve participation, reduce costs, and ensure fair access to healthier lifestyles and benefits.
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Stephen Ramirez
Fresno County
California
Health Services Agency
Agricul
Indoor air quality in workplaces harms employees
Workers face sick building syndrome from ventilation failures and pollutants. The guide lists symptoms, survey steps, ventilation checks, isolation of irritants, staged renovations, and outside air exhaust. It urges unions, health agencies, and EPA OSHA help, plus design choices for low-toxicity materials and smoke bans or restricted areas.
HMO limits patients choices in care
A reader asks why doctors close offices to join HMOs and block nonmembers from seeing preferred physicians. Dr Smith explains managed care shifts reduce choice as employers contract with HMOs and possible Clinton plan could widen disruption or change payment.
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C.U
Hmo’s
Clinton
Dr. Smith
J.W
Mesa
Letter on health care reform from local physician
A reader writes to Dr Edward A Smith of Mesa Arizona expressing mixed views on health care reform. The letter praises expanding coverage for the uninsured while criticizing sweeping system changes and urges questions be directed to the doctor at 560 W Brown Rd Mesa AZ 85201.
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Edward A. Smith
M.D
W. Brown Road
Suite
Mesa
Smith
Attitude as Key in Job Hiring and Winning Teams
Birmingham job search consultant Marvin Walberg cites Terry Bowden and Auburn University to argue attitude drives success in interviews and careers. The piece equates job searching to football competition, urging daily practice, persistence, and belief to outlast stronger rivals.
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Terry Bowden
Auburn University
Button
Bowden
Auburn
Marvin Walberg
Birmingham
Concalint
P.O. Box
Ala
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