Airlines unite to form alliances amid fear of higher fares
Dallas AP reports major U S carriers forge alliances to cut costs and win online bookers, raising concerns that reduced competition could push prices up. Analysts note the shifts resemble mergers, while skeptics doubt alliances will improve fare deals or reach.
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Dallas
James Ashurst
American Society of Travel Agents
AMR Corp
American Airlines
US Airways
Paul Hudson
Aviation Consumer Action Project
U.S
United Delta
Clinton
White House
Jay Walker
Priceline.com
Commerce Department
Walker
Lehman Brothers
Brian Harris
Police Officers Honored for Valor and Courage on Duty
Montgomery County officers including Miguel A. Delacruz and Luigi G. Mondini received silver medals for swift rescues during a fatal smoke filled apartment fire on a January night in 1997. The ceremony honored 18 police and firefighters with seven silver medals as well as honorable mentions for acts of bravery amid danger.
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Silver Spring
Miguel A. Delacruz
Damas‘cus
Luigi G. Mondini
Gaithersburg
Eric J. Harrell
Takoma Park
Peter L. Worden
Frederick
Charles L. Drengwitz
Michael L. Kane
Upper Marlboro
Matthew Danaher
Walkersville
Jeffrey Hearle
Bethesda
Danaher
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
Worden
Yen
Mondini
Montgomery County
Douglas M. Duncan
James M. Snow
Clarksburg
Timothy E. Kwaloff
Damascus
Robert A. Cook
Snow
Walk to Benefit Homeless in Montgomery County ROCKVILLE
The Rockville Montgomery Shelterwalk 98 is a three mile walkathon to aid about 3,000 homeless people in Montgomery County. It starts May 3 at 3 p.m. from NIH Bethesda with registration at 2 p.m. in lot 41B. The Coalition for the Homeless aims to raise awareness and $20,000 for shelter and services and expects hundreds of volunteers rain or shine.
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Rockville
Mongomery County
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
County Coalition For the Homeless
Laytonsville
Montgomery County Earns AAA Bond Rating For 25th Year
Montgomery County received a triple A rating from Moody's Standard and Poor's and Fitch IBCA for the 25th consecutive year. County officials led by Douglas M. Duncan praised the rating as proof of sound fiscal policies and their impact on financial health. The designation keeps Montgomery among five counties nationwide with AAA ratings from all three agencies.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Douglas M. Duncan
Moody's
Standard and Poors’ Corporation
Fitch Ibca
Duncan
Montgomery
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