Bell Atlantic workers vote to strike if no contract
Members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers representing 52,000 Bell Atlantic workers voted five to one to strike if necessary after midnight August 8. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co spokesman Dave Pachalczyk said customers would see no service disruption as essential needs are identified and training arranged. Negotiations began June 22 and cover employment security wages health care pensions working conditions and training programs.
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Bell Atlantic
Communications Workers of America
The
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Dave Pachalczyk
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
C&p
Maryland
Pacholcz
Uniions
Employment key to recovery slows growth in June
Washington AP reports June personal incomes were virtually unchanged at an annual rate of 502 trillion dollars as unemployment rose to an eight year high of 7 8 percent. Consumer spending rose 0 5 percent to 4 07 trillion while factory orders jumped 2 3 percent, indicating weak income masks limited spending and a fragile recovery.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Priscilla Trumbull
Wefa Group
Up Ts
David Wyss
DRI McGraw Hill
Lexington, Mass
House votes to apply 25 percent duty on imported minivans
The House approved a 25 percent tariff on imported minivans and sport utility trucks by a 273 to 112 vote, sending the bill to the Senate where a Bush veto is expected. critics call the move techonst and Japan bashing. The measure alters tariff treatment by classifying minivans as trucks for duties, though they are taxed as cars under some rules. Separately, Frederick Cooperative plans a meeting Friday, Aug. 28, at Walkersville Fire Co.
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Lashington
House
R .U
Senate
Bush
U.S
Southern State Frederick Cooperative
Walkersville Fire Co
Market ends higher on solid earnings and low rates
New York stocks closed up for the fourth straight session as investors, buoyed by strong earnings and low interest rates, push the Dow to 3393.78, up 189 points, with gains broad across NYSE and other indices. Volume reached 174.84 million shares as traders built on a week of gains.
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IBM
Dow Jones
Kmart
New York
Litton
Lowes
Loyola Corp
Ne Marriott
Avemco
Baltge
Mercantile Bell
Bakshi
Bio Whittaker
Moore Corp
Nations Bank
Civens Bank
Olea
Penney
CSK Corp
Potem
Sears
Exxon
Fcnb Corp
F&m Bancorp
Giant Foods
GTE Corp
Ferris
Home
Ita
Dey
Baker Watts Inc
New York Stock Exchange
Standard&Poor
GM to offer car rebate credit card in September
GM plans a new GM card available as Visa or Mastercard with a 5 percent annual purchase credit toward a new GM vehicle. A $10,000 annual spend could earn about $5300 off a car, plus any factory rebates. GM reports modest first quarter profit after a loss in 1998. US car sales through July 10 rose 3.3 percent, amid a weak domestic market.
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Dbeiroit
General Motors Corp
Visa
Mastercard
John Mueller
Farm market report with cattle and grain quotations
The report lists futures and cash prices from the Chicago Board of Trade for Wheat Corn and Soybeans with daily highs lows and sales figures. It also provides livestock bids for cattle hogs sheep goats and calves from Woodsboro and Four States Livestock Sales with quoted prices and weights for steers heifers bulls and dairy replacements.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Frippen
Woodsboro
Calafs
Prim Hnistwein
Sony
Westminster Livestock Auction Prices Listing
Westminster Livestock Auction lists alfalfa timothy and grass hay at bale and ton prices. Alfalfa at 1.60 to 2.70 per bale, Timothy at 1.40 per bale, large round hay around 0.66 to 1.00 per bale, straw and grass items shown with multiple price figures.
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Westminster
Westminster Livestock Auc
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News-Post
Standard&Poors Industrials
Tokyi AP
Tohyn Suck
Farm Market Reports
Frederick
Woodsbore Livestork
Hagerstown
MD UL
Berg
Saas Atoms
Cathy Daniels
Chaos Sport Sale
Misses Petites’ & Womens
Special Value Boys
Levi's
J.j.’S
Men's Famous Maker
Tigheter
Hess
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