Gas prices rise as oil firms edge wholesale costs higher
Major oil companies lifted wholesale gasoline prices up to 2 cents a gallon amid declining U S supplies. Analysts foresee further retail increases as summer demand grows. Exxon Gulf Texaco Marathon Standard of Conoco raised prices in multiple regions with declines earlier in the year reversing.
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United States
Warren Shimmerlik
U.S
Merrill Lynch & Co
Exxon Corp
Exxon Us.a
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Colorado
Exxon
Gulf Oil Co
Southwest
Texaco Inc
Georgia
North Carolina
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Petitions Rejected in Maryland Plan to Raise Consumer Loan Rates
In Annapolis a drive by the Teamsters Union to force a November vote on a law lifting consumer loan interest ceilings failed after state administrators voided 308 pages containing signatures from multiple counties. About 807 pages remained, with officials unsure if names were valid. The union faces a possible court challenge. the law, signed by Gov. Hughes, sets max rates up to 24 percent with higher limits for small loans.
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Willard Morris
Morris
Secretary of State
John Sullivan
Teamsters
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Baltimore City
Harry Hughes
Unions launch drive to recruit unorganized women in DC area
Washington AP reports a joint effort by the Department and Coalition of Labor Union Women to organize women workers in the District of Columbia and Baltimore. The campaign targets about 3 employers with existing petitions, excludes the federal workforce, and will involve six AFL-CIO affiliates led by Joyce Miller. The drive aims to increase women in unions from 6.8 million nationally and to push for equal pay and improved workplace recognition.
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Uaion
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Afl-Cio
Elmer Chatak
Industrial Union Department
American Federation of Government Employees
National Federation of Federal Employees
Miller
Waeaky Raft
Ma. Miller
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
United Food and Commercial Workers
United Auto Workers
Oi, Chemical and Atomic Workers and
Service Employees International Union
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Be Prepared When You Apply for Social Security Benefits
People planning to apply for retirement survivor or disability benefits should be well organized. Gather birth and marriage certificates W-2 forms proof of military service and medical treatment records. Apply two to three months early and use phone or remote filing via the Frederick office at 012 ast St and 663-5124.
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Frederick
Cities Service sues Mesa over stock tender and claims
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Cities Service Co
Mesa Petroleum Co
T. Boone Pickens
Mesa
Cities Service
U.S. District Court
District of Delaware
Amarillo
Pickens
Defense
Mesa and Pickens
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