Airlines join to lure Thanksgiving travelers
Five major U.S. carriers launch a Thanksgiving fare war to fill empty flights. Delta reports 20 percent higher reservation calls, while United and others match discounts up to 85 percent for travel around Thanksgiving. Florida routes and short trips get the best deals. sale deadlines and nonrefundable terms vary by airline. Travel agencies report muted call volume despite the surge in online and direct bookings.
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New York
U.S
Jim Ewing
Delta Air Lines
Eastern Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Delta
American Airlines
United Airlines
United
Chuck Novak
Linda Johnson
American
Florida
Eastern
Northwest
Matthew P. Gomring
Joel Wechsler
Federal Travel Service
Boston
Russ Wagenaar
Paul Klein Travel Service
Chicago
Relief centers open as WV flood relief widens
West Virginia floods prompt 29 county disaster area status with 10 FEMA relief centers open and Red Cross interviews underway. Damage exceeds 275 million dollars with thousands homeless, 28 dead and 20 missing. agencies pledge weeks to months for housing while aid pours in from foundations and donors including Barry Manilow.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Red Cross
Federal Emergency Management Agency
West
Douglass
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Foundation
Pittsburgh
Beverly Bailey
Barry Manilow
Ethiopia
Huntington
Cross Lanes
Kathy Mattea
John Price
Price
Petersburg
Moorefield
Franklin
Carol Melling
State Highway Department
County Board of Education
Agriculture
Gus Douglass
Verne Paule
FEMA
Arch Moore
Gary McKinney
McKinney’s Plumbing and Electrical Co
Marlinton
Washington County debates trampolines in schools amid insurance hike
Washington County Maryland faces a December decision on keeping trampolines in physical education. If kept, liability coverage drops to 300000 with a nearly 18000 increase in liability insurance this year and total insurance costs rising to about 206000 from 93000. Wayne Stouffer cites broader rate hikes and notes few accidents.
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Hagerstown, Md
Washington County
Stouffer
Maryland
Crisis Center to tackle teen pregnancy problem
The Frederick County Crisis Pregnancy Center hosts an in-service training on How to Promote Abstinence led by Ellen Curro. The session runs 7 to 10 p.m. Monday November 18 at the Totem Arts Building Hood College Frederick, with no fee and reservations at 898 3730.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Ellen Curro
Shady Grove
Xavier University
Ohio
George Washington University
Totem Arts
Avalon Studio
Hood College
Frederick
Forestry Board meets at Library in Frederick County
The Frederick County Forestry Board met on November 4 at the C Burr Artz Library. Topics included the gypsy moth spraying program the 1985 Association of Forestry Boards meeting and plans for the 1986 association meeting hosted by Frederick and Washington County boards. Attendees included Ruth Spurrier Darrell McCartney Donald Wolfe Linda Smith George Gilmore Jim Roberts and Ric Lillard.
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Frederick County Forestry Board
C. Burr Artz
Association of Forestry Boards
Frederick
Washington
Maryland Forest, Park and Wildlife Service
Mrs. Spurrier
Bonnie Johnson
Frederick County
Ruth Spurrier
Darrell McCartney
Donald Wolfe
Linda Smith
George Gilmore
Jim Roberts
Ric Lillard
Complaints Can Turn Dissenters Into Loyal Customers
Marketing expert George R. Walther of the Telemarketing Foundation says companies that encourage complaints see loyal customers emerge. He notes that resolving a complaint quickly makes the issue nine times more likely to retain the customer.
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George R. Walther
The
Telemarketing Foundation
Myersville Sees Loss From Depreciation of Utilities
Myersville posted a nearly $17,000 net operating loss for 1985 due to depreciation of its sewerage and water systems. Sewer depreciation was $23,120 and water depreciation $6,459. Accountant Patrick E. Kline urged rate increases to cover about $29,000 annual depreciation, noting last year’s action and that the rate hike took effect July 1. He projected breakeven on expenses and noted a real estate value exceeding $3.9 million and personal property taxes over $1.1 million.
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Myersville
Patrick E. Kline
Hagerstown
Kline
News-Post
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