Britain’s Postal Service Turns Profit After Reform
Britain’s Post Office, once far in the red, posted a $77 million profit from mail services last year as reforms cut government ties and trimmed costs. It marketing pushes attract more magazines and parcels, with discounts for publishers, while staff numbers fell and automation lag persists.
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London
Postal Service
America
Britain
United States
Robert Hannah
British Steel
U.S. Postal Service
Giro
British Post Office
Hannah
Post Office
Switzerland
U.S
France
Iess
Baltimore
Maryland
State
George F. Mahoney
Lottery
Mahoney
Testimony in Cuyahoga incident ends
NORFOLK AP A Maryland Pilots Association rep says Santa Cruz II followed proper procedure before colliding with Coast Guard cutter Cuyahoga on Oct 20, killing 11. Pilot Hamill faced five hours of questions as witnesses described lights, speeds, and expected passing sides. The board plans a report to the Coast Guard commandant by December.
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Norfolk, Va
Maryland Pilots Association
Coast Guard
Cuyahoga
Alexander Kottman
John Hamill
Kotfman
Coast Guard Board of Inquiry
Smith Point
Chesapeake Bay
American Bureau of Shipping Technical Service
Koffman
Hamill Koffman
Santa Cruz
Potomac River
Thomas Pinault
Maryland Bureau of Shipping Technical Services
Pinault
Donald K. Robinson
Navy
Cmdr
Stephen Deliplane
Stewart Clay
McDonald's denies worm rumors in hamburgers
In Atlanta McDonald's publicly denied rumors that its hamburgers contain worms, saying the story caused financial damage to stores and prompting a stronger advertising push for 100 percent beef. Timelines trace the spread to Chattanooga in August, with some franchise operators reporting notable sales declines.
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Atlanta
McDonald's
Doug Timberlake
Timberlake
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jim Taylor
Satan's Church
Los Angeles
Family drops probe of Kremer's sentence
The Hogan family withdrew a request to probe how county prosecutors handled the case of Kremer who stabbed to death Theresa Hogan four, Deborah Hogan ten, and Ann Breesekiewicz eight. Kremer, 17, received a life sentence and was sent to Patuxent Institute for psychiatric treatment with possible parole after a year if deemed no longer dangerous. The parents criticized the prospect of early release and said the prosecutor’s office acted within current law.
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Annapolis
Anne Arundell County
Richard F. Hogan
Rls
Stuart L. Kreier
Patuxent Institution
Hogan
Anne Arundel County
Kreier
Stabb
Ing
Theresa Hogan
Deborah Hogan
Ann Breesekiewicz
State Penitentiary
Baltimore
Circuit Court
Bruce C. Williams
Kreiner
Patuxent
Warren Duckett
Hogans
Kremer
Dukett
Patuzent
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Postal System
Hamill
Bentithteet
McDonald’s
Moscow
Tass
EM Makbayev
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Krasnohar
Baku
Center
Patuxect
Williams
Hickory Fry
Colony House
Cline's Furniture Store, Inc
Patrick
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