Maryland charges Luskin's with deceptive airfare promotions
The Maryland Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division filed administrative charges against Luskin's Inc. accusing the Columbia retailer of deceptive ads offering free airfare to Hawaii Florida or the Bahamas requiring large product purchases and hotel stays through Vacation Ventures Inc. The case cites undisclosed conditions and multi purchase requirements, with a public hearing set for November 13 at Green Spring Station in Lutherville.
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Maryland Attorney General's Office
Luskin’s Inc
Hawaii
Florida
Bahamas
Luskin’s
Frederick
US. 40
Maryland General Assembly
Vacation Ventures Inc
Luskin's
Vacation Ventures
Attorney General's Office
Baltimore
Attorney General’s Office
Luskin
Maryland
John Nethercut
Rebecca Bowman
Harford County
Attorney General’s
Office of Administrative Hearings
Green Spring Station
Falls Road
Lutherville
Maryland Attorney General’s Office
St. Paul Place
Snider Named to New Financial Post at Frederick Agency
D Gregory Snider was named financial coordinator for Community Living Inc. in Frederick. A Mount St Mary’s College 1984 graduate, he previously worked with Gold Levis and Adoff CPAs in Rockville. He and his wife live in Braddock Heights and he will direct all financial affairs for the non-profit serving developmentally disabled adults in Frederick County.
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Community Living Inc
Frederick
Mount St. Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
Gold
Levis
Adoff
Cpas
Rockville
Braddock Heights
Frederick County
Treasury auctions yield record low three and six month bills
Washington AP reports Treasury sales of 10.2 billion dollars in three month bills at an average discount rate of 2.67 percent, and 10.2 billion dollars in six month bills at 2.78 percent. Both rates mark the lowest levels in about 30 years, with three month bills not dipping below 2.67 since May 28, 1962 and six month bills not below 2.774 since Oct. 29, 1962.
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T-bills
Washington
Treasury
Treasury Department
Leggett stores open on Sundays in Virginia area
Leggett department stores reported strong Sunday traffic on a test opening as executives from 44 stores across Virginia West Virginia North Carolina Maryland and Delaware visited Roanoke area locations. Vice president Gordon Leggett said the test could become permanent and that the move may continue year round despite earlier Sunday shopping reservations.
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Roanoke
Leggett Department Stores
Gordon Leggett
Leggett
Lynchburg
Marriott to spin off hotel and food business to split
Marriott Corp. proposed a split of its hotel and food service management units into Marriott International Inc and Host Marriott Corp, with the former led by J W Marriott and the latter by Richard Marriott. The plan would leave most debt with the real estate focused Host Marriott, while promising tax free special dividends to shareholders.
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NEW York
Marriott Corp
Wall Street
Marriott
New York Stock Exchange
Moody's Investors Service
Standard & Poor’s Corp
Bethesda
Courtyard
Residence Inn
Fairfield
J.W. Marriott Jr
Marriott International Inc
J.W. Marriott
Host Marriott Corp
Travel Plaza
Richard Marriott
Marriott International
Host Marriott
Marriott Brothers
Internal Revenue Service
Stephen Bollenbach
Montgomery County Home Show Set at Gaithersburg Fairgrounds
The Montgomery County Home Show runs Friday to Sunday at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg. It features more than two displays of home products and services with seminars on deck building, selling a home, and selecting a contractor. The show hours are 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with free admission and parking.
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Montgomery County
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Gaithersburg
Dollar slides as Nikkei extends loss in thin Tokyo trading
The dollar fell to record low levels against the yen in Tokyo trading as the Nikkei Stock Average declined for the seventh straight session. The dollar closed at 2, 11. 25 yen with the 225 issue down 222.57 points, or 1.28 percent, to end at 17,1054 points.
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Tokyo
Citicorp President Braddock resigns from Citicorp
Citicorp chief Richard Braddock resigns as president and board member effective immediately after 19 years with the bank. No successor named, management team to assume duties. Citicorp stock dips 25 cents to 15.50 as earnings expectations rise to 80 to 100 million for the third quarter.
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Citicorp
Richard
Braddock
New York Stock Exchange
John Reed
Raphael Soifer
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
Soifer
Ronald L. Mandle
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co
Mr. Braddock
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