Farm Credit System told to tighten procedures
Nine Farm Credit System institutions faced enforcement actions by their regulator to tighten credit procedures. The Farm Credit Administration described the measures, with four settlements and five cease and desist orders issued, and cited serious loan portfolio deterioration at two associations.
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Coca-Cola Merges Entertainment Unit With Tri-Star Pictures
Coca-Cola Co plans to merge its entertainment unit, including Columbia Pictures and Coca Cola Television, into Tri-Star Pictures to form a new movie and TV company. Coca-Cola would hold about 80 percent, with a one time dividend of 3a million Tri-Star shares to Coca-Cola stockholders and the new entity listed as Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc. subject to shareholder approvals.
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Odometer rules proposed to curb fraud nationwide
NHTSA proposes regulations under a 1986 law to require mileage figures on state titles issued after April 1989 and to discourage tampering. Dealers and auctions would keep detailed five year records on each vehicle sold, and lessees must disclose mileage at lease end.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Couple fights Artery over loss of view in Germantown
Maryellen and Dan Little sue Artery for eight foot higher townhouses blocking lake view at Black Hills Regional Park. County planning officials halted work after loft units exceeded approved elevations. Artery plans 202 townhomes with 181 sold. negotiations continue with officials and associations to resolve the dispute.
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Teleflex to Build 80,000-Square-Foot Plant in Hagerstown
Teleflex Inc will construct an 80,000 square foot marine assembly plant on 16 acres in Washington County Business Park, financed by a $2.5 million package approved by the Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority. The plant will be run by new subsidiary TFX Marine Inc. and open in spring, with a 60-person local workforce.
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Economic barometer rises as July indicators show mixed signal
The Commerce Department reported a 0.5 percent July gain in its leading indicators, the sixth straight monthly rise, suggesting moderate growth into 1988. Orders to US manufacturers slipped 0.2 percent in July led by defense, while civilian orders rose 0.1 percent. Construction spending fell 0.2 percent for July, marking a second consecutive monthly decline due to weakness in apartment and non residential building amid tax-law changes.
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Commerce Department
U.S
Volcker Profile Highlights Thrifty Habits and Monopoly Wins
The biography Volcker: Portrait of the Money Man portrays Paul A. Volcker Jr. as frugal in daily life, railing at restaurant prices and lugging laundry home in a suitcase, while a Monopoly zeal fuels his competitive side. Volcker, retiring Fed chair, has seen the book but will not comment.
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Paul A. Volcker Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Volcker
William R. Neikirk
Fed
Joseph R. Coyne
Federal Reserve
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