Economic indicators reach record level
The Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose 0.5 percent in June to a new high, marking a fifth straight rise and reinforcing expectations the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at the Aug. 20 meeting. Despite stronger near term data, economists view it as signaling continued growth rather than rapid acceleration.
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New York
Conference Board
Wall Sweet
Federal Reserve
Pat Farmer
Labor Department
Wall Street
Commerce Department
Fed
Crash victim laid to rest with daughters
Shannon Lychner aged ten and her sister Katherine were buried with their mother Pam Lychner in Houston after dying on TWA Flight 800. The service drew more than 150 relatives and friends on a 90 degree day as the family prepared for a memorial at Second Baptist Church.
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Pam Lyncher
Shanon
Katie
TWA
Montgomery
Ill
Til
Houston
Shannon Lychner
Eiffel Tower
Atlantic Ocean
Shannon
Norma Mc.ee
Linden, Mich
Second Baptist Church of
Monet
Katherine
Woody Clem
Justice For All
Clements
Texas
Lychner
Andy Kahan
Bob Lanier
Kahan
Minois
New York
Kim Reid
Pam Lychner
Reid
Pam
St. Is
Beta carotene may protect memory and mental function
Dutch researchers report a study of 5100 adults aged 55 to 95 finding that consuming at least 1 milligram daily of beta carotene, from foods like carrots and broccoli, correlates with lower risk of memory impairment and disorientation. The study, in the American Journal of Epidemiology, notes vitamins E and C showed no effect.
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J. Warsama Jama
Erasmus University Medical School
Rotterdam
Netherlands
American Journal of Epidemiology
Man who drove to hospital with cleaver embedded head
In Pikeville Kentucky a man with a meat cleaver in his head and a butcher knife in his back arrived at a hospital, was airlifted to a second, and released a day later. The attack followed a dispute over $125 in rent money. He was in serious condition at a University hospital before release.
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Man
Cleaver
Pikeville
O Ff
Sun Co. to acquire Kendall and Amalie oils from Witco
Sun Co of Philadelphia said it will buy Kendall and Amalie motor oils from Witco Corp, adding the brands to Sunoco. Witco valued its lubricant business at 140 million dollars and the sale awaits FTC approval, likely closing by year end. The units run 11 plants across New York, California, Canada, Texas, Indiana and Georgia, with 250 employees who will be offered jobs. Sun will run Kendall Amalie as a separate division using its own lubricant stock at Tulsa and Puerto Rico refineries. Witco has three remaining Kendall Amalie plants in Bradford Pennsylvania, Jacksonville Florida and Omaha Nebraska without buyers.
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Philadelphia — Sun Co
Philadelphia
Kendall and Amalie Motor Oils
Witco Corp
Sunoco
Witco
Federal Trade Commission
Kendall and Amalie
New York
California
Canada
Texas
Sun
Kendall/ Amalie
Tulsa
Okla
Puerto Rico
Greenwich
Wildlife kills cattle predating grizzly in Grand Tetons
Wildlife officials for the first time killed Grizzly No. 209 after weeks of cattle predation in Grand Teton and Yellowstone ecosystem. The 9 year old 550 pound bear had killed dozens of cattle in three years and ten calves in two weeks, despite relocation attempts.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Dave Moody
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Wyoming
Washington
Grand Teton
Yellowstone
Togwotee Pass
Linda Olson
Greater Yellowstone
Scaffolding Collapse Kills Worker In Midtown Manhattan
A window washer’s scaffold broke loose from a 25 story Midtown Manhattan building, causing bricks to strike below. One maintenance worker on the ground died while three others were injured as hooks failed and the scaffold detached from the roof. The victim had been holding a safety rope from the street when struck.
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New York
Midtown Manhattan
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Te National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda
The
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Kee Taylor
Era
Aho
Ken
Sun Co
Kendall, Amalie Motor Oils
KRT News Service
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Georgia
Moody
Montana
Idaho
Permian Mall
Permian High School
PHS
Nokia
Key West Bedroom Center
Restoric
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Futon Sale
Permian
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Tiffa
ST. John's Episcopal School
West County
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