Bloomingdale's and 8 chains seek to reassure amid bankruptcy
Bloomingdale's and eight other retail chains moved quickly to assure customers and 100,000 employees nationwide they remain open and well stocked while Campeau Corp seeks Chapter 11 protection for Federated Department Stores and Allied Stores. The plan aims to keep operations steady, with continued pay and minimal layoffs, as suppliers resume shipments once courts approve actions.
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Cincinnati
Bloomingdale's
Abraham & Straus
Campeau Corp
Federated Department Stores Inc
Allied Stores Corp
U.S
Texaco Inc
Bloomingdale
Jockey International
Federated Allied Stores
Presi
Entrepreneurs rush to Eastern Europe
Washington reports that lawyers, travel agents, business executives, and public relations specialists flock to Eastern Europe seeking ground-floor connections as nations shift from communism to capitalism. Despite few profits now, experts say markets offer future gains amid bureaucratic delays in Poland and spotty Romania communications. Pfizer donated $100,000 in animal medicines to Poland. some professionals work for free to foster privatization, while travel agents note rising interest in inexpensive trips.
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Washington
Europe
Poland
Romania
Germany
John Adams
Sabre Foundation
Pfizer Inc
Jeffrey Burt
Arnold & Ponter
Frank Mankiewicz
Hill
Justice Department
Francis Goranin
Vega International Travel Services
Chicago
Early heart disease signs found in young men
San Antonio AP report outlines a study of 300 autopsies on white men aged 15 to 34 who died violently or in accidents. Smoking and high cholesterol linked to early arterial hardening, with one fourth showing raised lesions by age 34.
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San Antonio
Henry McGill
McGill
American Heart Association
Science Writers’ Forum
Robert Wissler
University of Chicago
Montana widow wins Lotto America jackpot in Missoula store
Katherine Summers, 78, Basin, Montana, shares a 3.5 million Lotto America prize with Thomas Petzko, 56, Milwaukee, after buying the winning ticket in a Missoula grocery. Summers plans to prospect for gold in Alaska, buy a van, and travel to visit relatives while pursuing long term plans in retirement.
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Helena, Mont
Katherine Summers
Here
Missoula
Wisconsin
Mrs. Summers
Basin
Thomas Petzko
Milwaukee
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Carol Sanger
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J. Vincent Aug Jr
Sanger
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Federated
Federated’s
Burdine's
Miami
Rich's
Atlanta
Lazarus
Allied’s
Bon Marche
Seattle
Jordan Marsh
Boston
Maas Brothers
Tampa
Fla
Stern’s
Paramus
Campeau’s
Ralphs Grocery Co
California
Bloomingdale’s
Dudge
Chebtor
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Pat Lyon
Worldcom Group
Warsaw
Adams
David Handler
Commerce Department
Susanne Lotarski
Lotarski
Adamson Bros
Heting Coon
Midwest
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Broadway
Topeka
Wanamaker
Montanan
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Australia
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Paul Hays
W. Tecumseh
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