Gas prices may rise this summer affecting tourism
Lake Placid officials warn a potential 1.75 to 1.80 per gallon average could push tourists to drive less far. AAA notes 270 million travelers during peak season while vendors from Grand Canyon to Tahoe brace for higher fuel costs and mixed local impact. Opinions differ across regions as prices trend upward.
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James McKenna
Lake Placid
N.Y
McKenna
New York City
Energy Department
American Automobile Association
AAA
Geoff Sundstrom
National Parks
Keela Mangum
Grand Canyon Trail Rides
Mangum
Grand Canyon
Las Vegas
Bob Ferguson
Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions
Columbia
Calif
Yosemite National Park
Ferguson
Lake Tahoe
Carol Tanis
Reno Sparks
Tanis
Donny Beaver
Paradise Outfitters
Pennsylvania
First Gigahertz Processor Hits Market
The AMD Athlon chip debuts at 1 gigahertz or 1 billion operations per second promising computers up to ten times faster than six years ago. Intel counters with its own gigahertz push as AMD and Intel race to power the evolving center of home networks and gaming.
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San Jose
Calif
Advanced Micro
Devices Inc
Chuck Yeager
AMD
Jerry Sanders
Intel Corp
Intel
U S productivity jump strongest in seven years
U S productivity rose 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 1999, the strongest gain in seven years, lifting annual productivity to 3.0 percent. The report notes unit labor costs fell 2.5 percent in Q4, with total costs easing 1.7 percent for the year, as high tech investment supports ongoing gains and inflation remains a risk.
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Washington
Labor Department
S Ing
U.S
Federal Reserve
Coast Bank
Rock Hall Inductions Highlight Diverse Musical Family
At the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in New York, Motown, folk, jazz, rockabilly, gospel, rap, and ragtime blend in an evening praised by Paul McCartney and Ray Charles. Inductees include Bonnie Raitt, Earth, Wind & Fire, Eric Clapton, the Lovin' Spoonful, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, and session stalwarts Scotty Moore and Hal Blaine, plus Clive Davis.
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New York
Ray Charles
Paul McCartney
James Taylor
Moonglows
Alan Freed
Paul Simon
Harvey Fuqua
Bonnie Raitt
Muddy Waters
Junior Wells
Fred McDowell
Earth, Wind and Fire
Lil’ Kim
Pate. Bailey
Maurice White
Joe
Eric Clapton
Yardbirds
Cream
Fric
Robbie Robertson
Clapton
Lovin
Spoonful
John
Lencamp
Mellencamp
Billie Holiday
Nat King Cole
Diana Ross
Holiday
Charles
Cole
Nat Cole
Scotty Moore
Elvis Presley
King Curtis
Hal Blaine
James Jamerson
Motown
Earl Palmer
Little Richard
Lucille
Clive Davis
Arista Records
Carlos Santana
Davis
Treasury to buy back part of debt after 70 years
Washington officials say the Treasury will repurchase a portion of the national debt for the first time in seven decades. The initial move covers 1 billion dollars in 30 year bonds from 1985 to 1990 as a market test amid plans to potentially reach 30 billion dollars later this year.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Lawrence Summers
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Eia
Doe
Marti Gras
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S. Walnut
Ottawa
Pont
Reean
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