Lie test backer cites retail worker thefts
Washington AP report notes Lie detectors urged to guard against theft by young, single clerks with weak ethics. Starry C. Hunter, executive director of the National Association of Convenience Stores, tells a Senate subcommittee the retail workforce skews under 25 and undereducated. Davis of the Beta Clerks Union counters detectors are a gratuitous insult to human dignity.
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Teaching staff to cheat fights fraud at companies
New York report outlines a fraud fighting idea by University of Virginia professor Brandt Allen. He advocates teaching honest employees in key roles how fraud is done to identify schemes and prevent losses. Allen cites billions lost annually and notes computers complicate detection.
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Harris Survey Shows Public Split Over Concorde Funding
A Harris poll of 1,533 adults finds 42 percent oppose funding the Concorde and 36 percent support it, with opposition strongest in the East and lighter in the West and Midwest while the South leans pro Concorde. The Supreme Court backed the president, and Concorde service to Kennedy Airport starts next week.
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Housing industry posts best month in four years
Washington AP reports October construction rose 3.6 percent to a 2.18 million annual rate for new houses, the highest since May 1973. Building permits climbed 9.3 percent to 1.85 million annualized, the strongest since June 1978, signaling a robust late-year start before winter.
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