Teens design eco system game for biology class
A Syracuse firm hires teens to create Micro-Team ecology software for high school biology. Four students from Skaneateles MIT ES East Syracuse Minoa work with MacIntosh Computers to build a wildlife interaction game, including nine animal players, monthly cycles, graphics, and reports.
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MacIntosh Computers
Syracuse
MacIntosh
Andy MacIntosh
David Packard
Hewittt- Packard
Packard
Jim Wilson
Skaneateles Central School
Charles Gilman
Bill Gimbel
MIT
Richard Woninski
East Syracuse-Minoa
Gimbel
Wilson
Gilman
Jim Slowick
East Syracuse- Minoa
Cathy Meany
Why bank card rates stay high amid falling overall rates
Experts explain high card rates despite drops in prime, mortgage, and auto loans. Banks cite unsecured loans, fraud losses, and heavy paperwork as key costs, with 28 California banks named by Consumer Action for rates and fees to push consumer shopping for better deals.
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Brad Holman
California Federal Savings & Loan Associations
Ilang
Holman
Manuel Gallegos
Eureka Federal Savings & Loan Association
Kahn
Don Hoogstad
Bank of America
Visa
Consumer Action
California
Michael Heffer
OTC: A haven of high hopes
New York shows NASDAQ driving a wave of fast growth in over the counter stocks. Apollo Computer Oshman’s Sporting Goods and Xidex join the NASDAQ system as NASDAQ logs its busiest year. NASDAQ notes 1983 first half gains and more than 3,800 stocks eligible for major exchanges.
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New York
Apollo Computer
Oshman's Sporting Goods
Xidex
IBM
Sears Roebuck
Xerox
Wall Street
Sears
New York Stock Exchange
Oshman's
National Association of Securities Dealers
NYSE
MCL Communications
Kemper, St. Paul Cos
Chubb Corp
Pabst and Coors
NASI
America Stock Exchange
HBO's Michael Fuchs leads HBO Entertainment amid Hollywood tension
Hollywood's pay TV pioneer HBO, led by Michael Fuchs, faces studio ire as it shifts from rental deals toward production and film investments. HBO has grown from 365 subscribers in 1972 to major film ventures including On Golden Pond and The Terry Fox Story, backed by Frank Biondi and a push to own more programming.
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Los Angeles
Michael Fuchs
HBO Entertainment
Hollywood
Fuchs
New York
Syracuse
HBO Inc
Frank Biondi
Biondi
HBO
New York City
Time & Life
Wilkes-Barre
Pas
Ith
Rll
Gerald M. Levin
Time Owo
Vireo Group
TBO
Paul Kagan
Carmel
Calif
Jane Fonda
Katharine Hepburn
U.S
Cal
Terry Fox Story
Ike Fryer
Robert Duvall
Upstate Now Channels
Jon Quigley
Andy Nigelian
Syracuse NowChannels
Cable
Hiondi
Flaso
Ansor
Arias
Swiss bank accounts go on sale to the general public
A California entrepreneur, Mark Knass, offers numbered Swiss bank accounts for 25 dollars, 4 francs to open, with no interest and limited visibility to the IRS. He markets through E. Gurtzwiller & Cie in Basel, claims ownership novelty, and ships a full kit. The scheme mirrors a fringe trend in access to Swiss banking.
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California
Zurich
Mark Knass
E. Gurtzwiller & Cie. Banquiers of
Basel
Knass
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Schwanen Effekten AG
Lucerne Securities
Empire of America Adds Braille Keyboard to Buffalo ATM
Empire of America federal savings association installs a Braille keyboard at its Buffalo main office ATM for blind and visually impaired customers. The bank plans to equip eight more Western New York machines this year and extend Braille service to New York City, Michigan, Florida, and Texas offices. Diebold Inc., the Canton, Ohio manufacturer, notes few institutions offer this service. The bank will provide usage instructions to users.
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A Savings and Loan
Buffalo
New York
Mark Rieman
Empire of America Federal Savings Association
Rieman
Empire
New York City
Michigan
Florida
Texas
Diehard Inc
Canton
Ohio
the Savings Association
Imported clothing price rise eyed after import curbs
Industry sources predict a 20 percent or more rise in the cost of imported clothing by fall due to government curbs on imports. Retailers anticipate shifts to higher priced domestic or non Asian goods as substitutes. Gene Milosh of the American Association of Exporters and Importers cites likely higher textile costs and uneven rises across categories. The move is praised by US producers and unions as a needed boost to the domestic clothing industry. The crackdown targets imports from Korea and other Parastern countries, prompting industry debate. Hang Song and Taiwan.
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United States
Gene Milosh
American Association
Reagan
Korea
Hang Song Aind Tanwan
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Tom Schwendler
Gineering
Central New York School Study Council
Syracuse University
Cys
Q&a
Visa International
Gallegos
Paul Kahn
Wells Fargo Bank
Rme
Uri
Michael O'Hare
Harvard University
O'Hare
Twentieth Century Fund
Buffalo Bank
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