Cash gifts at weddings and handling transcript fines
Readers discuss cash as an appropriate wedding gift and whether to give a check or money at a wedding. A second letter details a college transcript hold due to campus parking tickets and a recommendation to pay the fines to obtain the transcript for a new job.
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Public Q&A column invites reader inquiries to Smart Money
Readers are urged to send questions to Smart Money at P.O. Box 503, Elfers, Florida. General interest questions will be answered in future columns, and personal replies cannot be provided due to high mail volume.
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Lorain County Considered for Skilled Trades Pilot Project
Elyria businessman Brad Ohlemacher urges state action to place a Lorain County pilot in a proposed statewide education program pairing businesses with classrooms to train skilled workers. He heads the Council for Education in Metalworking Technology and notes a looming retirements wave and a shortage of qualified workers in manufacturing awaiting funding decisions.
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Taster's Choice Contest Puts Paris Trip At Stake
The British Nestle ad couple from Gold Blend face a split or a change in formula as a U S contest invites readers to write a 250 word next commercial. Ten semifinalists win $100 dinner credits and the grand prize includes seven days in Paris, hotel, and $1000 spending money.
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Local Stocks New York Metals Prices Quietly Mixed
AP reports closing prices for gold at 368.60 per troy ounce and silver at 4.256 per troy ounce along with platinum 376.00 and palladium 128.00 per ounce. Spot nonferrous prices show aluminum 53.7 cents per pound copper 9590 cents per pound lead 32 cents and zinc 45-48 cents per pound. Mercury ranges 205 to 210 per 76 pound flask.
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Local grain bids at Market close for ecu County Farm Bureau
The closing prices from the ecu County Farm Bureau Cooperatio Association show wheat at 281 per bushel, shelled corn 211, oats 1.50, and soybeans 5.88 per bushel. Prices reflect market activity for farmers and grain dealers in the region.
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Foreign steel firms penalized in final duties ruling
The Commerce Department set final dumping and subsidy penalties on foreign steel makers from 19 countries for 1992 imports worth 3.2 billion dollars. ITC must rule by July 27 on injury to U.S. mills. duties range 5.5 to 142.47 percent, potentially halting some shipments. European officials called the move unacceptable amid domestic US competition concerns.
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