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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1998
Page
11
The Education Department unveils a Direct Consolidation Loans plan to refinance and consolidate multiple federal student loans at a lower rate, potentially saving about 56 dollars per thousand borrowed. The deadline is January 31, 1999, with application details via 800-557-7392 or www.ed.gov/DirectLoan.
A reader asks for ways to educate themselves about investing and references free online resources. The Fool recommends library and book options, notes no rush to start, and invites readers to share an embarrassing lesson learned in 100 words or less.
Reflect on past trades by listing stocks sold and prices, compare with current values, and assess whether you should have held on. Limit holdings to 10 or 15 companies, improve due diligence, and reallocate red holdings to stronger prospects for patience and learning from mistakes.
A reader brimming with trivia asks about a 1950s founder calling a chain Fed Mart, now in over 280 locations. It operates by charging members even without purchases, limits product variety, runs exclusive business hours, avoids Visa and major cards, and has seen sales surge fivefold in a decade. The answer cited is Costco Companies Inc.
A fragmented reminiscence blends playful phrases and Shakespearean echoes with odd names. It hints at a gendered debate about truth and wit while recalling playful dialogue and a cryptic chair of memory. The piece reads as a puzzle noting poems, bike rides, and peculiar titles.
Uro Restaurant Corp, owner of the Uno Pizzeria chain, shows improving site sales since June after a new menu. Fiscal 1998 margins rose to 66 percent excluding charges, with Q4 operating margin at 8 percent across 96 owned restaurants. Management bought 274 721 shares at $7, and plans six to eight new locations in 1999. Stock trades at 17x trailing earnings with 15-20% expected long term growth.
The Associated notes popular toys already selling out with prices. A Bug's Life merchandise leads, including a deluxe Talking Flik doll, Air Hogs, American Girl dolls, Barbie items, Lego Mindstorms, Sesame Street Walk n Talk Friends, Furby, Teletubbies and Nintendo and Sony game titles. Prices range from seven to two hundred dollars. Multiple brands and retailers are named.
Wal Mart and other discounters attract more shoppers with broader toy ranges while Toys R Us faces store closures and job cuts. Analysts say Wal Mart may top Toys R Us in sales this year as Toys R Us remodels, adds space, and diversifies into clothing and electronics. The shift reflects evolving play patterns toward high tech toys and video games.
Raeder says the nearest repair center is in Parma creating a hassle as entire vehicles must be taken in for fixes. Fisher-Price plans to certify more centers to accelerate repairs, aiming 40 percent done by year end and nearly all by February. Elyria residents like Dan Hamrick note the impact as Noah waits without Power Wheels.
Elyria residents can contact Fisher-Price toll free at 1 800 331 7037 for recalls and repair guidance. Disconnect the battery power source and follow Fisher-Price instructions. Closest regional repair centers are Major's Appliance Parma and Phillips Magnavox Service Brooklyn Heights with phone numbers 440 884 7200 and 800 331 7037 respectively. Fisher-Price also provides www powerwheels com for information.
Oi Times reports pre release sales near 400000 for a video game during Thanksgiving week while Barbie doll sales are expected to drop for the first time since 1976. Toymakers push into electronic and interactive products with CD ROM titles and digital cameras as rivals like Lego Mindstorms expand tech play and analysts forecast further gains in computer and video games.
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