Sewing machine contest woes reach readers
Readers report delayed prizes from Sewing Distributors Inc of Phoenix Arizona after paying 59.95 plus 20 for a cabinet and a second prize coupon costing 920 with 79.95 additional, with promised four week delivery slipping to months. Delays blamed on vacationing staff. readers urged to report nondelivery.
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Sewing Distributors
Phoenix
Ariz
Tiune
L. 5
Waynesboro
Phoenix Company
Lantz
Sewing Distributors Inc
Tax on deposit for returnable beverage bottles
A reader asks if sales tax applies to bottle deposits. Maryland law says tax applies to the selling price of the item, not the deposit. When buying returnable bottles, the cashier should tax the 99 cents price and ring the 40 cent deposit separately.
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H. R
Hagerstown
Maryland
Printing shift causes blurry stock pages at Herald Mail
Letter from a reader notes newspaper print quality decline due to hot lead to cold type change. Old presses still in use blur stock market pages until new facility and presses are installed. Training of compositors underway to speed a professional look. A forthcoming story will explain the system changes.
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Herald Mail Co
Herald Mail
Record Correction On Glasses Bill Dispute
A local optician previously accused of unpaid Medicaid claims is cleared after the woman recants. She states she erred saying the optician was unpaid. the provider had not been paid.
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Aptician
Fince
Stock Market Spotty Performance Amid Rate Hikes
New York stocks showed a spotty day with cautious trading as higher interest rates and a sliding dollar weighed on sentiment. The Dow slipped last week, aviation and commodity shares fluctuated, First National Bank of Chicago raised the prime rate, and TravelLange rose on takeover chatter.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Alan C. Poole
Laidlaw-Cog
Feshall
First National Bank of Chicago
Europe
TraveLange International
Dollar Weakens as Markets Open in London and Paris
The dollar weakened in early trading on European FX markets with the pound rising to 2.47? in London and the franc moving to 2.4630 marks in Frankfurt. Gold advanced across centers with Zurich at 106 dollars per ounce and London at 117.25, from Friday closes.
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London
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
Forest Fire Losses Run Into Millions Across West
The Associated Press reports six teen fires burned extensive land across the West, with losses estimated in the millions. Fires spanned California to Montana and Idaho, with 156 735 acres blackened and infrastructure including farms, rangelands, and tourist areas affected. No firefighter deaths reported. one forestry staffer died in a vehicle crash. Weather and pests increased vulnerability as new fires started from lightning and stressed forests face continued danger.
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Associated Press
Dick Klade
Interagency Fire Center
Boise
Idaho
California
Pacific Northwest
Klade
Montana
Oregon
Nevada
Washington
Wyoming
John Russell
Fire Center
U.S. Forestry Service
Lane
Utah
LaGrande
Forest Service
Enterprise
Ore
Poll shows many don't believe Nixon address on Watergate
New York Times commissioned Gallup poll finds 44 percent of viewers found Nixon's latest Watergate address not at all convincing. Only 27 percent rated it completely or quite convincing. Half doubt his denial of involvement. 50 percent want tape recordings turned over to Senate and courts. 58 percent disagree with claim protests created the atmosphere for Watergate. Margin of error about four points.
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New York
The
New York Times
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Father With Five Children Rescued From Bay Ordeal
Orchard Beach resident Robert K. Harvey and five children survived a near drowning after their boat capsized in Chesapeake Bay. They swam toward shore, using life jackets and improvised floats from oil drums as rescuers aided them with a searchlight boat. The group rode out a three hour ordeal after a head on collision with a large wave near shore.
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Orchard Beach
Robert K. Harvey
Chesapeake Bay
Harvey
Cindy
Jenifer
Beth
Thomas A. Yinger
James Thompson
Three Escape From Garret County Jail
Garret County sheriff’s office planned to extradite three escapees from the Oakland jail. Donald Warren 17 Thomas Bowman 17 and Ronald Welch 20 were identified as the suspects. They allegedly sawed bars, stole a truck in Oakland, abandoned it in Cambridge Ohio, and may have taken another vehicle.
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Oakland
Garret County
Veka
Agnew Attacks Probe Leaks During Maryland Visit
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew criticized leaks from the federal investigation during his first public appearance in his home state since the probe became public. He mocked anonymous “informed sources close to the investigation” and urged moving on with governance, drawing laughter from about 600 attendees at a political event.
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Centreville, Md
Spira T
Agnew
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