Britain's classic Mini ends 41 year run at Longbridge plant
Britain bids farewell to the iconic Mini as the last of its 41 year pedigree rolls off the MG Rover Group line in Longbridge Birmingham. The tiny car, born in the 1950s fuel crisis, won fans from Beatles to Diana, remaining a symbol of British design and style.
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Britain
London
John Lennon
Mary Quant
Michael Caine
Trina Davies
MG Rover Group
Longbridge
Birmingham
MG Rover
Germany
BMW
Oxford
Alec Issigonis
British Motor Corp
Issigonis
Peter Sellers
David Hollis
Amblecote
Central England
Hollis
Steve McQueen
Rover Group
British Aerospace
Gordon Poynter
Lee Shincee
England
Calendar roundup of Gaston business and education events
A dense calendar of events lists Edward Le Jones estate planning, IRS small business workshops at Central Piedmont CC, Gaston Chamber meetings, tours, and seminars. Notable items include Wake Forest MBA info session, Small Business Center programs, Business Expo 2000 at Eastridge Mall, and a Case Management conference in Charlotte. Details and contact numbers provided.
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Edward le Jones
Doug Rogers
Internal Revenue Service
Central Piedmont Community College
Southwest Campus
Hebron St
America
Small Business Round Table
Gaston Chamber of Commerce
W. Franklin Blvd
Gastonia
Gaston County Tourism Advisory Board
W. Main Ave
Gaston County Schools
Chamber
Winner's Circle
S Inc
City Club
Tom McPhaul
Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management
Mortucraft
Morrison Blvd
Charlotte
Wake Forest
North Carolina Citizens For Business & Industry
James Woodward
UNC Charlotte
Gaston College
Eastridge Mall
Rena Potts
Eastridge Mal
American Association of Tetile
Colog
Research Riangle Park
Patty Simon
Gaston Gathers
Gaston Chamber of Cmmerce
Board of
Case Management Society of America
North Carolina
Charlotte Hilton
University Place
Gaston Chamer of Commerce
Thesis House
Charleston
Gaston Chamber of Ommerce
Gaston County
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Research Triangle Park
Weekend E-SAVERS fares from Charlotte list destinations
US Airways offers E-SAVERS weekend discounts with departures from Charlotte. Fares shown are roundtrip values to various cities such as Atlanta Birmingham Charleston Cleveland Detroit Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Los Angeles New York Richmond Roanoke and more, with online discount not reflected. Call 888 359 3728 or visit usairways com for availability.
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US Airways
Charlotte
Atlanta
Birmingham
Charleston
Cleveland
Detroit
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
New York
Laguardia
Richmond
Roanoke
La Far textile firm moves HQ and expands work sites
La Far Textiles relocates its headquarters from the 1890s building on Printers Alley to be closer to operations, with 10 employees transferring to Bowling Green. The firm once ran seven plants in the Carolinas and now owns two, one in Bowling Green and another in Rock Hill South Carolina.
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la Far
David la Far
Gastonia
la Far Textiles
North
South Carolina
Bowling Green
Rock Hill
S.C
Fourleaf Textiles
Clover
Printers Alley
Kennington
Jackie
Internet policy panel urges global solution and wider access
An Internet policy group welcomed recommendations from a panel that warned against national censorship and favored a global, user-controlled approach. The panel said Internet health is young but raised thorny growth issues and proposed options like a universal access push and potential subsidies or a flat tax on online purchases to fund schools and libraries.
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Ari Schwartz
Center For Democracy and Technology
Congress
John McCain
R-Ariz
Senate Commerce Committee
Blau
Online travel sites under scrutiny amid Orbitz launch
M Mead urged safeguards early to prevent past abuses as Orbitz, owned by five major carriers, nears launch. Critics warn of airline bias on platforms like Travelocity and Lowestfare, where listings may skew to favored carriers. Industry analysts project online ticket sales rising to 13.6 billion by 2003 with strong growth.
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M. Mead
Orbitz
American
Continental
Delta
Northwest
United
Jupiter Research
Bill McGee
Consumer Reports Travel Letter
Travelocity.com
Expedia.com
Lowestfare.com
Cheaptickets
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Mike Nesmith
Twiggy
Grace
Monaco
Diana
Prince Charles
Lulu
Japan
ESSE
Usairways.com
National Academy of Sciences
National Research Council
Www
Nationalacademies.org
Nrc
Vbias
McGee
TWA
Lowestfare
Carl Icahn
Thesline
Uprigh
Werhead
Franklin Square
Aran
Don H. Bumgardner
Gorm
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