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Meriwether Lewis returning Saturday to big reception
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Back in 1803, there were only 15 stars on the U.S. flag. President
Thomas Jefferson had just made one of the best real estate deals in
world history, buying Louisiana from France. A young country was
itching to expand westward, and someone had to map the unknown lands
beyond the Mississippi River.
Jefferson chose his personal assistant, U.S. Army Capt. Meriwether
Lewis, 28. Lewis, in turn, chose his friend, Lt. Charles Clark, 32,
who later became a captain and eventually, a brigadier general, as
the co-leader of his planned Corps of Discovery.
Lewis' first step was to visit Lancaster for some ...
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Ames: Some Early Signs Were Missed; Boss's Questions Cited in Document
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...investigation directly on admitted spy Aldrich H. Ames last May, at least one CIA official began...1990, according to agency sources and Ames himself. The official was Paul J. Redmond Jr., whose working relationship with Ames goes back to 1985 and who since early 1991...
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AMES REACHES FOR YOUTH.
Magazine article from: WWD
; NEW YORK -- Ames Department Stores Inc. is out to prove that regional retailers can...units it acquired last December from Hills. The stores now sport the Ames logo and Ames's current merchandising format. Fifty other stores had been redesigned...
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Ames Story Still May Be Incomplete; FBI Is Investigating Soviet Link in Mexico
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...don't believe confessed spy Aldrich H. Ames has told the complete story of how he came...Moscow, according to government sources. Ames has maintained he delivered his first information...City in 1983, may have been involved in Ames's decision to become a spy, according...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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AILING AMES CALLS IT QUITS; DISCOUNTER OVERWHELMED BY COMPETITION; ANALYST SAYS HILLS BUY WAS LAST STRAW.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...economy combined to knock discount retailer Ames Department Stores out of business, taking...hundreds of jobs in Central New York. Ames, a 44-year-old Connecticut-based...District in New York. The collapse of Ames means about 300 people in Onondaga County...
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Ames exits scene. (Spotlight).(Ames Department Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: MMR
; ROCKY HILL, Conn. -- Ames Department Stores Inc.'s year-long...but the right course to take," said Ames chairman and chief executive officer Joseph...availability below critical levels." Ames had been granted $755 million in debtor...
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Ames to liquidate as pressure grows on regional chains.(Ames Department Stores)
Magazine article from: WWD
; ...another regional discounter. Bankrupt Ames Department Stores, which had been hoping...was a second lien on the inventory when Ames filed for Chapter 11. It was an incentive...for anyone else. I don't even know if Ames will be administratively solvent," one...
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Ames Raises Over $130,000 For The March of Dimes
PR Newswire
; ...ROCKY HILL, Conn., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Ames Department Stores (Nasdaq: AMES) across the northeast were turned into giant...the March of Dimes. By the end of the campaign, Ames stores raised $134,900. The discount department...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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AMES' ILLS ERASE 240 LAKE JOBS GARY, MERRILLVILLE, GRIFFITH LOCATIONS AMONG 74 TO CLOSE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN)
; ...WEST LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY EDITIONS) Ames Department Stores announced Wednesday it...eliminated when three of four stores owned by Ames Department Stores Inc. are closed later...on low sales and profit performances, Ames stores in Gary, Griffith and Merrillville...
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Ames changes character of its Zayre units today. (discount store chain Ames Department Stores)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record
; AMES CHANGES CHARACTER OF ITS ZAYRE UNITS TODAY NEW YORK...retail conversion in history, 255 Zayre stores will become Ames Department Stores today. The move, which follows Ames' October 1988 acquisition of 318 Zayre stores for $778...
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Ames has made big strides Dexter senior looks to cap career with 3rd state title
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; ...that 6-foot-6 senior center Mallory Ames was eligible for another year. "[Central...Eastern Maine Class C coaches can relax. Ames will play her final high school game Saturday...at the Bangor Auditorium. For six years Ames and her 6-4 sister Ashley, who graduated...
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