20th Anniversary of the Literacy Action Council - Meet the Authors
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Sunday, October 22 2006, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Presenting three local authors: Joan Barsotti, her new book "Okei-san the Girl from Wakamatsu;" Robert Reppert, co-author of" Gold Rush Ghosts;" and Red Johnson, author "Murder in the Gold Country" Light refreshment will be served 2:00 p.m. Main Library, Placerville $12.00 For more information contact: Vivian Humphrey (530) 672-0167
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street roared back from its worst week ever with one of its best single days ever on Monday, as governments pledged to pour cash into struggling banks to restore confidence in a rocky global financial system.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Governments around the world bet hundreds of billions of dollars to rescue failing banks on Monday, sending world stocks soaring and giving Wall Street its biggest one-day gain ever.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley stock nearly doubled after Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) completed its $9 billion investment in the bank on Monday.
DETROIT (Reuters) - Shares of General Motors Corp jumped almost 18 percent on Monday after reports the No. 1 U.S. automaker had been in merger talks in recent weeks with smaller rivals Ford Motor Co and Chrysler LLC.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with top Wall Street bankers on Monday to nail down a plan for the government to buy shares in financial firms to restore confidence in rattled markets.
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