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...chiefs of big branch banks counter that in providing competition in small towns they not only improve the efficiency of community banks but also offer residents a wider array of services, like computerized checking and often cheaper loan rates. Small banks can also be autocratic monopolies. James M. Kemper Jr., chairman of Commerce Bancshares Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., recalls: "As we moved into areas dominated by one bank, we found that in two towns the independents refused to offer even savings-account services. Now the townsfolk have the opportunity to earn interest on their savings." The most serious argument...
...Terry Kemper, director of special projects for the UFSC, which is based at Brandeis University, said yesterday that the festival is "basically non-competitive." The films are chosen to become part of the touring festival in order to earn some money for the student film-makers, his said...
...There is no one who distributes student-made films," Kemper said. "We rest the films for them...
...attracted a tremendous range of films," Kemper commented, citing films varying from abstract and poetic pieces to documentaries...
...payoff may lead to the first lowering of auto insurance rates since World War II, or at least a leveling off. Among companies that are considering or have already announced selective cuts are the Insurance Co. of North America, Hartford Fire Insurance Co. and Illinois' Kemper Group. Despite the steady rise in medical and repair costs-which have not even reversed the trend toward higher rates in some states-a number of companies have lately experienced a notable drop in the frequency of claims. Officials of State Farm, which insures one out of every seven U.S. cars, report that...