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omy over the next six months, remained strong at 60.2 in May even though it was slightly lower than April's 60.6.
• The home sales index climbed to 65.2 in May from April's 60.8, and the retail sales index improved to 54.7 from April's 52.9.
• Bankers said they were seeing more demand for loans, so the May lending index grew to 56.9 from April's 52.8.
• The checking deposit index decreased to 62.9 in May from April's 72.6. And the savings index dropped to 41.7 in May from April's 53.5, suggesting bank customers were putting less into savings accounts or

certificates of deposits in May.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Kyle man accused of breaking into an Oglala Sioux tribal government agency and stealing laptops and other items in February 2010 has pleaded guilty to larceny.
• Twenty-four-year-old Peter Gay Jr. is to be sentenced July 20. U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says Gay faces up to a year in prison and up to a $100,000 fine.
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• WINNER, S.D. (AP) -- A man accused of beating another man to death at a tribal housing facility in the South Dakota city of Winner has pleaded not guilty to

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