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For the record - March 4, 2012

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Credit union growth: An article in the March 2 Section A about the growth in U.S. credit union membership in response to rising bank fees said that credit unions hold $96 billion in assets. The correct figure is $960 billion.

MOCA finances: A March 2 Calendar section article about executive turnover and finances at the Museum of Contemporary Art said that the Andy Warhol exhibition in 2002 brought in $4.6 million in ticket sales and gift store profits. The figure of $4.6 million was the sum of all the museum’s ticket sales and gift store profits during the two fiscal years affected by the Warhol show.

Inheritance: The Money Talk column in the Feb. 26 Business section said that a stepfather would inherit everything if a mother died without a will. State laws vary but typically dictate that the property be divided among a surviving spouse and any children.

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War of 1812 bicentennial: A photo caption in Section A on Feb. 26 implied that a commemoration of the War of 1812 took place at Ft. McHenry in Maryland. It was at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

Johnny Otis: An article in the Feb. 26 California section about a memorial service for R&B musician Johnny Otis identified one of the speakers, former Capitol Records executive Tom Morgan, as the man who signed Otis to his first record contract. Morgan signed Otis to Capitol in the 1950s, but Otis had recorded for other labels before joining Capitol.

Dmitri Nabokov obituary: The obituary of Dmitri Nabokov in the Feb. 26 California section gave the title of his father Vladimir’s final novel as “The Origin of Laura.” The title is “The Original of Laura.”

“American Idiot”: In the March 4 Arts & Books section, an article about the Green Day musical, “American Idiot,” misspelled actor Joshua Kobak’s last name as Kovak.

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