Niagara mill workers share $500000 profit bonus
Three years after a planned closure, Niagara of Wisconsin Paper Corp. workers split a $500,000 profit sharing fund just before Christmas 1974. The payout, about three weeks pay, followed a three year contract with Pentair Industries and a push for higher production.
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Niagara, Wis
Mil
Wisconsin
Niagara of Wisconsin Paper Corp
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Menominee River
Upper Michigan
Kimberly-Clark
Pentair Industries
Minneapolis
William Beerman
Niagara of
Martin Ponzio
Pentair
Ponzio
Uncertainties Surround Wallace's 1976 Presidential Run
Washington reports Alabama Governor George C. Wallace faces both physical disability and political doubt as he weighs a fourth bid in 1976. Some associates see potential in proportional representation, others fear a split party or a crushing November loss.
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Washington
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Didates
Chimney Sweeps Still Exist in Old Fashioned Fashion
Denver based Greg Marklin and John Graham operate as traditional chimney sweeps dressed in capes and top hats. They clean chimneys with brushes and chains, charging $30 per home. They say the theatrics amuse clients yet emphasize serious work and safety.
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Denver
Colo
Greg Marklin
Marklin
John Graham
Ervin Reflects Realistic Exit From Senate After 20 Years
Sam J. Ervin Jr. says his decision to leave the Senate is realistic though he will miss his longtime colleagues. Retiring at 78, he plans to return to Morganton, renew old friendships, fish, write a book on fights in Congress, appear on ABC TV, and tour for speaking engagements. He led the Watergate investigation and criticized Nixon over tapes and obstruction of justice.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate
Ervin
Clyde R. Hoey
Dn.c
Hoey
North Carolina
Richard Nixon
Nixon
White House
Haldeman
FBI
Watergate
Ford
Morganton
Congress
ABC TV
Rationing Favored Over Higher Prices For Fuel
Washington Democrats urge energy relief via rationing and allocation programs rather than gasoline tax hikes. Reuss McCormack Proxmire push conservation, potential taxes if rationing fails. Preface by Wriston and Woodcock discuss tax cuts. Butz warns food prices to rise six more months. Bethlehem Steel rescinds scheduled price increases after U.S. Steel rollback.
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Washington
Rep
Henry S. Reuss
Wisconsin
Reuss
Mike McCormack
NBC
Meet the Press
Sen
William Proxmire
ABC
Proxmire
McCormack
Proxmir
Walter Writston
First National City Bank
Wriston
Leonard Woodcock
United Automobile Workers of America
Ford
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
U.S. News and World Report
Hampton returns with band after surgery at Mt Sinai
Lionel Hampton resumes work with his band on November 2 at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie New York after a hospitalization on September 12 for surgery to correct internal bleeding. He canceled a month of club dates and a November Europe tour with Buddy Rich Teddy Wilson and George Duvivier.
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THE
VIBES
New York
Lionel Hampton
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Hampton
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Europe
Buddy Rich
Teddy Wilson
George Duvivier
Hee Haw Star Diets Shrink 26 Pounds in Two Weeks
A. J. Samples of Hee Haw weight 318 pounds at hospital admission December 16. Doctor says cholesterol in the 400s, diabetes and mild hypertension treated. heart stress but no cardiac problem. He plans release soon after Christmas while adjusting diet and fitness routine.
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Tucker
A. J. “Junior
Andrew Trimble
Hee Haw
Doctors Hospital
Trimble
Samples
Longest Rockathon Record Set at Fresno Fashion Fair
Michael Smith of Aubrey California set a record with a 307 hour 30 minute Rockathon at the Fresno Fashion Fair from August 24 to September 3, 1972.
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Michael Smith
Aubrey, Calif
Fresno
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Aiken Standard
Bethlehem Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Cumming
Grace Samples
Junior
Jose Maria Castillo
Maxwell Home Furnishings
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