Ford to close plants and trim thousands of North American jobs
Ford Motor Co plans a major restructuring dubbed the Way Forward in North America due to falling SUV sales. The plan reportedly targets aging plants in St Louis St Paul Atlanta Wixom St Thomas Cuatitlan and could involve wage and product changes with details to be announced Monday.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
North America
Ford
Bill Ford
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minn
Atlanta
Wixom
Mich
St. Thomas
Ontario
Cuatitlan
Mexico
U.S
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Ron Gettelfinger
United States
America
Chevrolet
Harbour Consulting Inc
Toyota Motor Corp
Colleges top $1 billion in endowments growth
A NACUBO study shows 56 U S colleges have endowments above 1 billion dollars, with Harvard at 25.5 billion and Yale at 15.2 billion. Rockefeller University leads per student wealth. The report notes average 9 3 percent returns last year, with billionaires investing heavily in hedge funds and private equity.
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U.S
Harvard
Yale
Rockefeller University
New York
Olin College
Massachusetts
National Association of College and University Business Officers
Nacubo
Commonfund Institute
Deaths and Funerals Betty Anne Apperson Apperson
Betty Anne Apperson 60 wife of Courtney E Apperson Jr died Jan 21 2006 in Aiken SC Born Radford VA daughter of Roy T Bishop and Edrie Bishop She was an educator member of First Christian Church survived by husband daughters Lori Gourdin Cara Rogers and other relatives Funeral services Jan 24 at First Baptist Church Aiken and burial Jan 25 in Pulaski VA Memorials to Cumbee Center or Aiken First Baptist Church CWJC Shellhouse Funeral Home details online
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Betty Anne Bishop Apperson
Courtney E. Apperson Jr
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Radford
Roy Thomas Bishop
Edrie Mae Barton
Pulaski
First Christian Church
Aiken
Lori Anne Apperson Gourdin
Peter P. Gourdin
Ill
Seneca
Cara Joy Apperson- Rogers
Phyllis Elaine Bishop
Frances Eugenia
J.W. Crigger
Lyric Rebekah Rogers
Dezmond Moss Rogers
Larkyn Anne Rogers
Iaw
Christopher Gourdin
Jacob Aubrey Gourdin
Thornspring United Methodist Church
First Christian Church Disciples of Christ
Cumbee Center
P.O. Box
S.C
Aiken’s
First Baptist Church
Christian Women’s Job Corp
P.O
Funeral services schedule for local residents in Aiken area
Services today include Charles Arville Mauldin at 4 p.m. at South Aiken Baptist Church, Thomas Hooper at 2 p.m. at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel, Shawn DuWayne Noe at 3 p.m. at Hatcher Funeral Home Chapel, and Betty Anne Bishop Apperson at 2 p.m. at Aiken's First Baptist Church.
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Charles Arville Mauldin
South Aiken
Obituary Policy Details Free Line Limit and Fees
The Aiken Standard lists obituary notices with up to 16 lines printed free the first time. Funeral homes submit information and notices may be edited for style. additional lines incur a fee and caller can reach 648-2311 for details.
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The
Aiken Standard
Day laborers in U S are family men and community tied
Nationwide study of 2 660 workers at 264 sites in 20 states and D C shows most day laborers are Hispanic and undocumented with families. About 117 600 workers exist, many hired by homeowners. 20 percent injured and many unpaid or uninsured, poverty level earnings.
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Los Angeles
United States
States
District of Columbia
Nik Theodore
University of Illinois At Chicago
University of California
New York
New School University
Home Depot
Burbank
Raul Sanchez
Mexico
Sanchez
Dents
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Missouri
Matt Blunt
Dearborn
Michigan
Jennifer Granholm
Granholm
Wixom Asembly
Wixom, Mich
Betty B. Apperson
Aiken’s First Baptist Church
Pine Log Road
South Carolina
Juan Son
Cesar Martinez
Calif
Kathy Hazen
Carol Almond
Dana Derrick
Mike Sargent
Robbie Franklin
Kids Earth Day Committee
Buce Chase
Phillip Strawbridge
Don Lipani
Mitch Mussetter
Isaac West
Debbie Reed
Bridgestone
Aiken County
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