Textile industry battles byssinosis with safety tech and testing
Textile firms and researchers in Charleston share a two pronged attack on byssinosis or brown lung. Studies show mixed results on immunity and death rates while industry safety guidelines push shielding processing areas and vacuuming dust. Workers in high dust zones may need protective masks as engineers pursue better controls.
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Charleston
Graniteville Co
Robert P. Timmerman
Columbia
Susan M. Daum
Irving J. Selikoff
Herbert Seidman
E. Cuyler Hammond
Selikoff
Hammond
Timmerman
Health and Safety Committee
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Brown Lung
World demand for cotton grows as U.S. crop shrinks
Washington AP reports world cotton use in 1975-76 is seen rising 5 percent to 60.8 million bales from 58.1 million, while U.S. producers harvest the smallest crop in eight years. Textile makers face recession, energy shortages, and higher prices, contributing to last season’s sharp decline in cotton use.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Agricultural
National production climbs as recession eases
Government data show industrial output rose 1.9 percent in September marking the fifth straight monthly gain and the best one month advance since 1964. Welfare costs rose 20 percent in the last fiscal year due to recession impacts.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Insurance Rates To Spiral For Federal Workers
Blue Cross Blue Shield says six million federal workers and dependents will see premiums rise about 35 percent on Jan 1. An employee now paying 154 dollars yearly for family coverage will face about 208 dollars next year as costs continue to rise, according to spokesman J S Nagelschmidt.
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Washington
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
J. S. Nagelschmidt
Credit Rating To Ignore Sex In Lending Rules
The Federal Reserve Board says new regulations will end sex and marital status discrimination in credit. Effective Oct. 28 creditors must base decisions on merits, not whether applicants are single or married, though marital status and a spouse's earning power may be considered when credit is sought on a partner's income. Victims may sue for damages and fines.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Ing
Wagener Policeman Acquitted in Self Defense Verdict
Wagener town officer Carrol Wayne West was acquitted of murder by directed verdict after Judge Rodney A. Peeples found self defense justified. The case centered on Miles Quattlebaum who died, with Dr. Robert L. Worrell testifying Quattlebaum hinted at drugged drinks and flashback like actions.
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Carrol Wayne West
Wagener
Rodney A. Peeples
General Sessions Court
Peeples
Miles Quattlebaum
Robert L. Worrell
Quattlebaum
Washington, D.C
Worrell
Seminar on Shoplifting and Bad Check Passing Held
A seminar on prevention of shoplifting and bad check passing will be at the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce, 400 Laurens St NW, Tuesday. Two sessions 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 to 4 p.m feature films and a panel discussion led by Hartsel J. Strady with Judge Glenn Holley Sheriff Paul Grant and others. The event is free and open to area business representatives. registration by calling the chamber.
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Greater Aiken
BW. Whitley
Chamber
Hartsel J. Srady
Small Business Administration
Columbia
Glenn Holley
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Aiken City
C. G. Heath
J. Carrol Busbee
New York Faces Potential Default as Debt Deadline Looms
New York City nears a 3 p.m. deadline on 453 million in debt obligations with almost no cash left. A MAC refinancing plan collapsed after the UFT refused to invest pension funds, raising fears of mass layoffs, unpaid benefits, and possible furloughs of nonessential workers, including teachers, police, and firefighters.
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Ford Administration
New York
City Teachers’ Retirement System
Municipal Assistance Corp
MAC
United Federation of Teachers
Hugh Carey
Abraham Beame
UFT
Albert Shanker
Carey
Pension Fund
Reuben Mitchell
Felix Rohatyn
Rohatyn
711 Charge To Be Heard In Court Here Monday
An Aiken man Otis Lee Cummings Jr will face General Sessions Court Monday after being found capable of assisting in his defense He is charged on five counts including assault with intent to kill and armed robbery from January 1971 in Aiken Two others were tried in their absence and received sealed sentences.
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Jeane Hall
Aiken
S.C. State Hospital
Columbia
General Sessions
Otis Lee Cummings Jr
Aiken County
Cummings
Julius B. Ness
State Hospital
Teryl Shyley O’rear
Joe Nathan Hawes
Larry Donnell Walker
Aiken considers curb on private tree removals in study proposal
A proposed city ordinance would bar tree removals on private property unless on land owned by residents. It would require planning permit fees, define a tree by girth and height, and raise questions on subdivision development and enforcement.
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Aiken
Henry Summerall
Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning and Zoning Board
City of
Two City Tree Preservation Ordinances Shaped by Fort Lauderdale
Lin Smithwick reports on a proposed tree preservation ordinance guided by Summerville and Ft. Lauderdale models. It limits tree removal on parks and rights of way, imposes fines up to 100 dollars, and requires landscaping rules for non residential property with a 2000 square foot per tree standard.
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Lin Smithwick
Donald H
Carol) Turno
Summerville
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Berlin G. Myers
Myers
F. T. Kane
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Medical University of South Carolina
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Eric Higgs
Nancy Carson
North Augusta
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John T. Gross
Samuel L. Woodring
Murry Sill
Alken
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
State Highway Department
South Boundary
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