Microwave ovens heat up as safety controversy cools in US
The microwave oven boom continues with Amana and Litton leading sales toward 1 to 1.5 million units in 1976 and more than 4 million by 1980, despite earlier safety doubts. Industry cites time savings and new features like defrost and sensor probes, while concerns about radiation leaks persist and federal standards regulate outside-surface emissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Dickinson
N.Y. Times News Service
New York
Waltham
Mass
Percy L. Spencer
Raytheon Company
George C. Foerstner
Amana Refrigeration, Inc
Raytheon
United States
Abigail Kirsch
William Comstock
The
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
Dr. Spencer
Amana Refrigeration Inc
Amana and
Litton Microwave
Litton Industries Inc
Tappan Company
General Electric
Japan
Consumers Union
Consumer Reports
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Bureau of Radiological Health
Solar hot water pre heater hits Vermont market
Enertech Corp. of Norwich announces the Solar Domestic Hot Water System by Sunstream, a kit with two collectors and 82 gallon storage tank. Priced at 995 dollars plus 500 to 700 dollars for installation, it aims to cut water heating costs by up to 60 percent and pay for itself in four to seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Edmund Coffin
Enertech Corp
Norwich
Sunstream
Grumman Houston Corp
Enertech
Coffin
Box 420
College grads flock to business majors across the nation
A nationwide ACE study finds business now the top major for both male and female undergraduates, with nearly 19 percent of freshmen choosing it. Deans report rising MBA demand and strong starting pay, while firms increasingly hire women and Black graduates. Reasons include job prospects, labor market signals, and a shift away from teaching, law, and medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
American Council On Education
Ness
Graduate Schools of Business
William Flewellyn
University Georgia Business School
John Hennessey
Dartmouth
Tuck School of Business
Northwestern University
Frank Endicott
Endicott
College
Hacement Council
American Assembly of Collegiate Business Schools
Mrs Appleyards Omnibus Cookbook Publishes In 1977
Polly Campion of Etna New Hampshire and Brian Vachon editor of Vermont Life sign a contract for publication of Mrs Appleyards Omnibus Cookbook. The work was compiled by the late Louise Andrews Kent known nationwide as Mrs Appleyard. Kent died in 1968. her granddaughter formerly of Calais completed the book, published by Vermont Life and distributed nationwide by Houghton Mifflin Boston for sale in fall 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Campion
Etna
N.H
Brian Vachon
Vermont Life
Mrs. Appleyard
Louise Andrews Kent
Houghton Mifflin
Boston
Eye on Local Business Chemical Fabrics unique company in Bennington
Bennington hosts Chemical Fabrics Corp founded in 1968, a sole US producer of teflon coated fiberglass fabrics and tapes for many industrial uses. It operates with a Manchester NH plant, weaves and coats at 108 Northside Drive, employs 36, and supplied Pontiacs Stadium roof among others. The chamber plans a public questionnaire on local industrial growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Chemical Fabrics Corp
Corporation
Manchester
N.H
Pontiac Stadium
Pontiac
Mich
Chemical Fabrics
Steve Lacy
Milligan College
Milligan, Tenn
Thomas E. Leavey
University of Santa Clara
Santa Clara, Calif
Laverne College “Amnne
Buwin J. Immet
Northside Drive
Emmet
Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Bureau
Bennington Banner
Chamber
Bumpy road for public transportation
New York reports that public transport progress hinges on better buses. Most of the 54,000 urban buses are built to 20 year old designs, and developing a new bus is costly. UMTA pushes for a uniform Transbus but faces resistance from cities and GM AMC and Flxible. GM unveils RTS, but bidding rules risk squeezing rivals. San Diego favors smaller, cheaper buses and shorter routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
San Francisco
Washington
America
Federal Urban Mass Transportation Authority
UMTA
General Motors
American Motors
Flxible Corp
Delaware
Ohio
AMC
David Young
Mass Transit
San Diego
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Dill
New York University
Graduate School of Business
Earl Cheit
University of California At Berkeley
Main Street
H.gf
Maw Street
Neer
Marowa
Burling
New Vermont Life Publication
By David J. Newell
U.S
Tax Foundation
Winslow
ST. Bennington
Home Furniture Co
Pratt Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!