New detector aids in catching thieves at crime scene
New electronic detector in a briefcase by Microlab FXR helps police and firms trace pilferage by tagging items with hidden markers. It signals when tagged goods are moved, aiding admissible witness testimony and reducing theft while avoiding entrapment.
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New York
UPI
Microlab-Fxr, Inc
Livingston
N.J
Harry Augenblick
M.I.T
ITT
Augenblick
Texas
Microlab-Fxr
New Jersey
Asbestos transite board inadequately insulates stoves
In Vermont a dangerous practice involves using asbestos transite cement board behind wood stoves as heat insulation. NFPA warns against it, noting heat conducts to combustibles and can ignite studs long before stove temperatures. The division urges stopping sales and prefers asbestos millboard. Prosecutions not anticipated for prior sales.
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Vermont
National Fire Protection Association
Consumer Protection Division
Asbestos Transite
Vermont Women in Business Forum Draws State Leaders
Vermont women seeking new ventures or career changes can attend a one day forum in Montpelier on Oct 16. Sponsored by the Vermont Federation of BPW Clubs the Montpelier SBA office and UVM Extension Services at National Life Insurance, the program features sessions on Vermont’s scene and career direction with speakers Margaret Murray and Judy Yarnall. For registration contact Muriel Williams in Montpelier or Barbara Mair in Burlington.
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Vermont Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Montpelier
The
Small Business Administration
University of Vermont Extension Services
Vermont Women In Business
National Life Insurance Company
Anne Shelansky
Vermont Federation of Bpw Clubs
Vermont
Margaret Murray
Governor’s Commission On the Status of Women
Judy Yarnall
Vermont Institute of Community Involvement
Muriel Williams
Barbara Mair
Burlington
Social gambling risks exposed by expert warnings
Experts warn that church and charity bingo and Las Vegas nights conceal major gambling fraud. Mobsters and professional gamblers infiltrate social fundraisers, skimming profits while sponsors face weak regulation. Calls grow for stricter licensing and accounting, with enforcement uneven across states.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Las Vegas
United States
Rhode Island
James Ritchie
National Gambling Commission
New York City
Eleanor Guggenheimer
Guggenheimer
Washington State
William Bjork
State Gambling Commission
Bjork
Washington
American firms file for patents in U S S R
UPI reports a rise in American patent registrations in the Soviet Union this year with total Moscow filings at 615 American patents and trade marks and 2,547 foreign patents. Studios include Stauffer Chemical Merck Xerox UOP and RCA. Infringement cases have appeared in Soviet courts, with penalties mirroring Western practice though without punitive damages.
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New York
UPI
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
Russia
Stauffer Chemical
Merck
Xerox
UOP
RCA
Nated
the Council
Josef Stalin
Goroditskiy
United States
Gorodisskiy
Gorodissikiy
Relocation Transfers Harder For U.S. Firms In 1975
A 617 company survey shows 10 times as many employees refused relocations in 1975 versus 1974, though total transfers remain similar. Reasons include spouses’ jobs and personal ties. financial inducements barely helped. Most transfers rose in computer data firms, mining, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors, while utilities, auto, and rubber firms moved fewer workers.
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New York
UPI
Charles D. Atwood
Ticor Relocation Management, Inc
Atwood
Dun & Bradstreet
Post Office to Close on Holiday Monday in Bennington
The U S Postal Service office at Bennington Vermont 05201 will operate on a holiday schedule Monday October 11. There will be no regular residential or business mail delivery during the day. The lobby will be open and special delivery mail will be delivered. A collection of mail boxes will be made on a regular holiday schedule. Normal weekend mail service will be provided on Saturday October 9 and Sunday October 10.
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U.S
Bennington
Smaller Business Seminar at Amos Tuck School
Hanover New Hampshire hosts the third annual live in executive seminar for small business leaders October 24 to 27. Amos Tuck professors Davis Assmus Miles Morrissey Webster lead sessions on general management marketing finance organizational behavior and computers. Limited to 60 registrants with housing at the Hanover Inn and classes at the Murdough Center.
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Hanover
N.H
Smaller Business Association of New England, Inc
Amos Tuck School of Business
Dartmouth College
Amos Tuck
Kenneth R. Davis
Nathaniel Leverone
Gert Assmus
Raymond E. Miles
Leonard E. Morrissey Jr
Frederick E
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Boston and Maine
Green Mountain
Pownal
Asbestos Transite Board
NFPA
Atlantic Avenue
Boston
Mass
Bennington, Vermont
By George Moneyhun
Christian Science Publishing Society
U.S.S.R
Leroy Pope
Philip Morris, Inc
Benson & Hedges
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Fortune Magazine
Ticor
Pacific Coast
Sunbelt
Amos
Main Street
Blenders
Home Furniture CO
Main ST
H. Greenberg
UBERA
Flint
F&w
Walling
Depot Street
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