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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1989
Page
21
Allergan Optical and Minnesota Mining unveil Advent contact lenses claiming higher oxygen permeability than existing extended wear soft lenses. The flexible fluoropolymer design aims to reduce corneal swelling and long term eye damage, with wide national release planned later this month.
Glamour magazine has the widest distribution among college bookstores while Cosmopolitan remains the most frequently purchased title on campus. The data come from College Store Executive magazine’s 1988 annual survey.
A reader asks about conflicting climate predictions and the greenhouse effect. The article notes consensus on climate change and rising CO2 and cites Science magazine on trees reducing air conditioning costs. planting trees near homes is urged to cut coal use and CO2 emissions.
Owens Bieber, longtime UAW head and Chrysler board member, confronts dissidents led by Jerry Tucker who accuse him of being overly friendly with Big Three bosses. Bieber chairs reforms on the line, supports cross industry organizing, and criticizes Bush administration labor policy while defending union independence.
Environmental expert Carl Lehrburger warns that single use diapers clog landfills with indestructible waste. Nebraska bans non-biodegradable diapers effective 1993. Diapers total billions in waste, with recyclability and contamination concerns, acrylic absorbents, and potential groundwater risk.
This week covers May sales reports from domestic automakers due Monday, House consideration of a savings and loan bailout bill on Wednesday, a Commerce Department first quarter business investment report due Thursday, and a Labor Department Producer Price Index for May set for Friday.
New York AP report notes the U.S. economy cooled slightly in May marking the first slowdown since July 1986. The National Association of Purchasing Management reports the PMI fell to 49.7 from 53 in April, below 50 for the first time in 33 months, while production growth persists at a slower pace.
Black & Decker plans to sell the Dynapert business based in Bever ly Massachusetts and the Mallory Capicators and Arcotronics capacitors units to reduce debt from its Emhart takeover. Dynapert serves home electronics and automotive manufacturing with facilities in Japan and Germany.
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