FMC executives reshuffle Cedar Rapids plant staff
J D Lewis named personnel manager for FMC Cable Crane and Excavator Division at Cedar Rapids overseeing personnel at Cedar Rapids plants and Bowling Green and Woodstock Ontario operations. Gerald C Beyers promoted to manager of Square D electronics division based in Pinellas Park Florida. Bob Rathje named to Mississippi Valley SAE board. Howard Eichhorn named to SBA Region VII advisory council. James Seifert elected second vice president of University of North Dakota Foundation. James W Mills appointed corporate zone manager for Nash Finch Cedar Rapids operation. Robert Cline promoted to account supervisor at Creswell Munsell Fultz Zirbel. Gerald Monaghan named senior consultant at Windsor Associates. Marilyn Feuss named Maurices Cedar Rapids manager. Godfather's Pizza opens new Cedar Rapids location. plus industry updates and awards notes.
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J.D. Lewis
FMC
Agricultural Machinery
Cedar Rapids
Bowling Green
Woodstock
Ontario
Jonesboro
Ark
Gerald C. Beyers
New Square D Co. Electronics
Pinellas Park
Fla
Asheville
N.C
Henry A. Beyers
Marion
Franklin High School
Iowa State University
Bob Rathje
Advanced Products Group
Mississippi Valley
Society of Automotive Engineers
Rathje
FMC Construction Equipment
Howard J. Eichhorn
Dee, Gosling and Co
U.S. Small Business Administration
Eichhorn
Maurices
Lindale Mall
a _ Seifert’s
Jim Franey
Department stores fade as a future in America says Fry Consultants chief
John D. Rich, Atlanta Rich's heir and Fry Consultants president, argues urban department stores have a dim future in the 1980s. He cites erosion from discounters, slow innovation, poor service, and misreading demographics as chains proliferate, with only a few exceptions like Carter-Hawley-Hale and Dayton Hudson.
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New York
UPI
America
John D. Rich
Atlanta
Rich
Fry Consultants, Inc
Carter-Hawley-Hale
Dayton Hudson
New LS-128DL Cable Crane Introduced by FMC in Cedar Rapids
FMC Corp pastes a new LS-128DL two yard wire rope crawler excavator crane from its Cedar Rapids division. The machine will be built in Cedar Rapids to meet demand for ditch excavation drainage land reclamation and materials handling. It offers a 26000 pound line pull 15600 pound dragline and 18200 pound clamshell ratings.
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FMC Corp
Cedar Rapids
Gasohol could be standard fuel by 2000
A GAO report to Congress says gasohol may meet U S vehicle fuel needs by 2000 with a 10 percent ethanol blend. It notes marketing barriers and dependence on cellulose ethanol, methanol, and other fuels, and cites potential oil import savings of about 260 million barrels yearly. It cautions agriculture would need to scale grain supplies to 5 billion gallons annually.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Elmer Staats
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Max Baucus
D-Mont
GSA
Baucus
National Alcohol Fuels Commission
Treasury
Agriculture Department
U.S
Zale plans jewelry chain expansion in Japan
Zale Corp. announced a joint venture with Hotta Clock & Watch Co to open a chain of jewelry stores in Japan. The partnership will have at least two stores in Tokyo and outlets in other cities with equal ownership. A related note recalls U.S. fighter planes striking Cambodia a decade ago.
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Dallas
UPI
Zale Corp
Japan
Hotta Clock & Watch Co
Tokyo
Zale
Hotta
Senate ratifies 10-year U S Japanese security treaty
The Senate approved a landmark security pact between the United States and Japan, extending defense obligations and strategic alignment for a decade. The vote reflected rising Cold War tensions and allies’ resolve in the Pacific region.
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Senate
U.S
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Cedar Rapids Advertising and Public Relations Agency
Iowa Broadcasters Association
Ottumwa
Investment Company Institute
American Supply and Machinery Manufacturers Association
Commerce Clearing House
William C. Strasburger
23Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors
Beverly Hanson
Era-Kensinger Associates Inc
Iowa Association of Realtors
Tom Kelly Jr
Gohmann and Associates Inc
National Oats Co
Herb Arnold
Lloyd Paysen
Fred Wicker
Lyle Crowe Jr
Berthold Arnold
Bernice Brotherson
Bernadine Hink
Kate Horst
Robert Garlow
Kenneth Kenner
Joe Haase
William Bickford
Merle McCormick
Drs
Robert R. Blake
Jane Srygley Mouton
Scientific Methods Inc
McGraw-Hill
Craig T. Norback
Richard E. Hanson
J.D
Lewis
James Franey
13Th Ave
Procter and Gamble
Donnelly Marketing
Dun and Bradstreet Corp
Nevada
LeRoy Pope
Cess
Rich’s
Angola
Zale Corp. Plans
Cambodia
IBM — Royal
RTCO
First Avenue
Morris Plan
1St Ave
Marion Bld
Edgewood Rd
2Nd Street
Sanford’s
Anford
3Rd Ave
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