Sindlinger disputes January unemployment figures over weather impacts
Sindlinger & Co contends that January unemployment was understated by the Labor Department due to severe cold and data timing. The firm says about 3.3 million workers were laid off by cold weather, raising unemployment beyond the government’s 8.3 percent unadjusted rate, and criticizes seasonally adjusted methods.
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Sindlinger & Co
Sindlinger
Labor Department
Treasury Department
Sears Roebuck
Ford Motor Co
GM Turns In Best Year Ever
GM reports 1975 as its best year, with net profits of 2.9 billion on sales of 47.2 billion. The results top 1973 records, with quarterly profits of 797 million and 18.1 billion in the final quarter, amid a broader auto industry rebound after downturns caused by energy costs and recession.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Nighttime nearsightedness linked to driving vision
A Penn State psychology professor led a study on night myopia noting that vision worsens in dim light. About 200 students tested glasses designed for night driving and reported better satisfaction with the special lenses. The research also suggests tailored glasses help in other low light tasks such as flying or operating microscopes. Flower Aviation at Pueblo uses attendants in flowered skirts to guide refueling, greeting passengers with daisies and a flowered carpet at the door.
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College, Pa
Penn State
Herschel. Lebowitz
Leibowitz
Flower Service
Pueblo
Colo
Flower Aviation
City Council Hears Final Reading on Ordinance 1224
The council held the second and final reading of Ordinance 1224 and slated a March 1 effective date. Finance Director Calderone asked Administrator Grice to set February 22 pension board meetings with city fire and police reps. A resolution was adopted to raise delinquent tax penalties from 5 to 7 percent for the eight month penalty period, without altering rebates, save values, or interest.
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Benjamin Calderone
Robert Grice
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Barbara Mack
Mead Park
Mack
Golf Commission
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Kibler
David DiCarlo
Corry Motor Inn
Corry Counseling
Douglas Rozelle
Erie
Penndot
Franklin
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Grice
Open Bids On Clymer Bridge Job March 3
Assemblyman Rolland Kidder reports NYSDOT bidding will begin March 3 for a bridge reconstruction on Route 474 in Clymer. The project replaces the 85 by 50 foot span, rebuilds approaches for about a quarter mile, and uses a temporary south of site during construction.
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Kidder
New York State
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