FMC fiber division sale eyed as losses mount in 1974
FMC Corp announces plans to sell its fibers division after a $17.2 million loss in 1974 and $4.8 million in the first nine months of this year. The Front Royal plant will continue operations during sales efforts, with the firm seeking buyers to keep the unit intact. The division spans Radford Virginia Lewistown Meadville Parkersburg and Nitro with a research site at Marcus Hook.
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Front Royal
FMC Corp
Textile Workers Union
FMC
W. C. Walker
Parker
Radford
Lewistown
Meadville
Nitro
W. Va
Marcus Hook
Park
Ersburg
Warren County
Front Royal Town Council
William A. Lillard
Lillard
Charles Leadman
TWUA
Robert H. Malott
American Viscose
Three Danville deaths mark weeks of service notices
Mrs Mary Roberts Shelton 71 of Longview Avenue died yesterday at Danville Memorial Hospital after a five month decline. She was born near Stoneville North Carolina and lived in Danville 40 years. Survived by three sons, a sister, four brothers, 18 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Body at Swicegood Funeral Home with arrangements pending. Family at Longview Avenue residence.
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Mary Roberts Shelton
Longview Avenue
Danville Memorial Hospital
Stoneville
N.C
Walter W
Agnes Floyd Roberts
Danville
Emma Pruitt
Astine Seearce
William T. Shelton
Carl W. Shelton
James H. Shelton
Maude Thomas
John F. Roberts
William T. H Roberts
Bud Roberts
James H. Roberts
Swicegood Funeral
Mrs Minter 91 Dies in Eden N C Yesterday
Ella Flanagan Minter aged 91 of 614 Cedar St Eden died yesterday morning at Annie Penn Memorial Hospital Funeral is at 4 p m tomorrow at Early Avenue Baptist Church Burial in Lawson Cemetery She was born in Henry County Virginia a lifelong housewife Survived by seven daughters Irvine Russell Helen McClintock Nila Goard Brooksie Shorter Edna Smith Gaynelle Christley Ruth Martin Irvin Minter a son a sister Hattie Odell Martinsville Va 2 grandchildren 44 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren The fats family received friends 7 4 p m today at Fair Funeral Home
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Brooksie’ Shorter
Edna Smith
Gaynelle Christley
Ruth Martin
Eden
Irvin Minter
Hattie Odell
Martinsville
Fats
Fair Funeral Home
Rev Westerfield Rites Tomorrow
The Rev Walter H Westerfield 85 of 231 Locust Lane died last night after two years of declining health. A Presbyterian minister who served 50 years in New York and New Jersey, he led East Burlington Presbyterian Church in Burlington NC from 1938 to 1957 before moving to Danville. He is survived by his wife Alice and two daughters, Majorie Motley of Danville and Merle Westerfield of Philadelphia. A funeral will be held tomorrow at 4 pm in Swicegood Chapel with burial in Ever Rome.
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Walter H. Westerfield
Locust Lane
Westerfield
Yonkers, N.Y
Joan Henry Westerfield
Eulalia Dutcher Westerfield
New York
New Jersey
East Burlington Presbyterian Church
Burlington
N.C
Danville
Alice D. Westerfield
Majorie W. Motley
Merle D. Westerfield
Philadelphia
Swicegood Chapel
Wyatt Aiken
Mountain View Cemetery
Swicegood Ever
Rome
Motley
W. Paxton St
Averett College Receives Aetna Education Aid Grants
Averett College shared a total of 19 388 75 this year from Aetna Life and Casualty's aid to higher education program. The company gave 11 218 75 to supplement 8 170 in gifts to 18 Virginia institutions by agents and employees. The plan offered 50 percent incentive bonuses for schools with gifts from at least 40 percent of their alumni. Virginia grants are part of 413 700 contributed to 541 schools in 48 states this year.
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Averett College
Aetna Life and Casulty
Virginia
Aetna
Interior proposes natural gas regulation for defense needs
The Interior Department proposed a winter regulation to order natural gas deliveries for essential defense and ERDA atomic activities when shortages hit. It would apply after ERDA and the Defense Department fail to secure relief from FPC and state utilities, targeting facilities lacking alternative fuels and requiring prompt installation of substitutes where feasible.
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Washington
Interior Department
Department
Defense Department of the Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Defense Department
Post Files Suit Against Press Union
Washington Post sues the striking Printing and Graphic Communications Union for 15 million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages after a four week dispute that halted presses. The suit cites arson sabotage and violence at the plant and names Local 6 officers and six members, while a federal grand jury probes the strikes.
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Post
Press Union
Washington
The
Washington Post
WJ. Usery Jr
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Printing and Graphic Communications Union
Kenneth Moffett Usery
Cov
James A. Dugan
International Printing and Graphic Communications Union
Dugan
International Union
Lo] Fishko
Collision Insurance Rates May Jump Nearly Thirty Percent
An industry attorney in Raleigh says collision insurance rates could rise 29.8 percent in North Carolina next month with or without Insurance Commissioner John Ingram's approval. The industry asserts Ingram did not hold a formal hearing on the request, relying on a 60 day deadline to raise rates, while Ingram's staff cites a new state anti discrimination law. Ingram will hear another rate increase request later as the industry pushes pending cases and suits affect the regulatory process.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John Ingram
Ingram
Gram
Walter Joyner
Gloria Jiminez
Joyner
Dustry
School Board Cuts Major Budget Areas This Winter
The board approved numerous reductions totaling over 80,000 across travel skill development educational television and teacher programs among others. They also voted to keep county schools open at night for community education programs and civic organizations.
Virginia Poultry Unit backs egg checkoff fees
Roanoke AP report: Virginia Poultry Federation backs a federal plan to add a nickel per 30 dozen eggs to fund an information program to boost egg consumption. Gass cites producer costs, modest consumer impact, and aims to counter myths that eggs harm heart health.
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Roanoke
Virginia Poultry Federation
VPF
Jerry H. Gass
Harrisonsburg
Virginia Egg Council
Virginia Poultry Products Commission
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Gass
Poultry Federation
Incentives To Cover Up Claimed In Welfare Laws
In Raleigh AP report, Secretary Flaherty says federal rules encourage hiding welfare overpayments. He cites North Carolina losing federal funds from undetected errors, estimating $20 million yearly in overpayments across welfare programs. He notes 10,000 duplicate Medicaid bills worth $1 million found in four months with a private firm. Preliminary figures show $10–12 million yearly in Medicaid ineligible payments. He urges overhaul to shift major program responsibility to states with shared revenues.
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Raleigh
Secretary of Human Resources
David Flaherty
Flaherty
North Carolina
White House Domestic Council
Tampa
Fla
Lake seeks restitution from Southern Bell over misused funds
Raleigh AP Deputy Attorney General Beverly Lake Jr asks the North Carolina Utilities Commission to order full restitution and credit to customers for about 142000 allegedly diverted through bogus vouchers for campaign contributions and officials' personal use from 1971 to 1973. He urges including Southern Bell internal audit results in the formal hearing record.
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Raleigh
I. Beverly Lake Jr
North Carolina Utilities Commission
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Lake
Southern Bell
Commissi
Udall calls for new ideas and attitudes in 1976 bid
Rep. Morris K. Udall criticized the Ford Administration for lacking leadership and urged a plan for full employment. He argued detente is the future, called the imperial presidency over, and blamed Nixon for its excesses while noting long term growth based on cheap energy premises is ending. He said eight million unemployed workers would be his concern if president.
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Udall
Lexington
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Ford
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
U.S
Danville Dog License Sale Opens Saturday
Danville begins selling 1976 dog tags Saturday at the city animal shelter and the treasurer’s office on the Municipal Building’s second floor. All 1975 tags and duplicates have sold. 3,500 is a record, with a brace period making Feb the deadline for 1976 tags. Blue tags replace gold, and 1976 tags are a new shape.
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Danville
City Animal Shelter
Earl Willis
Willis
Burnett reassessment plans outlined for 1977 start
Anthony Barrett seeks an early November start for reassessment field work. Real estate valuation standards must be set and appraisers hired before work begins. Reassessment takes effect January 1, 1977 and will be used for tax bills due December 5, 1977 and the next five bills.
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Anthony Barrett
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