City Textiles Plant Achieves Safety Mark
The Monsanto Co. Decatur textile plant earns national safety praise as the safest textile plant in the nation per the National Safety Council after 750 consecutive days without a disabling injury among 2,500 workers. The 11 million man-hours record secures a second Monsanto board Safety Award to be presented by Mary Anna Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Sentell
Monsanto Co
Decatur
National Safety Council
Monsanto
Bob Adams
Adams
Monsanto Board of Directors
Mary Anna Moore
Rockford
Alabama
Benefits For Widow Mother Change Under Revised Laws
United States social security changes raise the widow benefit for aged spouses to 82.9 percent of the husband’s amount when starting at 62 and to 100 percent at 65, with widowed mothers receiving the same baseline plus per child additions. The amendments also affect dependent widowers and reductions before 65, and 20 percent boosts already applied October 1972.
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Frank Church
Idaho
Retail firms post 1972 sales highs and promotions
Kuhn's Big K Stores reports 1972 sales near 96 million up 34.8 percent from 1971 with December revenue at 17.9 million up 37 percent. Union Camp Corp posts 1972 net sales 601.6 million and earnings 38.8 million. Promotions at Champion International Rogers Inc and Prestolite receive key management changes. Directory updates and tax deadline noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Camp Cor
Alexander Calder Jr
Airlines Polished Image Masks Business Travel Woes
A survey of executives shows travel by air and rail now offers comforts and perks but many commuters cite poor treatment and high full fares. Airline discounts for others, limited business discounts, and CAB reviews loom as firms push for reform while some travelers praise calm in the air. Cleveland offers a fast cheap airport link at 75 cents for quick access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael C. Jensen
New York Times News Service
New York
Willy Loman
Arthur Miller
Miami
Florida
Chicago
Los Angeles
Rita Harrold
Westinghouse Electric Company
United States
Miss Harrold
Trans World Airlines
Amtrak
Martha Mitchell
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Bob Newhart
Eileen Halenza
Pillsbury Company
National Passenger Traffic Association
Houston
John P. Ingersol
Wall Street
A. G. Becker & Co
Ingersoll
Cleveland
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City Textiles
ConAgra
New York Stock Exchange
CAG
Merle Wick
Exchange Vice
J. Allan Mactier
Claude Carter
Thomas X. McKenna
North
Robert J. Cole
Webster
Social Security Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Widows Creek
TVA
Mike Sloan Realty
6Th Ave
Mike Sloan
Sloan
Jackie Holt
Rainey’s
Allied van Lines
Dayton Ford
Ford
Decatur Transfer and Storage
Lester Gunnin
Denver
ITT Financial Services Sales
Hamilton Management Corp
Gunnin
North Alabama
Champion International
Courtland Mill
R. 0. Stephenson
Robert G. Queen
Champion
Gary Noe
Hamilton Mill
Eleanor Terry
Lawrence County High School
Rogers Inc
T. M. Rogers Jr
Oscar Butler
Rogers Department Stores
Southgate Mall
Muscle Shoals
Howard Hall
Ron Clemmons
Rogers
Jewell A. Traylor
Prestolite Co
Eltra Corp
T. L. Scoggins
Traylor
Prestolite
Calhoun Junior College
Prestolite Management
American Society For Quality Control
Northwest Alabama
South Central Bell
Hartselle
Moulton
Courtland
Town Creek
Robert Reynolds
Telephone Company
Shoney’s
Frank Lint
Charles Davis
Gerald S. Gunn
Integon Life Insurance Corp
Winston-Salem
N.C
Integon
Tom Willoughby
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio State University
Institutes For
OSU
Chamber of Commerce of
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
Jewell Traylor
Whitlow
Doyle Whitlow
Bradley St
Singer Safety Products
I. Singer
Airlines
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