Automakers Emphasize Economy Cars Amid Fuel Talks
Ford and other automakers push smaller models to hit 18 mpg targets for 1978. Executives will swap luxury company cars for efficient six or four cylinder models as Chrysler GM and AMC race to raise fuel economy and curb big car output. Production shifts reflect federal mpg mandates and looming sales strategy changes.
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Detroit
Motor City
Ford World Headquarters
Rourke
Concord
Ford
Chrysler
Reno
Nev
AMC
General Motors
Continental
Bidwell
Henry Ford II
American Motors Corp
Chrysser
Femco to Build Underground Display System Prototype
The Femco Division of Galton Industries won a roughly $100,000 contract from the U S Department of Interior Bureau of Mines to develop a zone type and single unit visual display for underground miners. The system uses light reflective discs and a mine telephone paging signal. Femco, based in High Point, makes underground mining communications gear.
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Metuchen
N.J
Femco Division
Galton Industries, Inc
United States Department of Interior
Bureau of Mines
Femco
High Point
Galton Industries
Advertising Executive Joseph Carroll Joins Furniture Today
Joseph F. Carroll is named associate director of advertising for Furniture Today. He brings eight years at J.P. Hogan and Co. Knoxville TN as VP and account supervisor for home furnishings accounts. He is a University of Virginia graduate with a Princeton MA and has taught French at multiple universities. Sharon Stewart joins Century 21 Mabe & Co. as a sales representative and is a licensed North Carolina Real Estate Broker. Charles Shackelford also joins Century 21 Mabe & Co. as a realtor.
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Joseph F. Carroll
Furniture Today
Carroll
J.P. Hogan and Co
Knoxville
Sharon Stewart
Century 21 Mabe & Co
Charles Shackelford
Local Real Estate Notes and Area Business Updates
Shackelford, a High Point resident and Davidson County Community College real estate graduate, is a licensed North Carolina broker and former Shackelford's Men's Wear president. The Charlotte First Union Corp declares a 23 cent quarterly dividend payable Dec 15 to holders of record Nov 15. Duke Power earns top awards for annual reports in 1976 and 1977 PUCA honors. Southern Railway reports $21.8 million Q3 net income and $87.1 million nine months. per share results rise. High Point hosts four day Revco grand opening at 2627 S Main St with pharmacy services, senior discounts, Stork Aid, free yardstick, and prize draws.
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North Carolina
Davidson Community College
High Point College
High Point
Devonshire
Bill
Christopher
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Martha's Guild
Shackelford
Davidson County Community College
State of
Charlotte
First Union Corp
First Union Corporation
First Union National Bank
Cameron-Brown Company
New York
Southern Railway Company
L. Stanley Crane
Southern
Revco Discount Drug
S. Main St
Revco
Revce
Bernard Collie
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Robert W. Irvin
N.A.N.A
Detroit News
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn
Fairlane Club
William C. Rourke
Bennett E. Bidwell
Colteter Jr
Tre Realtors
Lexington
Joseph
Charles
Sharon
Stewart
Bankers Trust of SC
Bassett Furniture
Beamon
Brenner
Burris
P&l
CPFD
Caro
Wise Florist Sa Central Bank
Cas Caro of
Laa
Colonial Lite
Na Conner Homes Sve
Diamondhead Corp
Aphine 62 Corp
Farmers New World
Fors Bank & Trust
Franklin Life Ins Ba
Guardian Corp Ae
Harrelson & Heilig Meyers Herredon Furn
Mette &T It Justinings Kenan Transport
Lence Inc. Lane Co
Leggett & Piatt Pa
Lowe's Co A
Mom & Pop's
NC Natural Gas
Viva
Northwest Fin
Uts Vf
Occidental Life Ins
PCA
Inti
Ine Ie
Pabst Brewi Co
Peppis B&t
Piedmont
Quality Mills Ma
Republic Auto Parts
Mfg Pe
Security Fin. Corp
Shoneys Inc
SC Nati. Corp
Corp
Super Dollar
Teferent Leasing Textiles Inc
Thathimer Bros
Be Ba S
Trion Inc
Unifi_ inc
Duke Power Company
Financial World
Duke Power
Public Utilities Communicators’ Association
PUCA
Southern Railway
Robert
C.S.A
S. Hamilton St
P.O. Box
Greensboro
N.C
Northwest High Point
Northpark
W. Parris Avenue
North Main
FIRST
Carolina Savings
Winston-Salem, N.C
Board of Directors
Abe Brenner Weston P
Petien J.P. Aoa Jr
A.W
Billy’ Packer
Charles M. Shelton
R. Edwin Shelton
Frank M. Lohmer, Jr
M.D. Thatcher L. Townsend, Jr
Joel Weston, Jr
J.P. Lauffer, Jr
Winston-Salem
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