Arkansas plants cut hours as layoffs loom
About 350 Universal-Nolin workers in Conway will have one hour fewer per day and one less workday per week with staggered schedules. Another 200 in Montgomery, Alabama, will also cut hours.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1975
Page
12
About 350 Universal-Nolin workers in Conway will have one hour fewer per day and one less workday per week with staggered schedules. Another 200 in Montgomery, Alabama, will also cut hours.
Nine people fled a leaking hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide gas from an Atlantic Richfield injection well. Eight bodies were found near a house and one in a pickup. Survivors described a frantic dash through rain as gas spread at 5 am.
Detroit AP reports United Auto Workers president Leonid Woodcock predicts car sales will rebound to 1973 peak before 1980 but growth will slow. He warns layoffs at Chrysler and General Motors may exhaust company paid jobless benefits this spring, causing substantial community suffering. He notes GM may drop from top to No. 2 in revenues as 1974 earnings likely fall. Woodcock cites 11 million 1973 sales and a long-term trend. He warns gas rationing and higher prices will impact families.
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