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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1975
Page
17
A partial OCR fragment mentions hats and related items with unclear details. The readable segments reference headwear and potential notes or jokes but lack a complete event, names, places, or actions to confirm a concrete summary.
Norris Industries plans a two story, 35 000 square foot HQ on 4.3 acres in West Beach Long Beach. Construction begins 1976 with 50 staff moving from Vernon to occupy the facility, which will be sole occupant and serve as a central Southland site. The company posted 1974 net sales of 393.0 million and net income of 11.5 million.
Labor expert Phil Kaplan says high unemployment insurance costs push firms to tighten hiring and firing. He cites Michigan examples from 3,780 to 35,600 yearly premiums and notes 15 states hiked benefits and taxes. He urges clear reasoning for terminations and careful employee disclosures to curb claims.
The article outlines installing procedures where a ditch is dug, a pre bent 48 inch diameter pipe section is lowered into place, and welders work to align it correctly. Rephoto.
The Alaska oil pipeline reshapes daily life from Fairbanks to Anchorage with more out of state traffic, higher prices, and broader social shifts. Government planners project revenue from oil and gas and anticipate a growing public sector while prices and unemployment remain volatile.
Buck Lanier editorial notes the trans-Alaska pipeline as the nation’s largest private construction project. With a price tag of 6.1 billion dollars, a consortium of eight major oil companies leads the effort, shaping the economic future of Aleyeska, the Great Land, as claimed by Aleuts and regional institutions.
The Trans Alaska Pipeline System will deliver 1.2 million barrels of crude daily by July 1977, moving from Prudhoe Bay across two mountain ranges to Valdez. It draws 10 000 to 14 200 workers, reshaping Valdez and Fairbanks with housing, wages, and new amenities as job seekers flood in.
In August 1973 Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton praised oil project value while Fairbanks residents faced shortages and rising costs. The 360 mile all season road stretched from the Yukon River to the Arctic as pipeline work continued, impacting households with scarce supplies and service delays.
Oil and gas activity accelerates on Alaska's North Slope as two firms bid for 26 trillion cubic feet of gas while new pipelines are planned. Prudhoe Bays large oil endowment sits near Navy reserves totaling 33 billion barrels amid state push to exploit North to the future.
Crocker Bank reports a tense money market week as heavy Treasury and agency financings press liquidity. A Labor Department price index showing 14.4 percent annual inflation in July heightens concerns of a return to double digits. The Treasury opened a large borrowing program with a weekly auction of 13 week and 26 week bills at yields around 6.45 and 7 percent.
Bob Clay of Tustin California continues his one man campaign against promoting Christmas before November 15. He previously sold stickers for 25 cents and drew requests from 37 states. A limited supply remains and free giveaways are offered to those who send a stamped self addressed envelope to 17671 Irvine Blvd Tustin CA 92680.
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