NFIB appoints Mexico leaders to national Action Council
Tom Bledsoe of Mexico and J W Callison of United Real Estate Agency in Mexico named Action Council Members for the NFIB. The organization, founded in 1943, promotes free enterprise and voices for small businesses in Washington D C and San Mateo California and across the United States.
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Tom Bledsoe
Mexico
J.W. Callison
United Real Estate Agency
Action Council
National Federation of Independent Business
NFIB
San Mateo
California
Washington, D.C
Rockett Wins 80 Dollar Company Suggestion Award
Centralia Rob ert Rockett of Higbee received an 80 dollar suggestion award for improving tooling used to form machine bolts at the A B Chance Company Allen Street factory. He recently became working foreman after previously running an upsetter in the drop forge dept. His total earnings from suggestions now stand at 60 dollars. Roy Shilharvey of Centralia also won 10 dollars, with Tony Sneed and Ernest Wren Jr of Centralia getting 5 dollars each.
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Centralia
Robert Rockett
Higbee
A.B. Chance Company
Allen Street
Rockett
Roy Shilharvey
Tony Sneed
Ernest Wren, Jr
Jimmy Dowell Completes Leadership Prep in Minneapolis
Jimmy Dowell of Route 1 Thompson completed the Conklin Leadership Preparation School held at the Sheraton Ritz Hotel in Minneapolis and was named a distributor in the Conklin organization.
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Jimmy Dowell
Thompson
Conklin
Minneapolis
Sheraton
Ritz Hotel
Conklin Organization
KC Construction Strike Enters Fifth Day Amid Weather Woes
Kansas City unions strike over new work rules as weather slows projects. Cement Masons Local 518 return to work on some sites while Laborers Local 663 and Operating Engineers Local 101 stay out. Teamsters 541 honor picket lines. Estimates warn up to 50 million in work could be affected and 1,000 to 2,500 workers idle.
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Kansas City
Cement Masons Local 518
Kansas City Builders Association
Cement
Laborers Local 663
Heavy Constructors Association
Teamsters 541
Association
Ford Workers Accept Local Pact at Hazelwood Plant
Workers at Ford Motor Co. Hazelwood assembly plant voted 325 to approve a local contract ending a two week shutdown. About 2,600 UAW members had walked out March 19 after six weeks of talks over work and safety grievances. A tentative pact was reached early Sunday morning. In nearby Fenton Chrysler reached an in plant settlement over plant conditions after a Friday strike.
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Hazelwood, Co
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
St. Louis
Missouri posts $113 million in growth and 4400 jobs
Jeffersn City officials report Missouri’s economy grew by about 113 million in capital investments and added over 4,400 jobs in the past year. State officials note the rise exceeded surrounding states, with 136 new businesses attracted and 52 expansions in 1976 per Don Estell of the Division of Commerce and Industrial Development.
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Jeffersn City
Missouri
Don Estell
State Division of Commerce and Industrial Development
Bohrer Named Chapter Director in 1977-78 NA A Chapter
Ronald G. Lane of Moberly was elected president of the Mid-Missouri Chapter of the National Association of Accountants for 1977-78. Robert K. Bohrer of Audrain Medical Center was elected director of member attendance and Charles L Vanlandingham of Kaiser Refractories director of educational projects. The new board will meet in summer to plan the fall meeting and upcoming year activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Missouri
National Association of Accountants
Ronald G. Lane
Moberly
Robert K. Bohrer
Audrain Medical Center
Secretaries At State Event In Missouri Workshop
A group of Mexico Public School secretaries attended the 27th annual workshop of the Missouri Association of Educational Secretaries at the Ramada Inn in Columbia. Central Missouri association members hosted the event with attendees from Mexico and nearby districts. Principal speakers included Dr. Arthur Mallory and Paul Rogers. Special interest groups covered topics from school laws to telephone etiquette and secretarial roles. Larry Arrowood spoke at the Saturday morning session.
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Missouri Association of Educational Secretaries
Ramada Inn
Columbia
Central Missouri Association of Educational Secretaries
Mexico
Fulton
North Callaway
Slater
Carrollton
Alma
Marshall
Centralia
Ruth McCord
Eugene Field School
Mary Lee Edwards
Richardson Hall
Marie Morgan
Jean Wilson
Mexico Area
State Fair Community College
Sedalia
Darlene McCown
General Telephone Company of the
Midwest
Telephone
Chester L. Boren
Bruce Brock
Charles R. Broemser
Lavinia Asbury
Betty Spangler
Joyce Smith
Edith Mayes
Joseph E. Hodgin
Ford Returns to UM Campus for Lectures
Former President Gerald R. Ford, a 1935 UM graduate, is back on the University of Michigan campus this week for a series of 10 political science class lectures, continuing his ties to his alma mater.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Gerald R. Ford
University of Michigan
Ford
Michigan
Corporations Hope Congress Stays Out Of Energy Problem
AP reports corporate executives fear new Washington energy controls will worsen shortages. GM chairman Murphy argues price controls began the crisis in the 1950s and 1970s, risking layoffs and more foreign oil. Owens Corning officials oppose insulating private homes, warning it could kill do it yourself insulation and hurt retailers.
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Congress
John Cunniff
New York
Washington
Thomas A. Murphy
General Motors
America
Murphy
Owens- Corning Fiberglas Corp
William G. Rosenberg
Federal Energy Administration
Charles Peck
Peck
Rains Improve Pastures In Missouri Report
Missouri crop report notes spring rains boosted winter wheat and pastures but slowed plowing and corn planting. Southern flash flooding caused earlier crop damage while plowing reached 71 percent, field days were few. Corn planting started with 1.6 percent sown and oats at 53 percent. soil moisture remains tight in over half the state as livestock turnout increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Mo
Missouri Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Missouri
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Rex Johnson
Business and Industry News
Cuckler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Harold
Janice Cutright
Harold Cutright
Rt. 2
Wellsville
Cutrights
Larry Scheider
Cuckler Building Systems
Countryside
K.C
Chrysler Corp
Fenton
Bohrer
Farm & Home
Farm & Home Office
Nevada
Melcem
Jefferson
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