Insulation makers struggle to meet rising demand
New York AP report notes tight wholesale insulation supplies as housing starts rise. Owens-Corning and Johns-Manville expand capacity rapidly, with Owens-Corning basing allocations on prior year levels and Johns-Manville launching a $200 million growth program to boost output into the early 1980s.
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New York
Stanley Collins
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp
Owens-Corning
Owens- Corning
Collins
Johns-Manville Corp
Johns Manville
Arsenal Officers Held For Fencing in Denver Scandal
Eighteen people including a Rocky Mountain Arsenal officer were arrested on federal and state warrants in a large fencing operation. Capt Gregory Alberico faced charges of theft and sale of explosives and theft of government checks. About $288,287 worth of items including weapons, money orders, credit cards, and marijuana were recovered from a fictitious Lakewood firm.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Ted Rosack
FBI
Gregory Alberico
U.S
Gary Hart
D-Colp
Rosack
Charles L. Smith
Larry Rubb
Karl D. Lamar
Robert Dale Allen
Aurora
Allen
Lamar
Honolulu
Hawaii
Alberico
Arsenal
Southwest Liquidation
Lakewood
U.S. Postal Service
Antique Tractors Compete In Iowa
In Des Moines eight ancient tractors roared across dry ground in a state antique tractor contest. Referee Cliff Parker described the event as a raw test of their plows and engines while handlers boasted of skillful setup and power.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Cliff Parker
Jack Rains
Rains
Maurice
Robert Harvey
Parker
Herb Planbeck
Farms
Joel Myers
Dallas Center
Myers
Missouri Passes Speedy Trials Law For 180 Day Timetable
Gov. Joseph Teasdale signs a new Missouri measure requiring criminal trials to begin within 180 days of arraignment, taking effect September 1978. Supporters seek future reductions. critics warn the law may prompt more urban judges and faster trials without addressing core delays. The article also reports on plowing contest events and a Jefferson County stabbing case.
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St, Louis
Joseph Teasdale
Teasdale
Missouri
Missouri Weekends Claim 21 Lives In Crashes Across State
Aweekend spate of Missouri traffic crashes killed 21 people and injured several others. Victims included Gerald Larson of Hudson Iowa in a I 70 crash near St Peters and Carrol Hays 31 of Seneca in a head on collision on Missouri 43. Additional deaths occurred in multiple counties with victims from Fulton Purdy Aurora Moberly and Kansas City among others. The weekend toll underscored hazardous road conditions and ongoing crash risk across the state.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Gerald Larson
Hudson
Iowa
St. Peters
Larson
Seneca
Carrol Maurice Hays
Hays
St. John’s Hospital
Joplin
Larry Bowen
Purdy
Karen Downing
Aurora
Bowen
Monett
Brenda Potts
Fulton
Callaway County
Frank
Lucille Chitwood
Ananosa
Gregory Mayshark
Springfield
Cape Fair
John Grissom
Clarkton
Raymond Rogers
Alden
Theresa Tremain
Bernie
Norma Rapp
St. Louis
Mary Kemper
Florissant
Todd VanCleave
Learwood
Kan
Kansas City
Diane Henke
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South Side
Jefferson County
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Cowichan
British Columbia
Ledger
Sue
Wed
Sram
2Nd Tire
Tyes
Adele
Maid
Sporting Goods
AMD
Joup
Big
MYA Ee Supplies
Eetiri
Roy
Moors Federal
WARDS
Ward
Wardy
W. Jackson
Mexico, Missouri
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