Mountain View Eyes Folk Culture Center for Economic Revitalization
In Mountain View Arkansas officials plan a national folklore and crafts center to revive Stone County’s economy. The project envisions a 2000 seat auditorium, classrooms, and arts center funded mainly by government money with loans repaid from the center’s revenue. Local leaders insist the plan could spark tourism and job growth despite uncertain government backing.
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America
Mountain View
Jimy Driftwood
Driftwood
Manhattan
Rackensack
Capitol Steps
Arkansas
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
John Opitz
Arkansas Ara
Opitz
Glen Hinkle
Stone County Development Council
Stone County
Local real estate board chair to lead Ohio convention in Cincinnati
TOM MORNINGSTAR of B F Sawyer & Son will chair registration for the 55th annual Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards convention in Cincinnati September 27 to 30. More than 1 200 are expected at Netherland Hotel sessions. John G Rothfuss, Middletown native, retires after 44 years in steel. He led Inland Steel Co galv department at Indiana Harbor Works after 28 years with Armco in Middletown. He lives in Cedar Lake Indiana. Continental Can announces a pull tab end for frozen concentrate cans to fit 6 ounce this month and 12 ounce next month at Winter Garden and Auburndale Florida plants. Rodney D Hale of 3111 Ben Harrison Sr completed Hughes Automotive Safety Service School in Rock Island Illinois. he works at Hughes Motor Inc 121 N Verity Parkway.
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Tom Morningstar
B. F. Sawyer & Son, Inc
Middletown
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Cincinnati
Netherland Hotel
John G. Rothfuss
Indiana Harbor
Rothfuss
Armco Steel Corp
Inland
Indiana Harbor Works
Gadsden, Ala
Gulf States Steel
Republic Steel Mill
Cedar Lake
Ind
Continental Can CO
Paper Board
Kraft Paper Division
Vanderveer St
Continental
Winter Garden
Auburndale
Fla
Rodney D. Hale
Ben Harrison Sr
Bear Manufacturing Co
Rock Island, Ill
Hughes Motor, Inc
N. Verity Parkway
Suburban Growth and Truck Boom Drive Sales Rise
Detroit AP notes sprawl, highway construction, and optimism fueling higher truck registrations. Chevrolet and Ford executives project 1980–84 averages around 1.325 million yearly, with light trucks leading gains and heavy trucks expanding amid economic activity and road building.
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Detroit
J. E. Conlan
Chevrolet
Cowland
Tiny rings power the Ampex computer core memory
In Redwood City California engineers at Ampex Corp explain that the computer memory uses doughnut shaped ceramic and iron oxide rings 0.03 inches in diameter. Up to 4096 rings are wired in arrays. Women in the company thread each core through prealigned rows and solder connections, a tedious but essential task to build the memory.
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Ampex Corp
Ampex
Computer Products
Gerber Named Superintendent at Armco Middletown Works
Fred E. Gerber was appointed superintendent of processing and coating in Armco Steel Corp. Middletown Works administration department, announced by works manager D S Holstein. He previously served as superintendent of cold reduction and finishing and has a long tenure with Armco since 1933. He lives at 6297 Shurs Road.
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Fred E. Gerber
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown Works
D. S. Holstein
Gerber
Armco
Hamilton
Middletown
Shurs Road
Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Rate Change Accepted by Commission
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. won approval for a 725000 dollar annual wholesale natural gas rate reduction. The Power Commission ruled the cut takes effect as of April 6 and affects 32 utility customers in Ohio served by the Columbus based firm.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Washington
The
Power Commission
Ohio
Columbus
New Electrical Heating and Travel Accessories Debut
Crane Co. of New York introduces Electro tube baseboard heating using electricity for perimeter warmth and precise control. Maradel Products unveils a pink or silver pearl first aid makeup kit for adventurous women. Thomas Edlyn Co. markets a five pound car vacuum that handles heavy debris via cigarette lighter power. Cronstroms Manufacturing offers an aluminum thermo electric cooler chest for boats and trailers with a 30 can capacity. Pickett Slide Rule Co. provides a pocket plastic calculator for percent marks ups, selling price, simple interest and fractions.
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Cronstroms Manufacturing, Inc
Minneapolis
Pickett Slide Rule Co
Santa Barbara
Calif
Today In History Highlights From 1842 to 1964 Note
A compact history snapshot lists key anniversaries on Aug 9 across centuries. It cites the Webster Ashburton treaty of 1842 settling U S Canada border, Francis Scott Key birth in 1780, 1857 overland mail, 1898 end of Spanish American War terms, MacArthur in 1943, Nagasaki raid in 1845, Izvestia Khruchev plan, and Patrick Kennedy death a year ago.
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United States
Canada
Canada- United States
Rocky Mountains
Francis Scott Key
Terra Rubra
San Antonio
Tex
San Diego
Calif
Spain
William McKinley
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Nagasaki
100th Anniversary Marked For White Burley Tobacco
Gov. James A. Rhodes unveiled a commemorative plaque in Ripley Ohio to honor 100 years of white burley tobacco in the state. The event occurred at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station's southern substation. The crop's origins trace to 1864 on Capt. Frederick Kautz's Ripley farm, where two tenants refined seedlings from Kentucky seed bought across the Ohio River.
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Ripley
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Frederick Kautz
Ohio River
Kentucky
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Mountain View, Ark
Ark
Ozarks
Folklore Society
Dallas
Kansas City
St. Louis
Memphis
Little Rock
Hopkinsville, Ky
Folk Singing Center
Manchester Motor Inn
N.Y. Stock Exchange
Dayton
Piqua
Springfield
Richmond
New York
City & State
Philip Caldwell
Ford Division
Ford Motor Co
Ford
International Harvester
Cain
Conland
Caldwell
Redwood City
Fred EF
Gerber Processing
Crane Co
N. Y
Maradel Products Inc
Thomas Edlyn Co
Collingdale
Associated Press
Greece
Yugoslavia
Izvestia
Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Turkey
Federal Savings
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