GM appoints new chief as sales hope rises
GM announces Richard Gerstenberg as new chief to lift morale and offset price costs. The company targets a 30 percent domestic auto and truck market rise by 1980, seeks stronger dollar abroad, and favors removing the 10 percent import surcharge. Gerstenberg, promoted to vice chairman last year, has a long career in financial work.
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York
Richard
General Motors Corp
Gerstenberg
Eee Financial Struck
Ture
Master Charge Changing Billing Following Suit
A tentative settlement in a Cleveland federal court case affects 700000 Master Charge cardholders in five states. The agreement requires disclosure of annual rates, new balances, cash-advance charges, and the option to pay in full or part, with no penalties for partial payments. Attorneys declined further comment. Banks across Ohio and neighboring states are involved.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Robert Burke
West Virginia
Georgia
Panacon to Move Corporate HQ from Cincinnati to Atlanta
Panacon Corp moving its headquarters from Cincinnati to Atlanta with the initial relocation in April or May. About 50 corporate staff workers to transfer, with more divisions to follow later. Panacon, formed in 1970 from Philip Carey Corp and Briggs Manufacturing, reports about 180 million in annual sales and 19 plants across the U S and two Canadian provinces.
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Panacon Corp
Miami Carey Co
Monroe
Cincinnati
Atlanta
C.E. Tennesson Jr
Panacon
Tennesson
Philip Carey Corp
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Detroit
Mrs Blazer Elected to Post at Ohio Recorders Meet
Mrs Jean M Blazer of Butler County was elected treasurer of the Ohio Recorders Association at the 45th annual convention in Columbus. She was reap pointed to the state legislative committee and named registration and welcoming chair for 1972. Peter McKeegan announced the appointments. Also attending were deputies Mrs Rose Wall Mrs Jean Cotton and Mrs Joyce Burkart.
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Hamilton
Jean M. Blazer
Butler County
Ohio Recorders’ Association
Columbus
Tandie
Blazer
Rose Wall
Jean Cotton
Joyce Burkart
Job Survey Next Week By Local Census Representative
Mrs Elizabeth Henderson of 4208 Central Ave will conduct the regular monthly employment survey as the local Census Bureau representative. The week of Dec 12 survey asks residents about employment status and farm work done for pay in 1971. Data will be sent to Detroit for national unemployment calculations.
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Elizabeth Henderson
Central Ave
Bureau of the Census
Henderson
Bureau
Detroit
Moral Vote in House Faces White House Veto Threats
The House votes today on a child care program amid White House opposition and a veto threat if approved. Speaker Carl Albert calls it the paramount moral vote, while Senate passage last week helped blunt GOP opposition. The plan funds free care for low income families and sliding-scale fees for others, with states granted control and substantial federal support to establish centers and operate related programs.
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Washington
White House
Carl Albert
Tiny Island Names Consul in San Francisco
Nauru, a small South Pacific nation, named Carlton Skinner, 57, honorary consul in San Francisco. Skinner is chairman of Air Micronesia and received the title as a courtesy. Nauru sits 1,300 miles northeast of Australia, covers eight square miles, hosts about 7,000 people, and is rich in phosphates.
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San Francisco
United States
Nauru
South Pacific
Carlton Skinner
Skinner
Chickman
Air Micronesia
Australia
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