Record of auto industry gains after early troubles in 1972
Detroit reporting shows U S automakers moved from recession era trouble to a record sales year with projections above 8.7 million cars. Imports eased late year, air bag safety rules were delayed, GM faced recalls of 6.7 million Chevrolets, and governance reform efforts at GM drew minimal votes.
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Detroit
U.S
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Ralph Nader
Area Business News Highlights Diversified Midwest Transactions
Albert M Agin and wife Kaye named innkeepers for the new 120 unit Holiday Inn at I 80 and Ill 47. Eugene Margason named Rock Island Lines chief labor relations officer effective Jan 1. Federal Paper Board approves merger to acquire Riegel Paper Group pending IRS ruling. Ayrshire Coal becomes AMAX Coal Company as plans announce three new mines by 1975. NI Gas tests natural gas fuel cell power plant in North Aurora with TARGET consortium. Northern Petro Chemical starts commercial polyethylene resin. etheylene plant restart linked to smokeless flare capacity.
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Albert M. Agin
Kaye
Interstate 80
Illinois 47
Agin
Kansas City
Morris
Vietnam
Scott Afb
Eugene E. Margason
Rock Island Lines
William J. Dixon
Margason
Guy E. Mallory
Tulsa
Okla
Dalhart
Tex
U. S. Army
Federal Paper Board Company, Inc
Riegel Paper
Riegel
Internal Revenue Service
Federal
Northern Illinois Gas Company
North Aurora
Midwest
John Schaefer
Ni-Gas
Charles W. Black
Chantilly Lane
Team To Advance Gas Energy Transformation, Inc
Target
Northern Petro Chemical Company
Seneca Bank Board Promotes Leaders as Bank Marks Milestone
Elmer P Maier serves as president and Simon Jackson chairs the board of the Community State Bank of Seneca. The bank, with seven employees, began December 1 1945 by Elmer Maier Jesse A Sand the late Vern Wheeler A M Brown and Joseph Schultz. It was first located at 116 Williams St and on June 15.
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Simon Jackson
Community State Bank of
Seneca
Elmer Maier
Jesse A. Sand
Vern Wheeler
A. M. Brown
Joseph Schultz
Williams St
Traffic Court Imposes Fines in Liquor and Driving Charges
Thomas J. Beasley of Coal City paid 100 dollars plus 10 costs for illegal transportation of liquor after being arrested September 18 on Illinois 53 near Mazon by Trooper Jack Petty. Vernon L. Clausel of 322 Robinson Drive paid 50 dollars plus 10 costs for reckless driving ticket issued November 28 by Officer Harold Carlson on Robinson Drive. A disorderly conduct complaint against David Root was dismissed for lack of sufficient cause after his father claimed the defendant fell from a chair at Shay's Hotel and was intoxicated.
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Thomas J. Beasley
Coal City
Jack L. Petty
Illinois
Mazon
Vernon L. Clausel
Robinson Drive
Harold Carlson
David Root
David F. Root
Calhoun St
Former Morris Resident Appointed to ACS Standing Committee
Dr. Larry H. Keith research chemist at EPA Southeast Water Laboratory Athens Georgia has been named to the ACS standing committee on meetings and expositions for 1972 73 He serves the Northeast Georgia section on the ACS council and has published 12 papers on NMR analysis of pesticides His degrees include B S Stetson M S Clemson and Ph D University of Georgia He and his wife live in Athens Georgia
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Larry H. Keith
Environmental Protection Agency
Southeast Water Laboratory
Athens Ga
Morris
American Chemical Society
ACS
Keith
Harriet M. Keith
Chester D. Peacock
Morris Community High School
ASC
Northeast Georgia
National
ACS Council
Stetson University
Clemson University
University of Georgia
Athens
Larry Keith
New bank building opens at 224 North Main Street
In 1970 the bank moves to a new building at 224 N Main St. The institution has 75 stockholders and total assets of 4.5 million dollars. Maier and his wife Mary reside at 335 N Market St Seneca.
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N. Main St
Maier
Mary
N. Market St
Seneca
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Philco
Morris Daily Herald
A Evan
Philee
Nstration
XL Radio Shop
Tock
Philco RE
Gms
Area Business News
Ayrshire Coal Company
AMAX
American Metal Climax, Inc
Amax Coal Company
Ralph CC. Beerbower
Indiana
Kentucky
Seneca Bank
Satan
Pastor Ken Dalton
Grace Baptist Church
E. High St
WCSJ
U.S.A
Circulation Dept
Morris, Illinois
Joe & Elly Koster
Grundy County
Morris Construction Co
Law
Johnson Ave
MCC Morris Construction Co., Inc
General Contractors
Liberty ST
Ill
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