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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1969
Page
12
HON Industries announces a cash profit distribution of over $151,000 to eligible members as of June 1. Each eligible member receives 1.5 weeks pay in the second of two profit-sharing distributions.
Central Soya reported higher first quarter earnings with per share of about 70 cents, up from 39 cents last year, and net sales up nearly 25 percent. The company announced a cash profit sharing of 2.71 weeks for eligible members and an equivalent addition to the HON INDUSTRIES retirement plan. Vetter named Standard Oil agent. he will serve Muscatine after completing training. Wapello church activities run through Christmas with caroling, services, and programs outlined. Heinz Co approves dividend rise to 23 cents quarterly payable Jan 16 1970 and files stock registration with the SEC.
Florida state Rep Wayne Nixon gave the first $1,100 of his pay raise to inmates at a hospital for men tally retarded children and two district correctional institutions. Nixon opposed a larger legislator pay hike but the bill passed, and the new pay scale's first checks went out last week. He said he would not take the raise and directed the difference to those with no money to spend.
London AP report notes a dinner in Noel Coward’s honor at Monsanto's Island. Lord Mountbatten of Burma lauded the playwright as 70 years old. YWCA hosted the event with 14 different people receiving gifts from Santa.
Tuesday night Mountbatten noted Coward had written 27 plays and 281 songs. Actor Sir Laurence Olivier hailed Coward as utterly unspoiled in a separate speech. Coward replied, That's what you think.
A Christmas gift table bought for Southwick Elementary by interns Bobby Thomas and Wendy Schwartz was crushed when it flew from a car onto an expressway and a truck hit it. Police ticketed the interns for illegal parking, prompting them to solicit donations to cover the fines. The story also notes a separate UK report on thefts in Manchester dropping after rooftop lookouts.
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