Business briefs recount leadership changes and appointments
Kelly Springfield Tire Co names e e Clifford Johnson president and Albert W Dans chairman of the board in Cumberland. Johnson, a UW graduate, rose through Goodyear and led Goodyear Canada Inc. Dans, a Duke graduate, held public relations and international posts before leading Goodyear Canada and KS. Further appointments include Mitchell at Frederick Kmart, Steinbauer at Westfields Development, Houff as partner at Whiteford Taylor, and industry moves across Prudential, Kostocky Group, Ross Mayflower, and AVEMCO among others.
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Clifford Johnson
Albert W. Dans
Kelly- Springfield Tire Co
Cumberland
Johnson
University of Wisconsin
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Magicalands
Goodyear Canada Inc
Dunn
Duke University
Goodyear
Charles C. Mitchell
Frederick Kmart
Maine
Mitchell
Trenton
N.J
Francis C. Steinbauer
Reston
Westfields Development Corp
Henry A. Long Co
University of Maryland
Mobil Land Development Corp
Eastern Division
Es sEdward F. Houff
Catonsville
Whiteford, Taylor, Preston, Trimble & Johnston
Baltimore
Frederick High School
University of Maryland School of Law
U.S. Marine Corps
Houff
James E. Houff
Frederick
eThe East Street
Prudential Insurance Co
Bob Heffner
Andy Baum
Roger Diehl
Gary Moeller
Paul Wiremen
Diehl
Baum
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Genls
AIA
Kostocky Group
Southeastern Pennylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Washington, D.C
eJames A. Clinton
Hagerstown
Ross Mayflower
Airport Industrial Park
Frederick County
Clinton
Children growth amid changes spark ACLI study
A ACLI DataTrack report titled Children notes drastic changes in American youths over a decade. It cites rising divorce and single parent homes, more working mothers, fewer two parent households, and projected birth increases into 1990. It also covers income disparities, child abuse cases, college majors shifts, and broader social effects.
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American Council of Life Insurance
ACLI
Census Bureau
U.S
Collge-Bound
Unemployment rises to 7.4 percent in January
The Labor Department reports the January jobless rate at 7.4 percent with about 300,000 more unemployed. Despite this, the number employed climbs to 166.4 million as 350,000 new jobs appear mainly in services, signaling underlying economy strength.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
Renault Alliance
Encore
AMC
Ben Dunn
Dunn
Washington
Labor Department
Allen Sinai
Shearson Lehman- American Express
Robert Gough
Data Resources Inc
Gough
Reagan
Larry Speakes
White House
Speakes
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Maryland film industry adds to state revenues in 1984
Maryland film production in 1984 contributed a record 21.3 million to the state's economy. The Maryland Film Commission attracted six films including Violets Are Blue and St Elmo's Fire, plus the Space miniseries, a National Geographic documentary, and hundreds of Maryland shot commercials for Miller Beer Nissan Coors Toyota. Maryland promoted locations to filmmakers and highlighted cooperation from officials and residents.
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Maryland Film Commission
MFC
Maryland Department of Economic and Community Development
Jack Smith
Washington, D.C
Saudi Arabia
New York State
Louisiana
New England
Alabama
Virginia
South Sea Islands
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Smith
Harry Kelly
Ocean City
Baltimore
Paramount Pictures
Chestertown
The
Film Commission
Annual Reports and Meetings Rites Stir Little Discontent
John Cuaniff notes that shareholders soon receive mailed annual reports and are invited to annual meetings. Critics say these rites are mere appearances, yet most companies keep them due to uproar from nonattendees, exchange officials, and regulators if they skip.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Annual meetings and reports face skepticism from shareholders
Fuqua Industries chairman 3B Fuqua defends keeping annual meetings amid complaints that such gatherings are sacred. He notes pre scheduled votes and limited attendee capacity. The piece contrasts old company gatherings with today’s scripted, cautious annual meetings and cites Hill and Knowlton data showing shareholder distrust of annual reports concealing bad news.
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Fuqua
Fuqua Industries
Annus Mestinss
At&t
U.S
Hill and Knowlton
H&k
Sharp stock market drop ends four week gains
New York stocks fell as traders took profits after January’s rally. The Dow 30 slid 9.05 to 1277.72, NYSE volume 105.44 million, Nasdaq composite down 0.27 to 278.43, S&P 500 fell 1.00 to 178.83, and Dow weekly gain trimmed to 1.66 points as money-supply data hit markets.
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New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve
NYSE
Standard & Poor
S&p
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