Local firm launches customized commuter vans amid gas crunch
Frederick area builder Eastern Turtle Top unveils a six passenger commuter van with high back seats, AM FM eight track stereo, drapes, two tables, and full carpeting. The package starts around 3195 dollars with a one year warranty, while dealer price estimates reach near seven thousand.
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Boro
Steve Augustine
Augustine
Ford
Chevrolet
Theo
Vtay
Mevupquisa Wasaga
Baltimore
Environmental Protection Administration
New Jersey
George Paler
Frederick Towne
Gasoline Lines Seen Spreading Nationwide This Summer
Industry officials warn a national supply squeeze is likely as California long lines spread. Transportation Secretary Brock Adams predicts nationwide shortages, though some areas may escape. Panic buying could worsen demand, with California seeing faster rise in consumption than the rest of the country.
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New York
Edward Murphy
American Petroleum Institute
Carl Meyerdick
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Amoco
Transportation
Brock Adams
California
Adams
Washington
Society of American Business and Economic Writers
Exxon
Norwalk
Conn
New Jersey
Garden State Parkway
Murphy
URW Calls Uniroyal Strike After Bargaining Collapse
The United Rubber Workers said they will strike Uniroyal after a day of failed talks. President Peter Bommarito noted no strike deadline and that some plants need time to shut operations. Negotiations included Wayne Horvitz of FMCS and addressed wage limits amid broader industry actions.
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New York
United Rubber Workers Union
Uniroyal
URW
Peter Bommarito
Bommarito
Wayne L. Horvitz
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
UAW
Carter
Stock market tumbles as rates and gas outlook worry investors
The Dow fell 14.12 to 833.42 on Monday, its steepest drop in 24 months, with losers far outnumbering gainers on the NYSE. Caesars World and Bally Manufacturing slid while Resorts International and Golden Nugget also declined. The Amex index dropped 5.62 to 176.99 as volume totaled 30.48 million shares.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Manuus
Caesars World
Resorts International Class A
Golden Nugget
American Stock Exchange
Walt Disney Productions
Eastman Kodak
Polaroid
du Pont
Texas Instruments
General Electric
NYSE
Newport News shipyard mulls election challenge ruling
Shipyard officials weigh filing an exception to administrative judge Melvin Welles finding the 2023 Steelworkers election valid for 15 500 workers at Newport News Shipbuilding. A full NLRB review and possible Supreme Court appeal are discussed as USWA presses for bargaining talks after an 88 day strike.
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J. Lee
Newport News
Jim Griffith
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Melvin J. Welles
National Labor Relations Board
Peninsula Shipbuilders Association
Griffith
NLRB
Welles
PSA
United Steelworkers of America
U.S
Richmond
Shipyard
Edward Campbell
U.S. Supreme Court
Campbell
USWA
Coffee roasters raise prices amid steady demand
The three largest U.S. coffee roasters General Foods, Procter & Gamble, and Hills Brothers raise wholesale ground coffee prices by 6.2 percent effective immediately, aligning with Carter price guidelines. They point to higher green bean costs since March and note prior price declines since May 1977.
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Associated Press
Carter
General Foods Corp
White Plains
N.Y
Maxwell House Coffee
Procter & Gamble Co
Cincinnati
Folgers
Maxwell House
Hills Brothers Coffee
San Francisco
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Mark Potts
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Goodrich
Goodyear
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Tan Reak
Standex International Corp
Frederick
Frederick, Md
Bally Manufacturing
Oring
Etropolitan Federal Savings and Loan Association
U.5
Route 40
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