Energy landscaping program at Hood College hosts demo day
Community Commons Hood College and local groups sponsor a Saturday October 27 energy landscaping program from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Clover Hill II on Opossumtown Pike. The event features plantings lectures and award presentations with participants including architect Eugene Metz and ecologist Dr James Gifford. A model house with weatherization features will show how tree plantings aid summer shade and winter windbreaks while staying within budget.
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Clover Hill II
Eugene Metz
Robert Haehle
Russell Hanna Jr
Marvin Ausherman
Daniel Lufkin
James Gilford
David Smith
Opossumtown Pike
Frederick City
Oil firms clash with critics over ad campaigns
New York AP report shows Mobil vice president Herb Schmertz defending industry ads as moves to present facts, while critics say oil firms spread propaganda faster than counter campaigns. Conoco and Exxon executives outline budgets and methods, with Mobil spending about 5.5 million annually on op-ed and magazine ads.
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Herb Schmertz
Mobil Corp
Mobil
Congress
Edward J. Mulligan
Conoco Inc
Schmertz
Jane Fonda
Parade
Exxon Corp
Bethlehem Steel to appeal OSHA fines on crane at Sparrows Point
Bethlehem Steel announced it would contest a 21000 dollar OSHA penalty for alleged violations on the first of 200 cranes inspected at Sparrows Point shipyard. OSHA said 21 violations included failing to test safety measures and improper bolting amid a deadly accident that killed two workers. The company faces more crane inspections across two shipyards and plans to appeal all charges.
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Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Sparrows Point
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Chadwick
Cieali
Shipbuilding and
Riggs National Bank Reports First Half Earnings Jump
Riggs National Bank of Washington DC announces six month net income before securities transactions of 11.147 million, up 2.395 million or 303 percent from 8.552 million a year earlier. Second quarter earnings reached 5.743 million, rising 1.443 million or 14.8 percent from Q2 1978. No gains or losses from security transactions in either period, leaving net income unchanged.
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Washington DC
No mystery in inflation origins say experts
Article argues inflation stems from government spending and easy money. It notes the 1950s to 1970s money supply rose 3.2 percent annually while productivity lagged, then 6 percent in the 1970s. Critics blame the Fed under Volcker for too-loose policy. others cite declining productivity and misaligned labor demands. The piece briefly mentions the Golden Kite Award for children’s books.
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New York
Washington
Fidel Castro
Federal Reserve
Paul Volcker
Fed
The Unexplained Decline in Productivity Growth
The Commerce Department surveys productivity decline, outlining 21 pages with 16 focused on the unexplained portion. It cites factors from lack of innovation to taxes, regulation, and environmental restraints, noting higher costs and prices fueling inflation.
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Commerce Department
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