Union Carbide sees earnings steady amid expansion plan
Union Carbide President William Sneath told stockholders at the annual meeting that second quarter earnings will likely match the first quarter's level, as the company reports 1975 first quarter sales of 1.36 billion dollars and earnings of 115 million dollars. He outlined a major expansion program with about 800 million dollars in capital spending this year and a 1 billion level next year, including Texas City Seadrift Brownsville and Taft facilities, plus ongoing R&D of 115 million dollars.
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Woman runs oil firm in Texas after husband's death
Charlotte Abell, widow of Bill Abell, took over Abell Oil Co. in Wichita Falls, becoming possibly Texas's only woman running an oil company. She learned the business by hands on study, filled in for staff, and faced crises from gas shortages to a new building with a theft and a ceiling collapse, yet the venture has become a success as she balances work and family.
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Longest U S war recalled Vietnam frames era of conflict
A consolidation of major U S wars highlights each conflict from Revolutionary War to Korea. It notes dates, key events, and outcomes such as Yorktown in 1781, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Fort Sumter, Appomattox, the 1898 Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, and the Korean Armistice in 1953.
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