Dead man who came to die stays alive in Arizona
Jim McDowell, an asthmatic former test pilot and engineer, moved to Scottsdale to fight death. He started Air Comfort Control, Inc., offering 24 7 maintenance contracts for cooling and heating with a ten dollar monthly three ton unit fee and extended service across the Valley.
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Management by objectives seminar at ASU April 13-14
Arizona State University Center for Executive Development hosts a two day workshop on management by objectives aimed at showing why results management improves profits and how to apply it. Dr. George D. Downing Dr. William E. Reif and Dr. Gerald Bassford teach. Registration is 85 dollars plus materials and lunches. Enrollment limited with employer sponsorship encouraged.
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Arizona State University Center For Executive Development
George D. Downing
William E. Reif
Gerald Bassford
ASU College of Business Administration
Arizona Employment Climbs in February With School and Tourism Gains
Total nonfarm employment rose 7.1 percent year over year with a 46,000 gain, led by public education and winter tourism. Nonagricultural wages added 5,900 to 607,000, while construction and finance posted the largest increases. Unemployment rose to 4.3 percent in February from 4.0 in January, as Phoenix-Metro added 4,800 jobs to 403,000.
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Phoenix Area Unemployment Edges Up in Mid February
The county shows 6.1 percent unemployment in February with no net change from January. Agricultural employment falls 900 from February 1971 due to urban development while unemployment rises 1,300 from January to 17,800 with 900 insured, 700 new entrants into the Phoenix labor market.
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Castoff to king in 33 years by Dean C. Miller
Hans Stern, Jewish refugee from Essen, rose to become the Gem King of Brazil. His H Stern company, the world’s largest gem dealer, employs thousands, exports millions in duties, and plans a 3 million expansion shifting HQ to Ipanema. Stern owns an 8.5 pound aquamarine bought for 75000 and eyes 11 new shops in 1971 and beyond. He touts honesty and strong marketing with money-back guarantees.
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Diamond groups to meet during annual convention in Scottsdale
The Diamond Core Drill Manufacturers Association and the Diamond Wheel Manufacturers Institute will join the Industrial Diamond Association at its Scottsdale convention April 9 14 at the Marriott Camelback Inn. Henri Polak notes this is the first joint meeting among the three groups with two technical sessions and several papers planned along with committee and board meetings.
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Diamond Wheel Manufacturers Institute
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Marriott-Camelback Inn
Scottsdale
Henri Polak
Jan Taevaerts
Precision Diamond Tool Co
Elgin, NL
ISHM to Meet Arizona Chapter in Scottsdale
The Arizona chapter of the International Society for Hybrids Microelectronics announces a meeting at the Scottsdale Ramada Inn on April 12. Social hour at 7 p.m. and business meeting at 8 p.m. Hughes Aircraft Co. will present on Hybrids for military application.
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International Society For Hybrids Microelectronics
ISHM
Scottsdale Ramada Inn
Hughes Aircraft Co
Lands Lost or Stolen in Muddled Message
Fragmentary note discusses land losses and replacements with unclear terms. Mentions bonds, maturity bonuses, and stock in America. Overall says to take stock and deter redemptions while noting cache and deterred actions.
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Snardlank
America
Lighting awards honor Scottsdale groups in contest
The Electric League of Arizona announced awards at its 11th Commercial Lighting Contest banquet. Scottsdale Memorial Hospital earned a second place for chapel lighting by J.A. Fiakas and Associates with Plummer Sullivan Masson as engineers and Cannon Wendt Electric as contractors. Scottsdale Racquet Club won first in outdoor lighting for tennis court illumination at 8201 E Indian Bend Rd, built by Corbin Dykes Electric Co. The theme was More profit in sight with better light.
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Electric League of Arizona
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Ford Motors to fete Phoenix salesmen at Camelback Inn
More than 100 Phoenix Ford district salesmen will join 1971 members of Ford Division's 300-500 Club at a dinner April 22. Membership is based on individual sales success during the year. Six Top Hatters and a 22-year award winner are included among the 300-500 Club members. The Top Hatter Award is the division's highest honor for an automobile salesman. About 000 Ford salesmen nationwide were named Top Hatters in 1971.
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