Job loss after rope plant move sparks long road to new work
Auburn resident Gordon Wiggins, 29, found a first post layoff job after Columbian Rope Co moved operations to Guntown Mississippi. He endured a 25 mile daily commute to Syracuse delivering appliances for Ra Lin Discount while reflecting on the impact of the relocation and the struggle to secure steady employment.
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Auburn
Gordon Wiggins
Columbian Rope Co
Guntown
Miss
Wiggins
Agway
Mississippi
Italy
Germany
Ireland
Ra-Lin Discount
Syracuse
Paul Lattimore
Central New York
Columbian Rope layoffs hit Auburn workers hard
Auburn faces lasting impact from Columbian Rope closure as workers struggle to find new jobs. Daniel Laboon, Jim Parsons, and Glad Ryther describe long unemployed periods and retirement, while Dan and Sandra Penird shift to General Products. City officials report lost tax revenue, and leaders form Partners in Progress to attract new industry with help from Dun and Bradstreet consultants.
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Dan
Sandra Penird
Bradford Street
General Products
Union Springs
Dan Penird
International Harvester
Auburn
Ed Boyle
Lattimore
General Electric Co
Columbian Rope
Bruce Clifford
Wright Avenue
G.A. Wanamaker
Partners In Progress
Dun & Bradstreet Inc
State
Private Industry Council
Dun & Brandstreet
Partners For Progress
Legislator Pushes Federal Funding for Evacuation Plans
Rockland County Legislature Chairman Herbert Reisman urged Washington to finance local evacuation planning for nuclear incidents. He argued federal policy decisions and plant operations should not impose county costs, as NRC weighs Indian Point closure amid evacuation plan concerns for Rockland's 260,000 residents near the 10 mile zone.
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New York
Rockland County
Rockland
Herbert Reisman
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Indian Point
Buchanan
Westchester County
NRC
Consolidated Edison
New York Power Authority
Reisman
Motionless Man Seeks World Record at LA County Fair
Bill Fuqua, 37, aims to break the motionless standing record after a 10 hour 6 minute feat in Glendale. He repeated three hours of stillness at a Pomona swap meet, blinking every seven to eight minutes, while challengers tried to make him laugh for $100. The Guinness record currently lists Melody Schick at 8 hours 33 minutes.
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Pomona
Calif
Bill Fuqua
Glendale
Los Angeles County Fairgrounds
Fuqua
Dolly
Parton
Guinness Book of World Records
Melody Schick
National Association of Broadcasters
Las Vegas
Nev
PSC says utility hampering Shoreham cost-overrun probe
The Public Service Commission accuses Long Island Lighting Co. of delaying an investigation into Shoreham nuclear plant cost overruns. A PSC staff letter warned the utility to stop delaying practices or the probe could fail. The plant's projected cost has ballooned from 217 million to at least 3.2 billion.
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Shoreham
Public Service Commission
Long Island Lighting Co
Commission
PSC
LILCO
New York Times
Ken Simons
the Times
Vandal dumps toxic herbicide near East Bloomfield wells
Vandals released up to 1000 gallons of herbicides into drains feeding two Ontario County creeks, contaminating streams and prompting emergency notices to about 50 families near Fish Creek and 80 to 100 near Mud Creek in Victor. Residents were warned not to use creek water or wells within 500 feet and to keep animals away. Officials said local drinking water remains safe.
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East Bloomfield
Ontario County
Fish Creek
Mud Creek
Victor
Main Street
Holcomb
Vest saves Briarcliff officer from gunfire incident
In Briarcliff Manor Westchester County an officer stopped a white Pontiac Firebird on Route 1001 when two or three men in the car fired a shot. The bullet was deflected by the officer's vest and he was treated for a stomach contusion at Phelps Memorial Hospital.
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Briarcliff Manor
Westchester County
Phelps Memorial Hospital
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By Gary Kane
State Job Service
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Norma Drive
Jim Parsons
Delevan Street
Rope Company
John Ryther
Pulsifer Drive
Everbody
U.S
Vest
Officer
L’oreal Premiere
PERM
Rite Aid
Acces
American Diabetes Association
Diabetes
Alberto Vos
Aerosol
Hale Spray
Berto-Culver Company
Peg
PRG
Breck
Tylenol
Jhirmack
Oeta
OFS
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