Inflation Dimmed Big Three First Quarter Profits
Inflation and weak sales trimmed Ford GM and Chrysler earnings in Q1. Ford posted 466 million dollars, down 3.5 percent. GM earned 870 million, down 3.7 percent. Chrysler posted a 119.8 million loss, its worst quarter. Ford also logged 9.96 billion worldwide sales and 1.625 million U.S. units.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler
Ford
Henry Ford II
United States
Canada
Disaster at Willow Island tragedy claims many lives
Belmont Mayor Robert Doty calls the Willow Island disaster a community tragedy as victims from Belmont are identified at the volunteer fire station. Fire Chief Harry Morgan recalls the scene of wreckage and chaos while rescuers work for hours as onlookers gather near the cooling tower and a restaurant posts a closing notice.
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Belmont
W. Va
Pleasant
Here
Jim Riggs
Doty
Harry Morgan
List of 51 scaffold disaster victims named
UPI reports the compiled victim list from Research-Cottrell Inc detailing men killed in Thursday scaffold collapse near Willow Island, West Virginia. All victims are in WV, OH, or PA, with names including Raymond Poling of Thornton W V, Fred Pride with no home listed and employed by Pittsburgh Testing Labs, Robert C. Riley of Parkersburg WV, Ray Rollyson of Peansboro WV, Floyd Rupe of Dexter Ohio, and Alan Sampson of Parkersburg WV among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bound Brook
N.J
UPI
Willow Island
W. Va
Research-Cottrell, Inc
West
Fred Pride
Pittsburgh
Robert C. Riley
Parkersburg
Ray Rollyson
Peansboro
Floyd Rupe
Dexter
Olio
V. A
Alan Sampson
Hay Duckvy
Glenville
Darrell Glover
Moundsville
Loren Keath Glover
Alvin W. Goff
Tuppers Plains
Ohio
Gary Gossett
Walker
W. Wa
James Harrison
Claude Hendrickson
St. Marys
Shin Hensler
Newport
Glen Satterfield
Mary W.va
Kenthi
Midland
Jeff Snyder
Vienna
Gary Hinkle
Ernest Steele
Byuperior Electric Co
Ronald Steele
St Marys
W.va
Pitsburgh
Psarea
Joseph Bafile
Washington
W. Vi
Tom Kaplis
Caito W. Va
Larcy Steele
Robert Blour
Randy Lowther
Marys
Miles Steent Marys
Watke Wa
Richard Stokes
Waverly
Wo Va
Kenneth Boring
Salon
W Va
Howard J McBrayer
Huchard Swick
Beverly
Richard Bowser
Brian Taylor
Thomas Cross
SL Marys
Va Va
Roger Cunningham
Clayton Monroe
Jack Westfall
Louis Wildman
Stouts Malls
Larry Deem
Robert Moore
Flatwoods
Superior Electric Co
Chet Payne
Edgar Philips
East Liverpool
Roy Deem
Ronald Yocum
CEI to Finance Avon Lake Pollution Plant With OWDA Bonds
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co plans a multimillion dollar pollution control project at its Avon Lake plant and four others. OWDA will issue 47.5 million dollars of 6.2 percent tax exempt bonds and loan proceeds to CEI to build waste treatment facilities. Construction begins summer, completes in 1980. bonds mature 2013. Underwriters include Loeb Rhoades and Hornblower.
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Cleveland Electric Hiluminating Co
Avon Lake
Ohio Water Development Authority
CEI
OWDA
CET
Cleveland
Wastlake
Ashtabula
Loeb Rhoades, Hornblower & Co
Blyth Eastman Dillon & Co. Inc
McDonald & Co
Prescott, Ball & Turben
Truckers gripe at 55 mph crackdown across the states
A group of truck drivers surveyed at a service plaza in Amherst Ohio express frustration with the accelerated 55 mph speed limit enforcement. Abbitt from Weirton West Virginia and Bell from Detroit describe tough “smokies” presence on I 75 and argue for a higher limit or selective enforcement. Some plan to keep driving as usual while others consider protests unlikely as long as routes keep them moving.
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Deacon” Abbitt
Weirton
W. Va
Abbitt
TO Abbitt
C-T
Middle Ridge Turnpike
Amherst
Ohio
Franklin
Butler County
Ohio Highway Patrol
Hamilton
Bell
Ford Motor
New York
UPI
Inserie
Goodyear
Grace
Am Airlines
Greyhound
Gulf Oil
IC Indus
Monsanto
Motorola
Nabisco
Coca Cola
Col. Me
Cal
Mw Edison
Con Edison
Consu Power
He ‘Owen
YM Cook United
GM Bh
Peint Gentral
Det Edison
Banney
Lions Dison Itt
Pepsi A
DuPont
Rey Ind
Mike Ma
Rockwell
Sears L
Perry Rand
B&f
Tenneco
Texaco
Timken
Centrati
Chicago
Janneck Ltd
Aerosonic
Franks Nursery
Festic Elec
Westie
BQ Westens Inc
fhlg-Patt Steeley
Lear Petrol
Woolworth
Zenith Rad Rox Co
Wilson
Beza A.m
Pierre R
Woodhead
D. Ine
American Machyne & Foundry
American Shipbuilding Aoe Comdisco
Searle (G.d)co
Ledence Inc
Smucker Southern Co
MineSafety
Apple
Moxie Industry
Sybian Bie
Sy Tea Edison
Smith Intl
Wis
Union Pacific Corp
Taft Bestng
Telsciencesine
Uslife
Consumer
Grecht Cp
Anheuser Busch
Beldag Hemigway
Binney Smith
Burnham Cp
Carrier C
Slo
CentriPub Sve
Church & Dyight
Cohu Ine
Collins Aikman
Comenungatellt
Congaleum Co Consol Refining
Data Design
Delta Airlines
Eastern Co
Baton Corp
Fitteways Inc
Fst
AtdBney
Fort Dearborn
Frontier Airbs
Geosource Ine
Gen Tire & Rubber Q
Id Inc A
Glenmore Distil
Guilford Mulls
Handy Bacmon
Hartz MunCo
Hoover Co
Joslyn Mfj
Norton Co
Olin Corp
Pac Scientific
Pniersa System
Preway Inc
Gels Redpath Indus
Riegel Textile
Rosario Res.Co
StRegis
Smucker
J. Q
Oui (Ghio
C Om
TexsAm Bneshrs
Texas Gulf Inc
Trans Union Cp
Sb HS Us Lessin
Union Carbide UniCapital Cp ci
Gl Warner Elec
Watn Airline
Wilson HJ Waltham Lumbr
Wynns Fnt Ine
Zions Utah Enepar
Zondervan Cp
Sunrise wedding at McDonald's planned for dawn event
Darlene and Chuck announce a sunrise wedding at 6:30 am with Eggs McMuffins and a double ring. Barbara Knapp will coordinate and serve as chief photographer while RESTAURANT WORKERS decorate the dining area with blossoms from Rosar Florist and start prep at 3 am. They will honeymoon in southern Ohio and may visit McDonald’s on the trip, cherishing their long association with the Elyria area.
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Barbara Knapp
Rosar Florist
E. River Street
Ms. Knapp
Darlene
Chuck
Gilford Instrument Laboratories
Oberlin
Keystone
Elyria High
Ohio
McDonald’s
Elyria
EF. Broad
Defiance Man Tops Ohio Lottery Winners
Defiance resident Paul F. Rau, 50, claimed the weekly Ohio Lottery top prize of 25,000 as family and town celebrated. He and wife Lois plan a belated 25th wedding anniversary trip. Other Thursday winners included Frances Harrison 7800 Alfred Rosepapa 7600 and Harold Dumas 7000. Winning numbers listed for Ohio Michigan and Pennsylvania drawings.
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Cleveland
UPI
Paul F. Ray
Defiance
Ohio Lottery
Rau
Lois
Frances Harrison
Columbus
Alfred Rosepapa
Glencoe
Harold Dumas
Indianapolis
Agricultural market wrap from Ohio and nationwide price reports
The report lists closing prices from the Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative with wheat 2.63 per bushel corn 2.11 oats 1.30 and soybeans 6.57. It notes egg sales to retailers in major cities with varying carton prices and USDA milk price stability. Midwest egg prices show wholesale no change to a drop, with class prices ranging from 46 to 30 and nest-run at 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc
Columbus
Obia
New York
USDA
Chicago
Midwest
Blaze Engulfs Downtown Nassau Causing Major Damage
A fast moving fire in Nassau Bahamas burned about half a square mile of downtown destroying four apartments and twenty homes along with several business buildings. Strong winds and water pressure issues hampered efforts. no deaths or injuries were reported as investigators probed a vacant former furniture store for the cause.
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Nassau
Bahamas
UPI
Third ITT official faces perjury charge in Senate probe
Edward Gerrity, 54, ITT senior vice president, was arraigned on charges of making false statements in testimony and conspiring to obstruct a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee investigation. The case, described by some in the intelligence community as delicate to prosecute, marks a third ITT executive facing perjury allegations.
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Washington
UPI
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Edward Gerrity
ITT
Aubrey E. Robinson Jr
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Lance Maintains White House Access Amid Financial Woes
Washington UPI Bert Lance faces federal probes and civil actions over financial affairs but Rex Granum says Carter maintains close ties. A judge ordered a halt to Lance led efforts to gain control of a $2.2 billion bank holding company at Financial General Bankshares. Charges carry up to five years. related CIA tenure and Chilean policy cases noted.
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Washington
UPI
Bert Lance
Carter
Lance
Rex Granum
White House
Oliver Gasch
Financial General Bankshares Inc
Gasch
Lance Group
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General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
No. 2
Rose Chalet
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Raymond Poling
Thornton, W Va
Owda Financing
Bill
Sarge” Bell
Long
West Coast
Defiance Man
Lucky Buck
Michigan Lottery
Rubin
Wall Street
Blaze Rips
It&t
Granum
CIA
Savador Allende
Chile
Richard Helms
Griffin Bell
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