Quest for the ultimate office chair spans years
The article traces chair design from Owen Murphy's motorized massage chair to Westinghouse and Lilias Folan's ADS model with dozens of configurations. It highlights exercises for seated workers, testing by Steelcase finding long sitting and backaches, and notes executives influence on chair choice while many still feel bound to inherited seating.
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New York
UPI
Business
Owen Murphy
Niagara Therapy Manufacturing Corp
Adamsville
Murphy
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Architectural Systems Division
Grand Rapids, Mich
Lilias Folan
Lilias
Yoga
Westinghouse Ads
Don Albinson
Eero Saarinen
Charles Eames
Westinghouse
Miss Folan
Folke Mossfeldt
Scandina
Folan
Mossfeldt
Albinson
Steelcase, Inc
Grand Rapids
Mich
Edison and UWUA to resume talks on contract
Federal mediators scheduled another negotiating session Tuesday between Ohio Edison Co and the striking Utility Workers Union of America. The two sides met all day Saturday in Akron after UWUA walked out July 29 as talks collapsed. The union, with 1,900 members, covers Lorain power plant workers and staff in Akron and Youngstown.
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Ohio Edison Co
Utility Workers Union of America
Akron
UWUA
Lorain
Youngstown
Kevin L. Doman
Gulf Rd
First National Bank of Elyria
Lake Avenue- Griswold Road
Doman
Elyria
Lorain County Community College
First National
American Institute of Banking
United Way
Buckeyes and Others Visit the Home of the Blue Tourists
Michigan’s tourist industry expects a record 1978 with 214000 jobs and 4.4 billion in deflated revenues. Jack Wilson of the Michigan Travel Bureau notes tourism diversifies beyond auto manufacturing and draws visitors from Illinois, Ohio, Ontario, Wisconsin and Minnesota. He cites water sports, skiing, back-to-nature trends, and targeted advertising as growth factors. Out-of-state visitors, while 40 percent of travelers, provide the majority of tourist dollars, with conventioneers and luxury resort guests among the biggest spenders.
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Michigan Travel Bureau
Jack Wilson
Michigan
Wilson
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan Department of Commerce Bureau
Ilinois
Ohio
Indiana
Ontario
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Florida
Ohio River
Cedar Point
Sandusky
Michigan Treasury
Demand for last big car boosts Lincoln Mercury sales
The Rubens traded their 1976 Chrysler Cordoba for a dove gray 1978 Mercury Grand Marquis from Crest Lincoln Mercury in Sterling Heights. Lincoln Mercury reports record monthly sales for 1978, driven by demand for full size cars. final 1978 year sales may reach 750,000 units, with market share rising to about 6.8 percent.
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Tom Kleene
Knight-Ridder
Detroit
Madeline
George Ruben
Sterling Heights
Rubens
Mercury
Lincoln-Mercury
Thomas G. Daniels
Ford Motor Co
Daniels
Gilford declares 8 cent stock dividend
Gilford Instrument Laboratories Inc. board of directors records Sept. 7 and declares a dividend of 8 cents per share on common stock. The 8 cent payment is payable Sept. 14, with proceeds allocated to research and medical biology aims.
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Oberlin
Gilford 7 Instrument Laboratories
Gilford
Inc
NYSE opens lower as Fed boosts dollar drive
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 3.03 to 892.50 at 10:30 a.m. with more declines than advances on the NYSE. Government moves to prop up the dollar included easier Eurodollar borrowing for banks, a step Fed economists say will raise interest rates and spur foreign currency holders to swap into dollars.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve
United States
Fed
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