Energy insulation price hike shadows a few firms
The Chronicle-Telegram discusses rising insulation costs driven by dominant fiberglass suppliers Owens Corning Johns Manville and Certain Teed. It notes limited imports, high entry barriers, and potential substitutes like cellulose with borate fire retardant, while warning of antitrust concerns and policy gaps at FTC FEA and NBS.
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Johns-Manville
Certain- Teed
U. S
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
National Bureau of Standards
NBS
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
FTC
Country Woodstock Jamboree in the Hills draws big names
The article reviews a mass country western event featuring Johnny Cash Donna Fargo Tom T Hall Freddy Fender and Charlie Rich with acts and unions guiding a 250000 production budget. Attendance estimates vary with weather and transit as promoters hope for 100000 plus crowds in three years. Protesters note the era’s shift toward rock and Hollywood influence in the genre.
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Fender
Aegh
Johnny Cash
Donna Fargo
Columbia Pictures
Adler
Great Lakes Triangle claim questioned by critics
A heated debate surrounds Gourley s Great Lakes Triangle concept as critics note debunked Bermuda Triangle links. Gourley cites NTSB wrecks on the lakes and an ally in Starke Jett while reviewers doubt the book s solid evidence and wonder about the triangle s geographic logic. The Enquirer initially rejected the idea, then serialized it after urge from Gourley s agent.
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Enquirer
Kissinger
Gourley
Great Lakes
Fawcett
Bertie
Bermuda Triangle
Berlitz
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Starke Jett
Jett
Emseli
Acapulco Triangle
Chicago
Duluth
Detroit
Gary
Marquette
Toledo
Acapulco
Bermuda
Man advertises for wife on Manhattan billboards
Advertising executive Michael Block, 33, places eight billboards near Manhattan subway clocks at $2,600 a month for up to three months. His message shows a photo of him in a suit with a plea that he seeks a wife, not a single life, inviting replies to GPO Box 2331 New York City.
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UPI
Michael Block
Block
Manhattan
Michael
New York City
N.Y
Fom
Largest tire factory in Gadsden Alabama
The world's largest tire factory at Gadsden Alabama produces 40 000 tires and 37 000 tubes daily as part of its massive manufacturing operation.
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Gadsden
Ala
Sailor finishes two year world cruise with 36 foot sloop
Barry Soeckler docked his 36 foot sloop Freedom in Newport after 787 days at sea and a 35,000 mile voyage. He endured 20 foot waves, a 130 mph hurricane near New Zealand, and a killer whale encounter. Local craft escorted the boat in harbor as about 200 well wishers welcomed him ashore. He plans a book and to sell the boat, calling the voyage like a two year summer.
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Lincoln
R.L
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R.I
Leslie Ryan
Cumberland
UPI
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Eedom
Soeckler
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Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Freedom
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Bahamas
Panama Canal
South Pacific
Australia
South Atlantic
Caribbean
Dry cleaning solvent linked to cancer risk study clash
Washington reports a clash over perchloroethylene cancer risk with NCI researchers citing positive mouse data and industry scientists disputing relevance to human dry cleaning exposure. Health advocates warn of potential carcinogenic risk while noting widespread use in about 23 thousand dry cleaners and 18 thousand coin operated machines.
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Washington
UPI
NCI
Tribe
DRY Gleaning Industry Council
Bow Chemical
James Plonka
Dow
Wolfe
United States
Ant
Wall Street opens mixed as Dow slips after gains
Prices opened mixed on the NYSE with the Dow Jones index down 0.71 to 905.24 after a Friday rise. Advances led declines 148 to 63 among 299 issues in early trading, with about 380000 shares changing hands. Strong earnings from IBM supported a market view that the economy is stronger than expected, while grain quotes from Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association show Friday closes for Wheat 1.84, Corn 1.81, Oats 1.32, Soybeans 6.10 per bushel.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc
U.S. to set lawnmower safety and noise standards
In Washington the CPSC advances rules to curb injuries from powered mowers while the EPA pushes mandatory noise limits. Judges hear a legal challenge by mower manufacturers claiming regulation would raise costs. The EPA must set noise controls within two years.
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U.S
Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
Commission
Consumer Product Agency
EPA
Youngstown man electrocuted moving downed wire
Rudolph G. Klein of Youngstown was electrocuted when he tried to move a fallen 24,000 volt wire from his yard after a weekend storm. Klein, a steel worker at U S Steel Ohio Works, feared children might touch it. He had called police for help but they were overwhelmed with storm calls.
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Klein
U.S. Steel Corp
Ohio Works
Probers fear half pension fund lost by investments
Senator Charles Percy warns that as much as half of the 1.4 billion Teamsters Central States Pension Fund may be lost through investments. He cites loans to Las Vegas casinos dog tracks and risky real estate ventures as the fund’s allocation. The Senate investigation follows the fund trustees’ resignation and calls for testimony from Labor Secretary Ray Marshall.
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UPI
Teamsters Central States Pension Fund
Charles Percy
Ilinois Republican
Teamsters Fund
Las Vegas
Wana Percy
Senate Permanent Investigations
Fand
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Ray Marshall
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