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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1995
Page
6
Ralston Foods plans a Spider-Man cereal in August. The web shaped rice cereal includes marshmallow pieces in four Spider-Man inspired forms. Promotions include TV spots, newspaper coupons, Marvel comic ads, and in-package prizes.
More than 300 employees at Safelite Glass Corp. in Enfield will be represented by the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Safelite offered to recognize the union just before a Halifax County Superior Court trial slated to begin June 26. Contract negotiations are planned to start next month. The company produces safety glass.
The N C Utilities Commission rejected AT&T request to examine Southern Bell profits and local rates. It ruled a rate investigation unrealistic due to impending local competition by next summer. AT&T had argued Southern Bell’s 15 percent profit rate was the highest among nine states and that high access fees raise long distance charges. Southern Bell challenged both claims.
Hertz Corp drops its daily 100 mile limit, joining rivals in offering unlimited mileage for car rentals. The policy change follows pressure from competitors and aims to reduce fuel and distance penalties tied to high mileage on cars the automakers later buy back.
A survey of large American corporations shows fewer positive drug tests in 1994 due to improved testing methods and more random testing. Positive results dropped to 1.9 percent of workers from 2.5 percent in 1993 and 3.8 percent of job applicants from 4.5 percent. The trend marks the fourth decline in five years.
AMP will shift 300 Lowell jobs to a new Rock Hill facility costing 10 million dollars. Phase one adds 100,000 square feet in early 1997 with a second 100,000 square foot phase 1998–2000. The site on South Porter Road will host stamping molding and assembly for ICAP and add up to 1,000 jobs eventually.
Neil Styers of Gastonia Plumbing & Heating watches bids as W R Kisiah Plumbing of Monroe offers 359000 while Gastonia Plumbing & Heating submits 490000 for Gaston County satellite jail construction. The project, tied to a Dec 29 completion and a 3000 daily penalty, faced a tight schedule and legal delays.
The House Banking Committee approved a broad deregulation bill in a 27 to 23 vote, sending it to the floor after four days of debate and more than 90 amendments. The measure would exempt many banks from the Fair Housing Act lending rules and allow bank insurance company affiliations, drawing opposition from Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and critics who call it a consumer roll back.
Raytheon previews a $5 million Terminal Doppler Weather Radar to protect Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The TDWR, to be activated in December, promises high wind and wind shear detection unseen by older systems. Demonstrations show how the radar tracks storm fronts and unmasks dangerous weather pockets.
International Airport will maintain a landing fee of 60 cents per 1000 pounds. Aviation director Jerry Orr calls the rate favorable versus peers and says keeping it steady helps financially strapped USAir and could attract new airlines amid higher fees at Los Angeles International. The annual fee setting was continued to aid cost efficiency.
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