Word: cement
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...story, cement-block building that houses Black & Webster Inc. of Waltham, Mass., nestles in a wooded hollow, unspoiled by the soot of sprawling factories. From his white-marble-top desk, President Peter T. Webster, 41, can watch pheasants dart across the lawn. But the rustic setting is deceptive. Webster and his staff of 83 people, including six engineers and ten highly skilled machinists, turn out such space-age products as orbital riveters and vibratory feeders...
Rigid central planning destroys local initiative and leads to costly waste. One concrete example: at least 30% of Poland's total cement production is "lost" through careless handling and theft. Trainloads of raw materials disappear for months at a time, often bringing factories to a standstill. Says a scornful party member: "The workers sit at their machines three days a week and play cards, because there is nothing for them...
...made that too expensive. Instead, they turned to banks for short-term loans that would not lock them into high rates for ten years or more. Industries that depend heavily on credit, particularly home building and auto sales, have been staggering. Lone Star Industries, the country's largest cement producer, last week took out full-page newspaper ads featuring a large skull and crossbones and the warning POISON...
...back in New York, where Steve attempts a few foul shots at his past life. There are some affecting moments in The Old Neighborhood, but ultimately this scenario-sized volume seems as out of place on paper as its hero is on an office carpet. For Steve, home is cement. The Old Neighborhood belongs on celluloid...
...Tremont theater is now an obstacle course of rods, wires, wood, and cement, as workers install newly upholstered orchestra seats and enclose the new stage house, which is partially open to Stuart...