Word: fenton
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...slump that hit the car industry in 1979. Unemployment is at 11%. A General Motors plant in the city, which once manufactured everything from pickup trucks to Corvettes and provided jobs for 10,000, now employs only 1,400. Chrysler Corp. closed its truck plant in nearby Fenton, throwing 4,300 people onto the street. There are some signs, however, that St. Louis may have more to cheer about next year than the World Series-winning Cardinals: Chrysler is adding a new shift of 1,700 to its Fenton auto assembly plant, anticipating a brisk demand for its new line...
Between now and the scheduled start of production in July, Chrysler will be pouring some $96 million into its assembly plant in Fenton, near St. Louis, in preparation for turning out G24s and other 1984 models. Two models of the G24, one bearing the Dodge Daytona nameplate and the other Chrysler's Laser, will go on sale in the fall...
Chrysler will increase its Fenton work force, used for building LeBarons, convertibles, Dodges and the successful K car, to as many as 4,300 people, from 2,600, and will also install some 45 welding robots. First crack at the jobs will go to 3,300 Chrysler workers on layoff from the plant. There was widespread relief in and around St. Louis, which has an unemployment rate of 11.1%. Said Missouri Governor Christopher Bond: "We have seen unemployment far too high, far too long." Sighed Richard Burton, president of United Auto Workers Local 136 in Fenton: "Good news has been...
...NOTEBOOK: The cagers' win was John Fenton's 50th career victory as the Harvard basketball head manager...
Once the puck moves across the red line, a talented, hustling crew takes over. Led by the top line of senior center Robbie Davies (7-18-25) and wings Bob Darling (13-10-23, including ten power-play goals) and captain Paul Fenton (15-9-24), the Terriers do have some firepower of their own, as the Northeastern game certainly shows...