Word: kenosha
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...last week announced another boost. Orders are coming in so fast that Rambler will increase its capacity from 330,000 to 440,000 cars annually. To complete the expansion before the 1960 model year, Romney will spend $10,150,000 on Rambler's facilities at Milwaukee and Kenosha, Wis., add at least 4,500 to the present payroll of some 18,000. With sales now running at a rate of more than 300,000 a year, Romney has upped his sights, expects to reach an annual rate of 400,000 by late fall...
What happens when a contractor persists in handling Kohler was shown a fortnight ago in Kenosha, Wis., a labor stronghold. Construction of St. Mark's Catholic parochial school there was held up for two days by pickets until the contractor, N. A. Thomas of Racine, trucked away 34 pieces of Kohler plumbing worth $3,500. In some areas even state and municipal governments have hopped on the boycott bandwagon. The Massachusetts Legislature and Boston's City Council condemned purchases from Kohler. So have the councils of Bridgeport, Waterbury, and Ansonia, Conn., and Lincoln Park, Mich...
Cambridge's fire department was in the news, once when they doused a fire in the Union (and flooded the ancient eating-hall), and again when they wanted to have their fire engine repaired. The decision having been reached about Christmas vacation, rides home (as far as Kenosha, Wis.) were offered to College and Radcliffe students. Unfortunately, the boys down at the firehouse had their alarms crossed, and the hook-and-ladder left a day before any students appeared...
November. The Board of Overseers will move into the new house. Thousands mill in the Square waiting for the Yale riot. When nothing happens, the thousands, of proctors, deans, tutors, Yard cops, and police leave. Fire Chief Kilfoyle is now in California, heading for Kenosha...
Fruits of Merger. To cut production costs, American moved Hudson assembly lines out of Detroit, consolidated all finished-car assembly at Kenosha Wis It adopted the Big Three's practice of using the same body shells for several lines of cars, consolidated Hudson and Nash field operations and warehousing...