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...firm Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby reports that the median annual fee among large companies is $18,000, plus $700 per board meeting and expenses. The most prestigious director's posts pay much more in return for a heavy commitment of time. The director who serves as chairman of Du Pont's finance committee attends at least three dozen meetings a year...
...road. Considering the volume of this production and movement, fatal accidents are few, just eight deaths last year. One reason, contends the chemical industry, is its elaborate and expensive safety precautions. Says Bruce Karrh, a physician who is also vice president for safety, health and environmental affairs for Du Pont: "We began by manufacturing explosives, and we have retained our extreme sensitivity for the question of safety." The attentiveness has paid off. The chemical industry's safety record in 1983 showed 5.2 reported occupational injuries per 100 workers, vs. a 7.5 average for all manufacturing...
Once built, U.S. chemical plants are maintained according to rigorous schedules. Allied says that so far this year its safety systems have undergone 48 reviews by outside consultants, 70 studies by insurance companies and more than 30 inspections by company officials. At plants around the U.S., Du Pont fire-brigade people and local fire fighters train together once a year at the company's expense...
...lawsuit filed on behalf of the victims last week is a staggering sum, even for a company the size of Union Carbide. With assets of $10 billion and 1983 sales of $9 billion, it is the 37th-largest U.S. industrial corporation and the third-biggest chemical manufacturer after Du Pont...
...total of 65 women had filed for House seats, 20 of them as incumbents. The general trend of voters to stick with their district legislators had no gender gap; all 20 women were reelected. But few of the challengers were successful. Perhaps the most prominent loser was Elise du Pont, 48, wife of Delaware's Republican Governor, Pierre S. du Pont IV. Her campaign suffered when she came across as rude and whiny in a debate with Incumbent Democrat Thomas Carper, 37. A fiscal conservative, Carper used his folksy manner and personal grass-roots approach to win a second...