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...were the years of Christian education, classrooms and playgrounds," says Architect David K. Cooper, 28, who designed the Salem Baptist Church, Orland Park, Ill., and St. John the Baptist Church in Winfield, Ill. "The '70s were the years of Christian fellowship and multiple-purpose meetingrooms. Now, in the '80s, it seems, the emphasis is on worship...
Many people, of course, cannot think of putting money into an IRA simply because they are already having problems making their paychecks stretch to meet monthly bills. Young families have not been investing heavily in IRAs. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. in Winston-Salem, N.C., reports that 70% of its customers for new IRA accounts are more than 45 years old. Says Terry Gray, 33, a father of two who works as a security guard in Jackson, Miss.: "Inflation really keeps us from saving. We're not making enough to save...
Last week, a 60-year-old Salem fireman died of a heart attack while fighting a major blaze...
...Salem fire department deputy chief. Robert Crowley, said yesterday "Our average has gone way up." Before there were 10 to 12 men in their 20's on the force, but now there are only two, he added. He also said the total number of men has decreased from 114 to 95 over the last two years and more will probably be laid off this summer...
...companies have noted a modish increase in their profits as well. Gerber Products in Fremont, Mich., makers of baby food, pacifiers, baby bottles and other merchandise, recorded sales of $282.6 million at the end of 1972. Last year sales had swelled to $631 million. Child Craft, in Salem, Ind., a baby-furniture maker, has noted a "remarkable upsurge" in sales. One of the reasons, says David Branaman, vice president of sales, is that some couples spend up to $2,500 on clothing, furniture and equipment by the time the baby comes home from the hospital...