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Five months ago, a workman on the site accidentally dug into a gas main, touching off an explosion that injured eleven people, none seriously, and caused further delay. Now State Mutual is fighting an antiquated provision in the state building code that would force the company to hang fire escapes over the facades of the low-rise buildings. The project complies with Worcester's more modern fire code...
Nixon also raised the possibility of creating export subsidies for U.S. industries that must compete against subsidized foreign companies. As he put it: "We have got to see to it that the American workman is not driven out of competition because an unfair advantage is obtained by a workman abroad...
Michigan General, a maker of abrasives, among other things, quickly smoothed out the situation. It changed the image. Vulcan was dethroned, the stacks were scrapped, and the stock certificates now show three men-a scientist, an industrialist and a workman. Informing its employees of the change, the company noted that smoke billowing from stacks, "once a sign of progress, [is] now an indication of unhealthy conditions." With the new certificate, it added, "Michigan General Corp. is fighting air pollution in spirit as well as in substance...
...patient was pulled free and had only a simple request: Would someone please find his glasses and false teeth? Frank Carbonara, 68, a staff baker, had spent 58 hours under a concrete slab, listening helplessly as rescuers worked above him. "We've found a live one!" shouted a workman and Carbonara was dragged out in surprisingly good condition. "I thought I was dead," he recalled later...
Collin Mangrum and Mark Faller at 158 and 167 pounds respectively, turned in "workman-like performances," said Lee. Faller did show a flash of brilliance as he shot into his rival for a quick takedown to break a 1-1 deadlock with 55 seconds remaining in the final period. He advanced to score two points on a predicament and capture a 5-2 victory. Mangrum won his bout...