The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 14

Aftermath of jetliner crash This is the wreckage of an American Airlines DC10, bound non-stojr for San Francisco with 216 passengers and 13 crew members aboard, after it swerved into a blast fence at Kennedy Airport in New York Monday when the pilot aborted the takeoff. About 15 persons were reported injured, none seriously, officials said. mmm t. H'i 'Yj'- Jim I v. NEWS FROM THE Boyertown Area 14 The Mercury, Pottstown, Pa.

Aug. 26, J975 Local facility stays open Casket company closes 2 plants AP Loserphoto Boyertown Burial Casket Co. announced Monday two of its production facilities, in Richlands, Va. and Columbus, Ohio, were shut down as MONEY SAVING ENTRIES Famous Brand LUXURY SLEEVELESS SLIPOVER SWEATERS Choose From V-Neck and Round Neck allies to 6.99 In solids and patterns Assorted colors Sizes XL Furnishings 99 2 Famous Brands Dacron Cotton and Polyester Cotton Knits Short Sleeve DRESS SPORT SHIRTS Reg. to $10 All quality merchandise in completely wash and wear fabnc.

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Men's Fumishtngs Perma Press Cotton PLAID FLANNEL SHIRTS $5 Values 3 99 Permanent press, machine washable, great for back-to- school or for the working man Great plaids Sizes S. M. XL Men's Furnishings Boscovs Sale! FLANNEL PAJAMAS .99 Value Reg. 4.99 399 Coat styles, bottoms have snap fasteners Seat is fully cut, covered waistband, heat resistant elastic Sizes D. Assorted fancy patterns Men Furnishings the result of an economy move, and that the Boyertown plant has assumed the additional production.

According to Charles S. a 1 a secret a ry-treasurer, employment in Boyertown increased only minimally because production was able to take up the slack of the two closed plants through However, he admitted that between 100 and 125 persons were thrown out of work at the two plants, whose closing was authorized at the Aug. 20 board meeting. The Richlands plant was the smaller of the two. and was purchased by Boyertown from another casket manufacturer in 1968.

While manufacturing operations in Columbus shut down, that sales branch and warehouse will remain open since they are major operations for the company, Havelka said. The shutdowns are permanent, he added. Boyertown band performances set The marching unit and band of Boyertown Area High School will perform during halftime of the Philadelphia Eagles football game Thursday, and the pregame show at the Penn State-Temple game Sept. 6, with Arlen Saylor directing. The two performances will not be by the Arlen Saylor Band, as noted in Mercury.

Clothing warning proposed WASHINGTON (AP) A federal safety agency proposed on Monday that advertisements for flammable sleepwear carry a warning for potential customers. The ads would have to say: Does not meet the standard for flammability of sleepwear. Should not be worn near sources of The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said the proposal was designed to clear up public confusion resulting from new federal flammability standards for robes and pajamas sizes 7-14. Effective last May 1, the standard allows sleepwear manufactured before that date to be sold as long as it is segregated from complying merchandise in stores for three years.

Commissioner Lawrence Kushner said the advertising restriction is a further attempt to warn consumers that some sleepwear. while legal, may be hazardous. For some time the commission has had even tougher flammability standards in effect for smaller sleepwear, sizes MX. The commission also: for 60 days, until Oct. 24.

the effective date for new procedures dealing with substantial product hazards National Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce all requested more time to comment on the policy The Glen Canyon Dam of the Colorado River is 710 feet and is only 16 feet lower than Hoover Dam in height, but it required the use of more concrete to complete it..