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Show SSf55 .ZksjjcvbS&fhe&&'l. . 'aows'ri. anatomy of a proau I $P OSSERET NEWS, FRIDAY, -- la the fall 1974, the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington as notified that a Chicago-basesporting goods company bad discovered dial a 12 GO pintle face mask It sold with vnudrens football helmets could crack and expos the child o it.j-u-i y from its dangerous jagged edges. The CPSC gave the community 10 working days to work out a p!sn for handling the problem. Immediately, the company issued a press release notifying the public and its own distributors of the hazard. It told merchants to accept returned helmets and masks and Inform customers that the company Freedom Trails chief drumbeater By rmM Irviae Deseret NcW bubicess editor in entertainment management and marketing. His track record includes rescuing the Spokane world fair from financial disaster, "It stiU lost money but it generated millions of dollars worth of business for the city." Spuraey said. He also has beaded the U.S. Transportation Show for the Department of Transportation plus many lesser events throughout the country. The $20 million Freedom Train orovrsm with ft million dona tions from four corporations General Co. Motors, Kraft Foods, Popsi-Col- a and Prudential Insurance Co. of America Nevertheless, the venture got into financial difficulties and Spinney was An engineer la charge of the Free- dom Tram? Seems logical. Hes a graduate mechanical engineer named Feu L, Spuraey but he never takes the throttle of the big steam locomotive that pulls the string of 25 railroad cars. Thats the job of as experienced Casey Jones of the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers. c.ni'T5v ?q h chief executive oi ficer of the American Freedom Train Foundation, Inc. His job is to pilot the tram as painlessly as possible through the financial toils. He was Ifl Salt Fake Fit v rAi'nntty tn help bea the dmms for the train which will be at the Union Pacific Depot on Oct. 8 and at the Defense Depot in Ogden on the 19th and 20th. Spumey conceded the train has had its problems and its share of unfavorable publicity. Thats why he was brought in to head the organisation. He heads a Vt astungton, D C., consulting firm, Petr L. Spurney Asm,mles, dial Specializes 3bkcd M COlliO Ul SYLVIft PORTER raasHSKaf would replace returned equipment. It also told its salesmen to pick up unsold hein:es from aeaiers and 4 , K t not ity use any asikcu ucaictst watu cuawmeu cracked helmets. As of this past June, the company had received back 58,793 helmets out of possibly 167,000 defective ones. Of those leiumed, 10,398 were found potentially 1 1 5 4 tEs E9S .SSSfc g 1 g 3S I - ?. af Although the CPSC prefers to have such cases completed within one year in order to remove faulty items quickly, the sporting goods company requested it be allowed to continue its recall campaign until the start of this falls football season, it pointed out that its product is a seasonal item, used only intermittently. And by extending the recall program, it could be sure to get the maximum number of helmets. Of course, the CPSC agreed. In the two vears since its creation, the CPSC has received or solicited 270 notifications of product SLiSS' A a triers gg?4 mff gg A wzv, n vi wav pucbu lib lesciifc. The tram costs $24, DOG a day to staff of some operate oiih an 124 persons including military personnel Local communities in which the train stops lor exhibition are asked to underwrite the costs during the train's stay. "We give 10, percent of all ticket sales to the community cosponsors. We re trying to assure the communities tney won t iose money, bpumey said. 15-1- YOUR MONEY'S WORTH - sfc ga- of involving more sear 22 nilliou proaucts which 3 s million have been replaced, repaired or refunded. Every year, this one commission reviews and follow ' Ut sontu !fl IWi pi rwl u.'f mninl! Tint ic ic just a big total, essentially meauiiivless to you and me. What happens when a product is recalled What is the real relationship between the business involved aid the federal agency? The above true tale is one illustration Heres another, involving the manufacturer of a $800 garden shredder. In this instance, the CPSC was told by some trial lawyers that they were suing the firm oa behalf of a client who had lost his hand when ho allegedly inserted a following the machines instructions stick into the shredding Hades to remove clogged dob u.. The CPSC contacted the company, but it maintained that accidents resulted from customer misuse rather thn substantial predue hazard The commission then had the National Bureau of Standards ruu tests on the three models in question. The findings were that accidents could occur, so the CPSC recontacUd the maker. The firm accepted the conclusion and set out at once to devise a corrective action program. Both the manufacturer and the commission decided not to issue a recall notice, for more units could be modified quickly by identifying owners and supplying them with a simple correction A e A nl A A il. - j we- 1"- W vwuua pavivow vut. itutUuiib dUu ship t back to file maker. Thus, at a cost of about d ::. ? a Nrm replaces d OQOSER 3, 1975 jtB.T.. v I J B - t the small company issued press releases, notified dealers, sent certified letters to 18,000 owners asking for tb'-;- machine s mode! or, if they had resold it, to whom Once the company had located as many owners as possible, it sent them a modification kit, plus new instructions end new warning stickers. Tne program wilt continue, the CPSC says, until the firm fools it ka exhausted ail efforts to locate the machines and help owners make corrections. Then, the CPSC field staff will make not checks and recommend to tho five commissioners that the case be either closed or continued. $50 009, r Vaitek wins Research bid Vaitok Inc., has won a competitive bid lor $189 842 for engineenng, design and manufacturing of high temperature globe values. The Utah company will supply the values to Lewis Research Center. Cleveland, as part PROVO nine-year-o- ld of a contract with NASA. Vaitek has expanded its operations through a Small Business Administration guaranteed loan. INS1AMI INTEREST la owJa EARN 15 ALL AMOUNTS SECURED J tt mao MINIMUM iM,ClALC0$?. 975 E. 900 South 531-025- 2 From Utah Woolen STRIP MINING FAII QUIT CAi I rtbb ENGINEER i VftSak COAL : SAVE NOW ON GREAT FALL STYLES new industry Exotic By LeRoy Pope NEW YORK (UPI) office $vOO;OOD A - Labels the topic of mobile exhibit open house began today at month-lon- g the new office of Deseret Federal Savings and Loan Association, 2277 E. 7200 South. Free gifts, refreshments and prizes are bing offered, according to Larry G. Miller, manager. The Butler-Cottonwo- od Division Livestock market Grain futures ( jp) Greui range KANbAS foe Friday Cfc ritcg' No )2i 418i 4 qren 46 rhursv.ay s dt?o)ts Same day last year Sirrvfi wan k rAdA.4Clrmi Weak &am 3 04 3 07 .4 Barrows and Hoqs MS0 wwvasi, ntostly iadv, 1 j St 7 3!H12S; I si 307 2tt 1 $1 23 Trading Icmlcd fhls ween choice and prime iambs 43 vchvi I S3t 13 fe urlier t Mjror h for a mio v aooroxrrw s The ion implantations machine directs a beam - high velocity positive ions of boron or some other electrocond-d.ictiv- c additive at the di cop wafer and embeds the conductive material in it. O Handle fare ysr cre-mn- $33 990 015 09 014 U 3502 3AJ U 47 year 55745 iat year insteding; STITCHED AND fAttry MgnPLS ?S40f FRI, mm fc TIL a ONE 1 M;' 1 vi SkylLiso 00 At 28 Richards Phone PARK 364-185- P tr-- Mcrmto1 1 it 74 fvr j 1 tre?flar ' ss 831 Oyoo m ae Cyrc&jt M CoertsSock 57v .35 Cams frnTaiirr Crs ,?7 Orasui IrapvjraP Pmuire Ut ftrt 35 AV -- 2S EoiTartd 24 94 til i 3? 2 Onic onet 3 CoitCoaln 1? 23 ftjvy j Gnftaef 3 j Jaatrvrri LdtaCm J fcnora . 37 SO 40 a Mb S ?W i .5 yt 5 15 hC&in ty Xs MCI ga IV Taietrant PrmcM'n LKC7v C5 g 1 N) N n lyoCns tfcWTViWJ .i4 i4 WorICotn v? sr. su g wit coach from ENGINEERING MILWAUKEE sa-1- 6 LOU COSTELLO Utah end Weber Steio. 'W' BXKS One of tne wlrtplngett in eoeoheei bekah;t. Merhery M AAUeft Ticfcrrs ape Fylly Sin w. fsstyrad. Cosine e ' All &t - Tangent. m 1 this SS53 W W. features plus 20 cutsmstSs eRvories thir inverse? S Memories a, 42, H n5 Inst Service Center fa insure y&yr fentfnued satisfaction OC 15 $&LtZ 8 saaskJyCU 3 37 16 300 34 9 SoSlMVd SiAnmai Ul.yfiCT U&tine 15 7a MVvt , an Pvjtroohvar 03 tm Prmca I 5 ly" ISOTTA known SH-5- 0 S T3 V M 36 CraK. ?l a.jj 7 .a is Zit?ncrn Aak 521 i TYPE-A-UN- ertep!' aherw Ski 1 1, 486-202- 1 I".--- ffill ve IHsSi Ets-- Same features as t 00 plus full memory scientific neistien ZCM! $i NwptPbrm ' CHICAGO BULLS VZt Valnttt V5ftls Pi ParnaOJ y . October 7 50 Logs Turned 5 CENTER WEST 342 1 4K cm ITU t i iyM snitlii Seattle wl! Ftctt the constant Teinam VV&TI Sslu-r- Sheet Trfxe Sq' AudtlonufTi Any Grant Tpple 1 f92tCK fl 8 P.M. South of Temple Gate D!ut! Sottery opemted f'oi.sinc &rctln4 SkJr.ms vfcSPstf PANT SUITS Super Ionics PI ftlmfra 3fvi J 2 UTAH WOOLEN in Electronic Caicuiarors Tl-12- - TALL COLORS day. v FstWwPnc Tmdn. yTroksTYUs DtCK fes?'.8r Conveniently 100 WOOL 100 hiLYESTER r iaxas I nsfrti merits f Fuif Key 1 p m- - iprdBui not jnclmit mrkyor martfofw or commissi Economl n p rweF3tniytti St HERTZ RENTS DIESEL TRUCKS poc 4 Ift Japan - eeiiptfr vyaurt m 1. S, Sayder Paul Weir Company 20 Hofth Wacker Bi8 Chicago, Illinois SGS&o d, Cart) Monday. fctt b c Secietary of Labor Wiliiam T- Coleman had urged the transportation industry to consider tiie of a two t'ercd system, charging lower fares for the unemploy d. and Trailways presented their plan i,grA5KJ OC S653 4W 727 00 T-12- Oyer'll RCA, National Semiconductor, Fairchild, General Electric, Bell Labs and Texas Instruments, and such government agencies as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Bureau of Mines and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Its foreign customers include Phillips and Siemens in Europe, ard Matsushita, Seiko end otners in Motorola, oca ($199 ifeanAg 112,470 00 ertXMMOT 00 dMrins vek industry 9 Ji ft lMfe9e wi&ls ffyspr 56 H5 het M4I tsihHS, S&J fe and bfwvier dy . WhtiS &h d' s m cilH rSt42X.;5.2i? 3 isst aeinieomluttor o&m OSCAINHII Opportunity information centers will be opened in Tiadwajs lernunels, ideiKuied by a paster offering information useful to job hunters, such as a Kst of local newspapers, and the location of the local .date employment agency. In addition, those looking for work will be given helpful information compiled by the Department of Labor Quotations on efier tu fuMy test any one prices Ecriier in trae reek 5 stws 975 1150 'b 47 09 49 00 i o heiYerv 45 mM7 3. S(uiW 45 0& 4A 00 mosfev chokst 3H?S m id as ssh hJoft m 4 (AP) city Cattle fOG W Continental Trailways, Inc., offers Opportunity to person with valid unemployment benefit identification, on interstate trips originating Mondays through Thursdays. Tickets are to be sold through Nov. S, but may be used through Nov. 21. Friday's quotations CHIC&CC In emi temm. Htdi( in Fares Bsnk clearings Frirtov quootuR5 Thursday ivteUOift (flflWIfiflf Ml csal wmog taStsg mi imtm There were a number of inquiries and several ticket sales," according to Albert ValDez, ticket agant af Continental TraUways. j f Enjmwt 99 tpflMrtimifr Accelerators numbers among its customers nearly all the giants in Hewlett-Packar- 9 iawb e interstate bus fares for the unemployed now on sale have brought great interest locally, according to bus company spokesmen. said. Visitor; tan tour the mobile showroom and see the most modern marking and label printing equipment in action. D. Seppingtou has been appointed assistant vice president and comanager cf the midtown office of Tracy Collins Bank and Trast Co 19 Corp , Oriek GCA Corp., and Untott Co. Half-pric- Travelodgp. Cromar Edward Maing fodstmag Is eost. for jobless praised Lari Cromar, Utah representative tor Weber. The i raveling showcase will aLo bs available ev emr.gs at the 6ih South People on the move of m England. Half-pri- ce A mobile showroom of Weber Marking Systems equipment will be on display in various area plants m Sait Lake City Oct 6 and 7, according to facility wae built bu Gramoll Construction Co. The architectural firm was Montmorency, Hayes and Talbot. Plantings were by Mitchell's land. taping. Cwicuttiffg Voltage Engineering A little known industry that fnay have a big future is called "ion implantation It implants liny Amounts of metals on various surfaces in precisely die desired spot al huge savings in quantity and vast acceleration of the operation The speedup m the operation is so important tiiat a leading firm in the field, located in Austin, Tex., calls itself Accelerators, Inc. This company is engaged primarily in making equipment for ion implantation of the electrical conductive additives such as boron, phosphorus or arsenic in the silicon (glass! wafers of semiconductor chips. This is an esoteric specialty only 10 years old and there are only a handful of other companies of importance in the field Among them ara Xtnon division of Vartan Data Industries, Inc.. High hrm We 10 tkmm mrHm vmm Sf V3 Sy&icss 1411 E South AT iiIm'feven 6 eeJ Ml iWmfem Co. 328-495- 4 ir, euis jr vawt a.' s&sii ;edi5asiraea8ak s i |
