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And phase of vinyl chloride or polyvinyl chloride Mr. Jamieson dlacloaed that Exxon1! proflt on production, and la reviewing all Its medical Mldeast crude declined to 29 cent! a barrel In records of former, or. retired employes. 1973 from 1972*! R cento a barrel.' About 1,200 persons work at tbs Louisville Western Hemisphere eandnga of Exxon plant of whom about 270 an Involved hv vinyl were helped confidentbly In 197! by the euro- products operations. Inge of Creole Petroleum Oorp.. a *8%^wned "Dropping of a Bemb" . affiliate, Mr. Jamieson Mid. A pear earlier, earnings of Creole, Veneneta'a Mfiwt oil pro ducer, were at a low level becauae of reduced eelea .volumes accompanied by sudden In creased government taxes, tie Mid.- > 1 - Union Oil of California said fourth quarter net rose 55% to fSl million, or U.H a share, from 133.3 mUUdn,Nor 99 cents a share, la the Word that the deaths might be job-related,; spread quickly- throughout severe! Industries. Said Louis Bellctky, an Industrial bygtentit-on tha stuff of the United Rubber Workers union,' which has many members Involved In vinyl operation* at various companies: "I look at this as tha dropping of a bomb. It opens up tha' possibility of a whole naw occupational die-: 1972 period, t V'i' ' . ` 1 ' ' Net for the full year was 1190.2 million, or 18.50 a idiarc. Up 17% from fUl.*- million,' or 13.19 a xhare, In 1972. Foil-year revenue rose 20% to a record 12.96 billion from t2.t( MWon. Share earnings are based on average num ber of common shares outstanding for the re spective periods: In Lua Angeles, Union Oil president, Plod U Hartley, said,- "Wt are. making a good recov .Mr. Bclicxky said ha'auapetted than might be a connection between tho Goodrich prob lems at thp Louisville .plant and th* problems of Borden Inc. at a vinyl-material* plant In Co lumbus, Ohio. Workers at th* Borden plant for several -months have complained of a variety of ailments, some believed crippling, which they allege aro connected with working condl- ery from the depressed eanriugo levels of th* past three yean, and our return On sharehold ers' equity has reached 11%,'' tip from an arm1: age 7.8% over the previous three yearn.' "I would Ilka' to amplaufM that (base earnInge aren't being aaltad away nor can they be considered at windfall lor anyone. They and more are being plowed back Into the bMlnese of exploring foe and developing more and now energy sources," Mr. Hartley said. . ' A medical expert at NIOSH, however, said ha doubted tha difficulties at th* two plants wore rolated. He asserted that tha problem at the Borden plant has beau defined as periph eral neuropathy, a disease that attacks nsrvaa that control muscle* in human Umba. The liver affliction* at the Goodrich plant seem nm lated to tho problem at Borden, he said. Goodrich has four other polyvinyl chloride plants-at Avon Lake, Ohio; Calvert City, Ky.; Long Beach, Calif., and Henry, 111. I nterstate; Stores Inc. Holds Acquisition Talks Flying Tiger Net Rose/ With Uriid^ntified Firm In 4th t- f Ouarter. * Year ' . I , sttnwiisaiaAU7t*ns JMiyCab daNvam to or from an) -- urgent packages, document ,,i,,, artwork, tllm, etc. person-to-p v the same dayI Day or night 7 d For brochure and pjek-up - Cnll toll freo In NJiCkll 800-322-8600 f. iH i CUtTAMTY WITH SKBO Ai *Sv e Wgu. IfMsv JSnakab lie# RipeHer' a* a Weu. Brnauv Jooaxai, !<e# Seperter LOS ANGELES r- Flying Tiger Oorp, re L -4 ', NEW. YORK--Interstate Stores ine. said H`s ported an 8% increase In fourth quarter rot negotiating for the acquisition of significant ad and a ia% spurt in proflt for all 1973. ditional operating aetata el ap unidentified con For. the quarter, tha air cargo and tearing cern. j, . company reported net of 910.9 milliro. or 99 ; Trading of teterstate's' etoek was delayed cent* a share, up from M0 million, or 78 cents by the Naw York Stock Exchange yesterday a share, a year before. Revenue rasa 11% to until tha innouitcement waa made, lbs stock MI-4 million from S70.7 million.. closed at 12,.up 80 cants, a share, on turnover of For tho full year, Plying Tiger reported riet 222.000 shares. * of U4.8 million, or 12.68 a share, up from 1972'g Interstate -has beendlspostng of Its discount PM minion, or M-2S a share. Revenue row stores and concentrating on Its profitable toy 13% to 1291 million, from 1287.9 million. and conventional department stores. For tha All por-aharo figure* aro fully diluted. > nine months ended'Oct. 29, it posted a net lose Wayno M. Hoffman, Flying Tiger's presi of 120.3 million. Including a $5-2mlUloailo*s dent. and chief executive, said that North from discontinued operations and a 1714,900 American Car Oorp. and Its subsidiaries last special credit!-. -I.? ' yew produced u% of net and S9% of revenue. t-OS AWGl-Si XkFA'fWV 10,^,000- Hiafsenougli^ra r f uu * a* 1^` O.'aV-"'*-. n- ` , i, r . - <- - rT- p* >e^ -1,---, ' . . V. 4 - P ? 'i1' - -Vv - I , r. '` ., a . " * > ' ti^* i' .* v- , J ' * f ,. ,, . .4r - ' . V. ' 4. 4it , .* t*v i* f I1 (V- ; IJ 1 i , , ,- . -v^ -r'y , \ Z . , - V-4? V ,? 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