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Carbide merger gets mixed reviews: ; Employees worried about company's future in valley
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DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR
Past and present Union Carbide workers voiced mixed feelings
about the pending merger with Dow Chemical Co.
Some think the resulting company will be stronger, but worry
about the future of chemical industry jobs in the Kanawha Valley.
Several said they are sad the Carbide name and blue hexagon logo
will disappear.
Union Carbide's shareholders voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in
favor of the merger. More than 99.9 million shares were voted in
favor of the merger, representing approximately 96 percent of the
shares voted and 74 percent of the outstanding shares, the ...
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The traveller: The complete guide to - The Tropic of Capricorn Midwinter in Britain means midsummer in the southern hemisphere. With the sun moving into Capricorn, now is the moment to take off for the summer, along a line that girdles the Earth and marks the boundary between the Tropics and the rest. By Andrew Walker and Rhiannon Batten
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
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Leisurely tropic of Capricorn.
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; ...private, pristine beachfront on the Capricorn Coast. Her boss, Jill, interrupted...s day had begun on Queensland's Capricorn Coast. The coast, named because it straddles the Tropic of Capricorn, is a popular stopping-off point...
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Tropic of Capricorn: Circling the World on a Southern Adventure.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Geographical
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The traveller: The complete guide to The Tropic of Capricorn - Tracking the Tropic
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...plausible itinerary that follows the Tropic of Capricorn is tough. Arran Sutherland, Air...Indian Ocean, paralleling the Tropic to Perth, on Qantas; the Australian...stage is to fly north-east to the Tropic proper at Paraburdoo and Tom Price...
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The traveller: The complete guide to The Tropic of Capricorn - Touring the tropic
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ONE GOOD way to start your travels around the Tropic of Capricorn would be to join one of Explore Worldwide's (01252 760000, www.exploreworld wide.com) 27-day Southwest Africa Overland...
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Deborah Benner and Tropic of Capricorn
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...there aren't many American bands that perform the music with as much verve and affection as Deborah Benner and Tropic of Capricorn. At Blues Alley last night, Benner's voice and smile fairly radiated the joyful spirit common to so much Brazilian...
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The traveller: The complete guide to The Tropic of Capricorn - Santos - revival of a coffee port
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...HUNDRED years ago there were two opinions about the people of Santos, the biggest port in Brazil, which nudges the Tropic of Capricorn. First the good one: "They know neither God, nor Law, nor Justice, nor do they obey any order whatsoever...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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REAL LIFE: Simon cheats death among cheetah cubs; NEW! TROPIC OF CAPRICORN SUNDAY, BBC2, 8pm.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
; ...Equator with this four-part journey along the imaginary line, 22,000 miles long, that marks the southern edge of the Tropics, running though Africa, Australia and South America. He starts off in the sand dunes of Namibia, where he is immediately...
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COLUMN: Capricorn in the tropic of cancer
News Wire article from: University Wire
; Bill Cleeland University Wire 04-30-2001 (Daily Illini) (U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- April 27, 1998 -- three years ago last Friday -- I was back in my hometown. I'd been having trouble with the vision in one of my eyes and decided to have my opthamologist check it out. I almost waited to go until
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