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PORT OF HOUSTONVolume 28

Port StaffRICHARD P. LEACH, Executive DirectorJ.R. CURTIS, Director of Port Operations

TED WALTERS, Manager, Marine DepartmentW.D. DUNNAHOE, Manager, Turning Basin TerminalsJOHN HORAN, Manager, Barbours Cut TerminalW.E. GREER, Manager, Houston Public Grain

ElevatorLESLIE J. SANDERFER, Manager, Bulk MateriaL~

Handling PlantA. MONROE BEAN, Manager, Storage Warehouse~A.J.M. VAN DE VEN, Manager, Maintenance

DepartmentCLAUDE BARTH, Manager, Security Department

ARMANDO S. WATERLAND, Acting Director oJ’ TradeDevelopment

R.B. AKKERMAN, Genera’l Sales ManagerLEON UTTERBACK, Eastern Sales ManagerJACK WOJEWNIK, Asst. Eastern Sales ManagerDAVID W. SIMPSON, Western Sales ManagerJERRY D. KOTECKI, Midwestern Sales ManagerEDWARD t. HORN, Communications Manager

NORMAN E. HUENI. Director of EngineeringTOM KORNEGAY, Chief Engineer

F. WILLIAM COLBURN, Director of AdministrationLINDA REESE, ControllerALTON B. LANDRY, Manager, Personnel DepartmentBETTY GARRETT. Manager, Purchasing Department

ALGENITA SCOTT DAVIS, CounselLOUIS F. BROWN, JR.. Manager, SaJety and Insurance

DepartmentJOE SCROGGINS, J R., Director of PlanningMICHAEL SC’ORCIO, Director of Community Relations

JOE F. ELACK, County Auditor

Executive Offices1519 Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002

P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas 77252Telephone: (713) 226-2100

TWX: 910-881-5787

Terminal OfficesTurning Basin: (713) 670-2400

Barbours Cut: (713) 470-1800

Bulk Plant Office3100 Penn City Road, Houston, Texas 77015

Telephone: (713) 453-3531

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Official PublicationPort of Houston

Authority

Magazine Staff

EDWARD L. HORN, Editor.JOE CHAPMAN, Staff WriterRAY CARR1NGTON, Staff PhotographerSHEILA ADAMS, Advertising ManagerTINA TOBIAS, Typographer

January 1984

Number 1 January 1984

Port Commissioners

F. Bracewell W.D. Haden, II M.D. Perry J.H. Garrett H.J. MiddletonChairman Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner

In This Issue

Yang Ming Moves In--The Taiwanese container line sendsthe MING GALAXY to Barbours Cut to begin a new service. /4

Consuls’ Christmas--The Port Authority hosts a holidayreception to thank Houston’s thriving consular corps. O

Port People--Port Commissioner Howard J. Middleton t 1uses two approaches to help the working man. 1 ¯

Delightful Dante’s--Here’s a pleasant place for Houston 1port people to unwind and enjoy delicious Italian cooking. ¯

Chinese Envoy VisitsmThe People’s Republic of China’s tambassador to the U.S. inspects the Port of Houston. ¯/4

Marvelous Manhattan--Houston puts its best maritime 1 /"foot forward during annual PHA functions in New York. 1 O

AIMS President--A Houston resident takes the reins of theAmerican Institute of Merchant Shipping. Z,~

P.H.A. Progress--A late report on construction projectsand business practices of the Port of Houston Authority. 26

Port Tidings--A page of news and notes about people andcompanies in and around the Port of Houston. ~0

On The CoverThe MING GALAXY on a bright day at Barbours Cut Terminal

THE PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE (ISSN 0032-4825) is published monthly by the Port ofHouston Authority and is distributed free to maritime, industrial and transportation interests in theUnited States and foreign countries. This publication is not copyrighted and permission is given for thereproduction or use of any original material, provided credit is given to the Port of Houston. Second classpostage paid at Houston, Tx. and at additional mailing offices. Send address change to PORT OF

HOUSTON MAGAZINE. P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas 77252.

Yang Ming Line bring:Yang Ming Line of Taiwan has initiated

direct container service between the Far Eastand the Port of Houston.

The M/V MING GALAXY arrived Monday,December 12, at Barbours Cut Terminal, thePort of Houston Authority’s intermodal facility,to begin the service. With a sailing every 10days, this new service will add $4 million peryear to the economy of the Houston area.

The reception marking the maiden voyage ofthe MING GALAXY to the Port of Houstonwas a well-attended affair. Representatives ofYang Ming Line from New York dropped byand so did a contingent from the CoordinationCouncil for North American Affairs as well asrepresentatives of several Sino-Americannewspapers.

Seven fully containerized, 1,919-TEU shipsare dedicated to the service, which the PortAuthority had been seeking for a long time.Negotiations aimed at attracting Yang Mingwere conducted in Houston, New York andTaipei at the highest levels of the respectiveorganizations. The line formerly called atanother West Gulf port.

Vessels in the Houston/Far East serviceare the MING SUN, MING MOON, MINGSTAR, MING GALAXY, MING GLOR Y,MING OCEAN, and the MING UNIVERSE.

Shown during the traditional presentation of the maiden voyage plaqueare, from left, Keith Gill, sales manager for Solar Shipping Agency, Inc.,agents; Captain Hsu Kung Sung; Port Commissioner W.D. Haden II of thePort of Houston Authority, and David Liu, regional manager of YangmingMarine Line.

All seven ships were built in Taiwan anddelivered in 1980. Each vessel is 689 feet longand 105 feet wide, with a cruising speed of 21knots.

Far East ports of call are Yokohama, Kobe,Hong Kong, Kaohsiung and Keelung.

Solar Shipping Agency, Inc., of Houstonhandles Gulf operations for customers in Texas,

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in first ship of service

When new ships call on the Port of Houston, the captains are alwaysready to show visitors a round. The master of the MING GALAXY was no ex-ception. Shown on the bridge are, from left, Captain Y.S. Ko of the opera-tions department of Yang Ming Line, John Horan, manager of BarboursCut Terminal, and Captain Hsu Kung Sung.

New Mexico, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee,Arkansas, Louisiana and Alabama.

Heading up Solar’s Houston office isDavid Liu, regional manager. Keith Gill is thesales manager, Tim Panek handles operationsand Fred Edelmann oversees traffic. The officeis located at 2000 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1990,

Houston, Texas 77056, telephone (713)965-0244.

At a minimum, $4 million a year will be add-ed to the Houston economy as a result of thenew Yang Ming service. The figure includeswages paid to members of the InternationalLongshoremen’s Association and payments tothe ILA benefit funds; Port Authority chargesfor terminal use, dockage, wharfage, and harborfees; and fees for tugs, mooring, pilotage andother services provided by private enterprise.

The total impact on the Houston economy in-cludes the mutiplier effect of income, respendingand taxes.

Solar International Shipping Agency, Inc.,was established in 1974 in New York to handleYang Ming Line operations in the United States.

Even though the Yangming Marine TransportCorp. was founded in 1972, the company’s rootsgo back as far as the 1700s. The company nowowns a fleet of more than 30 ships representing1,350,000 deadweight tons. Break bulk and con-tainer vessels make up most of the fleet that alsois comprised of tankers, reefers, conventionalcargo, and multipurpose ships.

Yang Ming Line is a major carrier of syn-thetic resins, cotton, machinery, chemicalcargoes and metal scrap. Oversized and projectcargoes can be handled by the container ships. []

January 1984 5

Per T. Haugestad of Norway, Consul General Didier Quentin of France, Consul General Harald S.Midttun of Norway, dean of the consular corps; Mayor Kathryn J. Whitmire of Houston, Port Commis-sioner John H. Garrett, Ethel McClain, assistant to the mayor, and Port Commissioner Howard Mid-dleton.

Consular Corpshonored by port

The Port of Houston Authority spon-sored a Christmas reception in honor ofthe city’s distinguished consular corps.Two consulates have opened in the pastyear. This brings to 56 the number ofconsulates in Houston, allowing the ci-ty to boast of having one of the nation’slargest groups of diplomats.

Houston Mayor Kathryn J. Whitmirewas in attendance, as were represen-tatives of countries operating trade of-rices and of the Houston InternationalSeamen’s Center.

The reception was one way for thePort Authority to express gratitude forthe consular corps’ assistance in mattersof international trade and relations.

Honorary Consul Ayman Midani of Syria, Consul General JohannesBotha Van Rooyen of South Africa, Honorary Consul Nino Di Ferrate of Ita-ly, and Honorary Consul Sabir Amawi of Jordan.

Port Commissioner John H. Garrett, Mary Dee Hallson, Honorary ConsulCharles Hallson of Iceland, Honorary Consul Antonio 3. Renaazco of theDominican Republic, and Port Commission Chairman Fentress Bracewell.

Consul General Nam Park of S. Korea, Consul General Young HyunPark, Linda Liu and Enti Liu, director of the Taiwan de.legation.

Mrs. Jan Leach, Richard P. Leach, executive director of the Port ofHouston Authority; Port Commissioner Marcella D. Perry; Lisa Waterland,and Armando S. Waterland, acting director of trade development of thePort of Houston Authority.

Consul General Midttun, Haugestad, (Norway Embassy) MarionHargrove and James W. Hargrove, former ambassador.

Chancellor Gregoire Houvenaeghei of Belgium, Mrs. Velaers, AdrienneHouvenaeghei, Consul General Dennis Banneel of Belgium, Jean-ClaudeGallet, French commercial counsellor, and Angelique Banneel.

Rev. Roy Strange, Seamen’s Center Presbyterian chaplain; Vice ConsulHugo Vergueiro of Brazil and Lourdes Vergueiro.

William Hawkins, president of the Seamen’s Center; Elizabeth Hawkins,Honorary Consul General Eugene Loveland of Malta, and Joan Loveland.

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240,000 Ibs. of grapefruitgrowinwjn the Rio Gra~e Valley on Tuesday,

sad,ng from Houston on Thursday.

The call came into Houston from NewZealand at 6 A.M. Almost 1/2 million grapefruithad to be shipped in 72 hours and they were stillon the trees in Brownsville.

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One of Strachan’s shipping teams went towork. Contact was made with the grower, thenarrangements made with truckers, papers pre-pared for customs, contact with the shippingline, the Port of Houston, labor to unload andload, plus securing of reefer containers for thisdelicate citrus crop.

There were eleven different points in which a

problem or miscommunication could have leftthe product dockside. The ship’s tight schedulewouldn’t allow for any delays.

Supervising the operation were John Gatelyand Alex Knowles. They made a complexoperation look easy. Alex’s four years of hands-on, seagoing experience helped providesolutions to a lot of potential problems.

Seventy-two hours after the initial contactwas made, 240,000 pounds of grapefruit was onits way to New Zealand, as schedu led.

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l"roviding for the working manhas been a life-long goal of Howard J.Middleton, Port of Houston Authoritycommissioner.

The best way to help the laboringman, Middleton believes, is to, first,make sure he is properly trained.Then, to work to insure the strengthof industry that provides jobs.

Middleton has spent his careerfollowing this logical formula. He hadhis first opportunity to pursue hischosen course as assistant director ofthe manpower programs in HarrisCounty. Three months later, he wasmade director. Middleton went onfrom there to meet increasingchallenges that were presented to himby the Harris County CommissionersCourt.

As director of the manpower pro-grams, Middleton oversaw budgetsthat pushed the $1 million mark andsupervised as many as 10 staffmembers and 200 trainees.

"A majority of those trainees wereminorities, and many of them stillwork for the county today," Middletonsaid.

Middleton resigned from the job in1969, but he still serves as a boardmember.

Upon his resignation, Middleton wasselected by local contractors and unionrepresentatives to direct the HoustonArea Laborers’ Training Trust Fund, apost he still holds.

After four years of running the train-ing program, Middleton was called byCommissioners Court to serve on acommittee which redrew Harris Coun-ty justice of the peace court boun-daries to increase the number of courtsfrom nine to 16 and to reflect theracial composition of each precinct.

After Middleton’s committee com-pleted its task, the first minority-racepeace justices and constables wereelected.

"By this move, we on the committeewere able to allow the people’s court--the justice of the peace courts--tobecome more active and also give thepeople more access to the courts theydeal with the most," Middleton said.

In 1975, Texas Governor DolphBriscoe appointed Middleton to the

January 1984

Port Commissioner Howard J. Middleton on the docks

Strong labor, industrysought by MiddletonTexas Youth Council which sets policyfor state programs designed torehabilitate juvenile offenders. Mid-dleton helped direct more than $2million to Harris County juvenilerehabilitation programs.

He served for five years after whichthe Howard J. Middleton HalfwayHouse in Richmond, Texas, was nam-ed in his honor. Middleton still travelsto Richmond monthly to present atrophy to the youth who earns the"Citizen of the Month" award.

When Port Commissioner PaulDrozak died in 1978, CommissionersCourt tapped Middleton to fill thevacancy. As a port commissioner, Mid-dleton is credited with playing an in-strumental role in the development ofthe Houston Foreign-Trade Zone, withthe initiation of the first employee pic-nic for Port Authority staff andemployee service awards, and withworking to bring bagged goods back tothe Port of Houston.

The foreign-trade zone is thelargest and most unique in the UnitedStates. Upon maximum utilization, thezone should generate approximately5,000 jobs and pump $7 million an-nually into the local economy.

Since the zone began operations inNovember, six sites have been ac-tivated. Such large employers asHughes Tool Company are expected toseek activation early in 1984.

Even though Middleton’s connec-tions with organized labor are strong,he believes that strong industry willprovide for the working man whileunions negotiate their own workagreements.

"Buddy Raspberry (president of theSouth Atlantic and Gulf Coast districtfor the International Longshoremen’sAssociation) is an outstanding unionleader. He has proven he has the bestinterests of labor and industry at heart.He has assured me on many occasionsthat he wants this port to remain No.1," Middleton said.

Having served the working man onseveral levels, Middleton wants to takehis knowledge and expertise to ahigher level--Harris County Commis-sioners Court.

His goal is a natural progression.County Commissioner Jim Fontenomoved to the courthouse after servingas a port commissioner. If Middletongets there, too, he still will be servingthe working man.

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Owners Jerri and Robert Gruber at theChristmas tree with a wine opener.

"ghtful "Dante’s: Del~ ItalianDante’s is a delightful surprise. Even

though the Gulf Freeway feeder roadsnear Gulfgate Mall in Houston aredotted with franchise restaurants andsteakhouses, it is still unusual to findsomething a little more stylish--andDante’s is definitely that--in the area.

From the freeway, nobody wouldever suspect that a warm, invitingrestaurant was within. A brick fence,a building wall and a parking strip arethe only things to be seen from a carwhizzing by on the freeway--if youdon’t count the flaming Dante’s sign.The main parking lot and the entranceface the side street and give no hint ofwhat lies inside.

BUT TREAD the brick entrywayand you come into a structure ofrough wood, a clerestory that soarsabout three floors, patterned carpets,antique chests, plants and tasteful fur-nishings and decor.

Dante’s has a lot of glass, yet it isnot bright, far from it. Mini-blindskeep the lighting subdued, at timeseven on the romantic level. The out-side freeway world is not to be seen

and yet a diner does not feel closed insince two dining rooms look into athickly-planted patio and a third roomhas a vaulting ceiling and a smallwalkway entrance which is walled offfrom the side street.

At dinner, the shrubbery ishighlighted to add to the enjoyment.

THE WAITRESSES are pleasant,young and attractive. They seem well-trained and attentive, but not pesky.

Attention to detail is what makesDante’s special, that imbues it with anaura of luxury and well-being. Thoseresponsible for that are Jerri andRobert Gruber, both of Texas Czechdescent, who made their way to theHouston area from El Campo. Robertsaid he and a chef, newly returnedfrom Italy, got together to openDante’s about eight years ago.

The chef had worked with Gruberand Gruber’s Italian partners atanother restaurant in the Clear Lakearea. The chef has moved on but hegave Dante’s a good start, apparently."Over the years, we have picked up arecipe here and a recipe there," said

Gruber, who has 15 years experiencein the business.

"PASTA FOR Port People," aDante’s advertisement says, and theyhave it in the form of lasagne, ravioli,fettuccine and cannelloni as well asspaghetti.

Appetizers range from minestroneand fettuccine to escargot "aliaSiciliana" and a hot antipasto for two.

A variety of poultry, veal, beef andseafood entrees is offered, most ofthem served with spaghetti and allwith salad and garlic bread. The housedressing is a nice change for mostpeople.

Spumoni and homemade cheesecake are offered for dessert.

AT LUNCHT1ME, the entreesrange from $5.95 to $14.95 and themeals are memorable. About 20foreign beers are offered and evenmore wines. A full bar is available.Lunch specials are served from 11 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Reservations are sometimes a must,even at lunch. The telephone number

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The back room is best for private conver-sations, business or pleasure.

~urprlseis 641-2781.

The smallest dining room is availablefor business meetings and private par-ties. Its furnishings include a portablebar, some comfortable-looking,overstuffed couches and even a piano.

For a regular business lunch, sit inthe main dining area. The more seclud-ed back dining room is better for im-portant discussions of any kind. Bothrooms are spacious, without jammed-intables.

DANTE’S IS A SHORT driveaway from the Turning Basin and ashort side trip while traveling to orfrom Barbours Cut Terminal. Therestaurant has not been discovered bythe entire maritime industry, but quitea few members of the industry, and ofits customers--the shippers--know

about Dante’s.Outbound on the freeway, exit at

Bellfort-Howard and turn back under1-45. Inbound, get off at Park Place-Broadway. The hours are 11 a.m. to10 p.m. Monday through Thursday,11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 5 to 11p.m. Saturday and closed Sunday. []

The main dining room is lighter and looks intothe cultivated jungie in the patio.

Ambassador accepts plaque from Commissioner Haden

Chinese envoyvisits Houston,Inspects port

The ambassador of the People’s Republic ofChina to the United States, His Excellency ZhangWenjin, and his wife, Madame Zhang Ying,visited Houston recently to meet with civic andbusiness leaders of the city and to greet theChinese community.

The ambassador met with Mayor Kathryn J.Whitmire, who presented him a key to the city,and with a former Texas governor, John B. Con-nally, before taking an inspection tour of the Portof Houston aboard the M/V SAM HOUSTON.On the tour, His Excellency was presented aplaque commemorating his visit to the port. Theambassador presented Port Commissioner W.D.Haden II with a Chinese scroll.

After a visit to Austin, the ambassador returnedto Houston and gave a speech entitled "Sino-U.S.Relations: Challenge and Opportunity."

Port Commissioner Marcella D. Perry, Madame Zhang Ying and NanaBooker, director of protocol for the City of Houston, chat during the inspec-tion tour.

The ambassador viewed the port from the wheelhouse of the SAMHOUSTON. Here he is shown with Port Commissioners John H. Garrett,W.D. Haden, II, and Howard J. Middleton.

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Port makes splash in NYCThe Port of Houston Authority

recently sponsored its annual series ofluncheons in the New York area. Theannual trade development trip offersport representatives an excellent oppor-tunity to maintain and establish tieswith New York’s vast internationalshipping community.

Hosting the reception were Port Com-mission Chairman Fentress Bracewelland Port Commissioners Marcella D.Perry, John H. Garrett and Howard J.Middleton.

Staff hosts were Richard P. Leach, ex-ecutive director; Armando S.Waterland, acting director of trade

development; Richard B. Akkerman,general sales manager; Leon Utterback,eastern sales manager, and Jack Wo-jewnik, assistant eastern sales manager.

Members of the Houston City Coun-cil who were in attendance includedLarry McKaskle, Ernest McGowen,George Greanias, Frank Mancuso,Christin Hartung, Ben Reyes, JimWestmoreland, Eleanor Tinsley, JimGreenwood, and Johnny Goyen. MayorJohnny Isbell of Pasadena also attended.

On this and the following pages arephotos of a few of those who attended.Identification is from-left to right.

Commissioner Garrett and humorist BobMurphey.

I. Heisler of B.M.T. Commodity Corp., Coun-cilwoman Hartung, J. Kursky and W. DeSantis,both of H.J. Baker.

B. Finley of Poten & Partners, Wojewnik, D. Aruta of Denar Chartering,R. Meyer-Knutsen and F. Isaksen, both of Sealift Inc.

Captain Ho of Yang Ming Line, E. Celosse of Evergreen Line, B.Longeway of the Houston Chronicle, Councilman Mancuso, CouncilmanMcGowen and Commissioner Middleton.

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Councilman Greanias, J. Kursky of H.J. Baker & Bro., CommissionerMiddleton and W. DeSantis of H.J. Baker & Bro.

Councilman Westmoreland, Mayor Isbell, Councilwoman Hartung,Councilman Goyen, Commissioner Garrett and Councilman Reyes.

Councilman McKaskle, Capt. C. Alcorn of Atlantic & Gulf Stevedoring,Commissioner Garret[ and Mayor Isbell.

I. Heisler of B.M.T. Commodities and Coun-cilwoman Tinsley.

Waterland and Su Er De of China NationalForeign Trade Transportation.

H. Heffernan and J. Gallagher of Mitsubishi International, CouncilmanWestmoreland, T. Yamamoto of Marubeni-lida and Councilman Mancuso.

Gilbert of Rohm & Haas, M. Hayward of StaufferChemical Co. and G. Conaway of Woodward &Dickerson.

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Waterland, N. Stone of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute andCommissioner Perry.

V. Staunton of Sea-Land Service, Leach, J. Goodhue of West India Ship-ping Co., Chairman Bracewell and Councilman Reyes.

.....Councilman Goyen; Commissioner Garrett, Councilman McKaskle and

Mayor Isbell.W. Heerwig of Transworld Metals, Councilman Greanias and Commis-

sioner Perry.

Wojewnik, S. Greenberg of Rich & Co., R. Fafalak of Thorsen Chemicals,K. Hekker of Ore & Chemical Corp. and G. Conaway of Woodward &Dickerson.

Wojewnik, F. Fassbender of An-Mar Project International, U. Ratzmannof Convoy International, H. Marcuse of Panalpina and D. Worm of DachserTransport.

E. Kitchen and J. Ron Crump, both of Combustion Engineering and M.Bodeman of Sade/Sadelmi.

M. Bayne and S. Wawrzonek, both of Bemo Shipping, Wojewnik,. C.Audi of Phoenician Transport and U. Ratzmann of Convoy Intercontinen-tal.

C. Dellenberger of Fred S. James & Co., Utterback, E. Wintle of LoneStar Cement and H. Thomas of Westinghouse.

E. Chemtob of Continental Grain, J. Golinowski of Browning Metals andR. Vinson of Perkins Goodwin Company.

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R. Smith of Saks International, K. Canavan of Lonray, Inc. and W. Bajor-ski of Saks International.

Councilman Reyes, S. Lapidus of I.M.C. Group and Commissioner Gar-rett.

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J. Sherman of Pennwalt Corp., M. Finkel of SCA Corp. and W. Winthropof Rohm & Haas.

E. Novotny and J. Fisher, both of Zim Line and Waterland.

R. Robbotti of Sail Shipping, R. Shewaram of J. Perez of General Hide & Skin Co. and J. B. Burris, M Joy and J..Ganzekaufer, all ofDependable Forwarding and Wojewnik. Golinowski of Browning Metals. Hellenic Line.

Commissioner Middleton, Councilman" McGowen, Councilman Man-cuso, Mayor Isbell and Commissioner Garrett.

F. Purcell of Woodward & Dickerson, Wojewnik, V. Dorse of Woodward& Dickerson and B. Frank of Non-Ferrous.

E. Rodgers of Machado & Co., Utterback andJ. Adinolfi of National Coffee Association.

M. Fanatan of American Union Transport, L.Knutsen of Scanfreight, Inc. and T. Green ofTriangle Forwarding.

J. Gentile of Marubeni-lida, M. Healey of M.Golodetz Co. and B. Blow of Primary Steel.

P. Gontheir of Dalton, Cooper & Gates, H.Hildebrand of Crowley Chemicals and I.Blackman of Fertexport, Inc.

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Councilwoman Hartung, J. McNally of BulkleyDunton Pulp Co. and R. Kist of Perkins-GoodwinCo.

H. Armgort of Bremen International, D. Wojanof AIItransport, Inc., H. Thiele of Militizer &Muench, K. Borcherding of H.W. Hamacher andWojewnik.

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