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Laporte Newslink. House newspaper of the Laporte Group of Companies.

May 1972

From: 1972 To: 1972

- Fitter’s mate John Black awarded Royal Humane Society prize for his attempts to save Edward Wallace when he fell into Immingham Dock (photo). - Redmond Everard of Laporte Boxing Club, Widnes, won national schoolboys championship at Blackpool (photo) - John Longden, 23 year old maintenance electrician at Sallet Hole Mine, Glebe Works, wins City & Guilds Award. - Interview with Ron Wicker, Laportes Central Research & Development Manager at Luton - Report on conference run by St Albans Diocese at Ecton House Northampton on ‘Power & Responsibility’. With photos of Ron Kerridge and Tommy Tonkin of Luton. - Report on the Collins family, many employed at Bath. - Report on Stallingborough Sports & Social Club, with photos including Harold Stanhope, Jennifer Ven Beek, John Smith and Harry Roberts. - Alex ‘Hurricaine’ Higgins visits the Widnes snooker club. - Report on tennis match at Widnes, with photo of Hilda Houghton. - Reports from Germany, with photo of the Laporte Team at Dusseldorf: Ingrid Bunten, Sabine Pickenhain, Tony Mattinson and John Hinkley. - Report on the Luton site by despatch supervisor John Jones. - Report on the Stallingborough blaze which destroyed the drawing office on 15 March. With photos of Les Scatchard, Dennis Stamp and Kevin Willey.

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Laporte Limited,
Laporte Industries Limited,
Royal Humane Society,
Black, John,
Wallace, Edward,
Everard, Redmond,
Longden, John,
Wicker, Ron,
Kerridge, Ron,
Tonkin, Tommy,
Collins,
Stanhope, Harold,
Ven Beek, Jennifer,
Smith, John,
Roberts, Harry,
Higgins, Alex,
Houghton, Hilda,
Bunten, Ingrid,
Pickenhain, Sabine,
Mattinson, Tony,
Hinkley, John,
Jones, John,
Scatchard, Les,
Stamp, Dennis,
Willey, Kevin

LUTON, Immingham, Blackpool, Northampton, Stallingborough, Widnes, Dusseldorf, Bath, Eyam, chemical manufacturer, manufacturer, mining, employment, boxing, electrician, manager, research manager, research chemist, social activities, snooker, tennis, FIRE, despatch supervisor, drawings