European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday May 23,1990 stateside japanese firm to build foil Plant in Tennessee Knoxville Tenn. Up a Japan a Matsushita electronic components co. Announced plans monday to build a $ 10 million aluminium foil processing Plant in Knox county. Naoki Kono president of Matsushita electronic components corporation of America cited readily available sources of raw aluminium an ample Supply of clean water support from local government and the chamber of Commerce and the Success of an existing Matsushita Plant adjacent to the site of the new facility As factors that strongly influenced the decision. A the decision to locate this new facility in the United states is in keeping with Matsushita a corporate policy of localizing design manufacturing and service operations to accompany overseas marketing a Kono said. A Knoxville was selected due to continuing cooperation by both the Knoxville utilities Board and the Tennessee Valley  the Plant will be the company a first in the United states and will employ 30 people when production begins in april 1991 in an East Knox county Industrial Park according to Matsushita spokesman Clark , . Firms to join in building Indiana facility Indianapolis up a Paden engineering will form a joint venture with a dutch company to construct a new 60,000-Square-foot facility at Hope Industrial Park Indiana officials said monday. Paden and to material handling co. Will invest $2 million in the project which is expected to be completed by 1992, the Indiana department of Commerce said monday. The project will create 70 new jobs the Doc said. The Doc will provide $33,750 in Industrial development infrastructure program Money for sewer water and Road improvements and $30,000 in a training for profit Grant. To is a manufacturer of Large conveyor and bulk transport  recalling jeeps to replace converters Washington apr Chrysler corp. Is recalling some 1987-Model jeep Cherokee Comanche and Wagoner models to replace catalytic converters that overheat and break Down the environmental Protection Agency said monday. The recalled vehicles arc those built before oct. 16, 1986, and equipped with the 2.5-liter fuel injected engine. Vehicles sold in California which has different pollution standards than the other states Are included in the recall. The Agency said an insulation layer Between the inner and outer layers of the converter Assembly traps too much heat damaging the Ceramic catalyst support inside and destroying the effectiveness of the converter. The problem was discovered in routine Epa tests that showed the jeep models exceeded Federal emission standards for All pollutants Epa said. The Agency said 11,056 jeep models were produced with the defective catalysts. An unknown number of owners have replaced the converters under warranty and they will not receive recall notices. The converter sits in the exhaust pipe to turn pollutants into harmless  oldest paper bought ends publication Scranton a. Up a Scranton a oldest newspaper the Scranton an Tribune was purchased by its longtime rival the Scranton times and ceased publication monday. Employees arriving for work at the newspaper were told mondays edition would be the last. Mcd Iaone inc., which bought the Scranton an publishing co. From the Goodman family of Scranton in 1987, announced the newspapers demise in a Brief release. Coast guard a not aware of reported drug probe Miami apr coast guard officials said monday that its leadership was a not aware of a reported Federal probe of drug corruption involving at least 11 guardsmen. An Abc report on monday night said the corruption Case was expected to go to a Federal grand jury soon. The report cited unnamed sources As saying the Case focused on a member of president Bush a coast guard Protection detail in Maine and an officer stationed in Islamorada in the Florida keys. A we Are trying to find out if there is such a thing a said Jim Simpson the press Secretary for adm. Paul Yost the coast guard commandant. A fall we have right now Are no cd a  Federal authorities said the two unnamed guardsmen along with at least nine other present and former members of the coast guard Are under investigation for Selling classified information to smugglers Abc reported. Four members of the coast guards Islamorada station were convicted in 1988 on drug charges involving 4 Kilos of cocaine they allegedly seized in Waters off Florida and sold to an undercover agent in North Carolina the coast guard said. Art Sola Jeffrey Mey Steven Vanheusen and James Weiss have been in prison since then and coast guard officials said the Case was closed Simpson said. A we knew about the Guys who be been convicted but As far As any pending cases Admiral Yost was Noi aware of them a Simpson said. A if they have evidence they should bring an indictment and put Guys in jail instead of leaking it through the  sources cited by Abc say the new indictments would be handed Down As part of phase two of a operation  in Chicago Suzette Leblond tests the ism computer device that speeds up customers placing of fast food orders. I ism computer gives fast food a push Chicago apr fast food is getting faster with a computerized device introduced monday that turns customers into order takers Isnit rude and a like regular clerks a even asks if they  like a soda with their Fries. The �?o8470�?� computer would give customers More control Over their orders and would increase employee efficiency amid a troubling labor shortage said officials at ism which developed the product and a fast food Chain that recently began using it. If a customer orders a Sandwich and salad for example but no soft drink the screen illuminates a printed message saying a would you like a refreshing soda a As the customer places the order it appears on similar screens in the Kitchen area eliminating the need for clerks to shout or walk orders Back to the Cooks. The system is designed for one clerk to handle two terminals for two lines of customers. Bilingual versions Are also available ism officials said m unveiling the system at the National restaurant associations International Trade show. A we think its fantastic a said Mark Eagleton vice president of a Branch of the Bailey co., which manages about 60 Arbyl a roast beef restaurants in five states. Bailey based in Lakewood colo., is an Independent Arbyl a franchisee and has installed eight of the devices in its stores. Eagleton said the system a has improved Servic times by about 20 seconds per order it has improve the accuracy of the orders. It has increased our capacity for sales by allowing us to serve More customer with the same amount of  and he said a customers buy  we be seen our average Check. Go up Between cents and 40 cents an order per store a he said. Arby s is ism s first client with about 20 restau rants around the country using the device. Eaglet i said it will be installed in All new or remodeler Arbyl managed by his company. A Sontry diced a notebook sized radio control de order Board for use by clerks at drive ins. The clerk intercepts customers before they reach the pickup window and punches in the order. It then appears on screen in the Kitchen and is ready by the time that Driver arrives at the window. It s being used in about 30 Wendy a hamburger restaurants nationwide but also could be used in sit Down restaurants said ism spokeswoman Cindy Beck. The devices come As the Industry faces a shrinking work Force Eagleton said. A on we to m?v�?~n8 a shortage of workers throughout Thi us and it we can automate More so that what Vei workers we do have can be used More effectively it going to have a substantial Impact a he said