...former Shah of Iran, the king and queen of Greece, the president of Lebanon and other notables. Built at the former Bethlehem Steel Co.'s Quincy Yard, launched March 25, 1947, and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on May 14, 1949, the...
...the weight of retirement obligations, often mandated in union contracts. One after another, companies like LTV, Bethlehem Steel and others jettisoned their pension plans under the protection of a bankruptcy court, turning them over to the PBGC...
...billion, of which the PBGC would guarantee only about $5 billion. The previous largest U.S. pension default was Bethlehem Steel's $3.6 billion in underfunding in 2002. Judge Eugene Wedoff said the settlement, while disputed, does not...
...producers could raise the prices that American consumers pay for finished products. Other petitioners in the case are Bethlehem Steel, California Steel Industries, Gallatin Steel Co., Gulf States Steel Inc., the Independent Steelworkers Union...
...gains, and the shares of Johnson & Johnson ended unchanged. Among the four stocks removed, Woolworth gave ground, Bethlehem Steel was unchanged, and Westinghouse and Texaco each managed small gains. Internet services extended BellSouth announced...
...Cleveland 1,245 67 Anchor Glass Container Corp., Tampa, Fla. 157 68 Kaiser Aluminum Corp., Houston 280 68 Bethlehem Steel Corp., Bethlehem, Pa. 1,907 68 Navistar International, Chicago 960 70 Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, Calif...
...in recent years. Nine of the 10 largest pension plan terminations in its history, including United Airlines and Bethlehem Steel, have occurred since 2001. When a plan is terminated, the PGBC takes over and pays benefits to the retired workers...
...the pictures and Civil War memorabilia adorning his office wall at the plant is a simple, square red banner from Bethlehem Steel, the now-defunct Pennsylvania company that was once the No. 2 U.S. steel producer. "You won't see very...
...who would give him books to read. Rodriguez supported himself with a string of jobs, including a stint at the old Bethlehem Steel plant on the edge of East Los Angeles. Decades later, the now-shuttered mill served as inspiration for "Music...
...church association that lacks the resources to stabilize and maintain the 20 or so buildings that still stand. -Bethlehem Steel Plant, Bethlehem, Pa.: The sprawling mill is threatened with demolition. Steel from the plant was used to build...
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