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64 • APRIL 2014 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Through the Years with World Fence News April 1989 cover April 1994 cover April 1989 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the April 1989 issue of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • One cover photo for April 1989 showed a crew from Fenwick Fence Inc. of Old Saybrook, Connecticut in- stalling the second of two coils of 30 barbed tape atop a 15 foot high perimeter fence at Somers Maximum Security Prison in Somers, Connecti- cut. The cover lead story was about how the price increase on galvanized chain link fabric and tubing could be attributed to zinc price increases. • Over 270 U.S. airports were af- fected by new FAA regulations requir- ing tighter controls on access to airport operations areas. It reported that this could mean business for those fence companies which deal with airports. A list of airports that were likely to be covered under the new rules was included. • World Fence News contributing editor Herb Borner suggested some handy tools, techniques and equip- ment that may not make the fence es- timator's life a breeze, but could make it a little easier. • World Fence News contributing editor Jim Lucci took a look at how marketing and advertising should be approached from the fence company owner's viewpoint. • A construction industry safety expert said that OSHA has taken a hard new look at the safety aspects of elevated personnel platforms. • Jim Hart is wowed when he sees a beautiful rainbow. That's until he finds out it ain't raining—it's coming from a huge leak in his new water pump. Sure dampened his spirits. April 1994 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the April 1994 edition of World Fence News, 20 years ago this month. • The cover photo for the April 1994 edition was of an ice sculpture of a dragon. The dragon was created by Peter Conklin of Landmark Fence, West Nyack, N.Y. The cover lead story was about the different color options that customers have to choose from for their chain link fencing needs. • The feature story for April de- tailed how the number of fencing col- ors available has grown by leaps and bounds, and consumers are not limited in their choices of fence colors. • The use of color in fencing has grown tremendously in the past few years, but this means that contractors must now pay extremely careful atten- tion to the specifications that are used by architects, engineers and other specifiers, according to contributing editor Herb Borner. • An attorney for a major access control manufacturer pointed out some of the outrageous awards that had been granted in product liability lawsuits, and also told how to help prevent being drawn into the legal fray. • In the workplace, one of the most persistent dangers on a day-to-day basis to you, your employees and your co-workers, is the widespread problem of drug and alcohol abuse. However, Jim Lucci said he feels that many people are under the mis- conception that this problem isn't re- ally "that big of a deal." • One of the most common problems with gate access systems at continued on page 66