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60 • JULY 2014 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Through the Years with World Fence News July 1999 cover July 1984 Editor's note: We are not able to present a 30 years ago segment this month, as the July 1984 issue has been lost from the World Fence News li- brary. Bummer! July 1989 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the July 1989 issue of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • The cover photo for July showed a chain link curved fence design of a pedestrian crosswalk over an Austin, Texas expressway. The inward curving design helps keep objects and people from falling onto the roadway below — a constant worry for highway engineers. • The first of a two-part series noted that if you perform work for the federal government, you deserve to be paid in a timely manner. At the time, Congress had just ad- dressed the question of federal slow pay and what you should do to protect your rights. • Protecting pedestrians from beer bottles thrown from above was the as- signment by a parking garage owner for Future Fence Co. of Detroit. • Concrete fencing is an old idea which was enjoying somewhat of a re- vival. We presented a look at how con- crete fencing is manufactured and installed. • WFN contributing editor Herb Borner gave some quick and easy methods of checking your math in the field. Don't let a mathematical mistake cost you money when estimating a commercial job, he warned. • WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci looked at the considerations in- volved in choosing a business name. • Jim Hart was called in to stop vandalism at a local gas pump distrib- utorship. Of course, they didn't have a lot of money to spend on fence, you understand, and they were asking Jim to pull miracles out of his hat on a shoestring budget. July 1994 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the July 1994 edition of World Fence News, 20 years ago this month. • The cover photo for July showed two workers from Community Fence Co. in Los Angeles welding wire mesh inside cells at the Glendale City Jail as part of an effort by the city to prevent inmate suicides by hanging. The small mesh was used to cover bars and other things onto which in- mates might tie clothing, bedsheets or other items with which to hang them- selves. • WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci discussed other ways to adver- tise besides just in the Yellow Pages. • WFN contributing editor Herb Borner tackled some useful mathemat- ical formulas that can be used on the job. • The Dodge Report showed that construction contracts fell seven per- cent in April that year. • Charles Roberts presented part 2 of a series on controlling accident claims. He noted that an accurate in- jury report was key to claims control. July 1999 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the July 1999 issue of World Fence News, 15 years ago this month. • The cover for July showed an un- usual fence job: Circle "A" Fences, Inc. in Conyers, Ga. was contracted by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) to construct a huge chain link cage to be used in a pay-per-view un- censored wrestling match between "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "Holly- wood" Hogan at Freedom Hall Arena in Louisville, Ky. The framework for the cage was built using 2 Schedule 40 pipe and it was filled with 6 gauge galv-before- weaving chain link. The actual size of the chain link cage was 16 wide x 16 long x 10 high. The ominous-looking structure was then topped with six strands of barbed wire and double coils of razor ribbon, making the total height 15 feet. The fabrication of the cage was done by Circle "A" assistant manager Jay Spain, and the welding was done by Rafael Juarez. The cage had to be primed and painted, and this was done by Seabolt Fence Co. at the Circle "A" Fences lo- cation. The installation at Freedom Hall was performed by Seabolt Fence. • Gate operator manufacturers and other groups provided input on Ne- vada legislation. • An auto racing promoter in- stalled higher fences at racetracks as spectator deaths continued. • Keeping in close touch with your profit team was that month's topic from WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci. • An article showcased the AFA's Field Training School 1999 class. • A full field turned out for annual Memphis Tri-State golf tourney. • A subcontractor association en- dorsed constructor certification. • A move to develop voluntary ve- hicle gate safety standards got under- way. • WFN contributing editor Herb Borner discussed fabricating back- stops with canopies. July 2004 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the July 2004 issue of World Fence News, 10 years ago this month. • The cover for July showed pic- tures and a story from Welding Works, Inc. of Madison, Connecticut and their fence job to replicate the wrought iron fence that surrounded the New York City's Central Park Reservoir. They were required to "think July 1989 cover