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72 • JUNE 2017 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Through the Years with World Fence News June 1987 cover June 1992 cover June 1987 Here are some articles and issues that were being covered in the June 1987 edition of World Fence News, 30 years ago this month. • The cover photo for June showed a 100-foot wide swing gate installed at the General Motors of Canada Ltd. plant in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The gate was designed and installed by McFaul Fencing Ltd. and Metro Fence Co. The photo was sent in cour- tesy of Tom Gadbois. • Professional safety consultant Charles Roberts looked at the need for fence companies to have adequate safety programs in place. • WFN contributing editor the late Herb Borner gave some suggestions on tools that can make backstop in- stallation a lot easier. • Access control consultant Pete Martin looked at some specific types of card access systems and their ap- plications. • WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci continued his series on drug abuse in the workplace. • WFN contributing editor Jim Hart (now deceased) said it's easy to keep your sense of humor, as long as it's the other guy who's in trouble. June 1992 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the June 1992 issue of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • The cover photo for June showed fences and flowers in the Texas coun- tryside. Photos courtesy of the Texas Dept. of Highways and Transporta- tion, Austin, Texas. The cover story was a followup on a drug bust that took place earlier in the year. It seems that some con- crete fence posts being imported into the United States from South Ameri- ca contained more than just concrete, although it started with the letter "c". Another cover photo showed Sal Tumino of Tropic Fence, Inc. of Pom- pano Beach, Fla. tightening a turn- buckle on a brace cable during the construction of a rehabilitation center for injured pelicans at Pelican Harbor, Fla. • The ins and outs of slide gate operators were explored in a special access control section that month. Topics included slide gate installation safety, design and layout, and a listing of a number of manufacturers of slide gate operators. • WFN contributing editor Herb Borner discussed estimating and in- stalling line posts, and he examined some basics, from the proper depth and diameter of footings to setting on grades and contours. • WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci explained how close teamwork among everyone involved in a busi- ness can lead to successfully sur- viving, and even thriving, in a down economy. • Attorney Neil Schemm investi- gated how the Internal Revenue Ser- vice uses prior interpretations of the law to make rulings on whether work- ers should be treated as employees or independent contractors. • The F.W. Dodge Group reported that the outlook for the U.S. building industry had brightened considerably, after a volatile, but upward trending, first quarter of the year in 1992. • Jim Hart began to question the meaning of life after one of his crew members lost the firm a big job by asking the potential customer's wife who was the father of their newborn. June 1997 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the June continued on page 78 MEMBER 11 - 6 Gauge Up to 20 ft. heights 3/8" to 1" mesh Aluminized Galvanized PVC - Extruded Fuse Bonded Extruded Bonded P. O. Box CC • Norman, OK • 800-348-9473 • Visit us at www.southwesternwire.com