Summary

THE U.S. DEPLOYMENT TO THE GULF IS KEEPING CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS BUSY. IN VIRGINIA, HAT MAKERS ARE WORKING HARD TO SUPPLY HATS, CAPS AND HELMET COVERS. IRONICALLY, ONE HAT MAKER HAS SEEN A DECLINE IN BUSINESS SINCE THE GULF CRISIS BEGAN...BUT THAT IS BECAUSE MOST OF THEIR HEAD WEAR IS MADE FOR MILITARY STORES.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 107644
Story Slug MILITARY HATS
Location RICHMOND, VA
Format PKG
Date 1/15/1991
Archive Time 57:47
TRT 1:14
Supers RICHMOND, VA. AJD CORPORATION RAUL ALVEREZ, V.P., MANUFACTURING M & B HEADWEAR CO. SHELLY BIGLER, COMPANY PRESIDENT ED MCLAUGHLIN (REPORTING)
Video Description HATS AND PATCHES FOR HATS BEING SEWN, SOTS, STANDUP
Description THE U.S. DEPLOYMENT TO THE GULF IS KEEPING CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS BUSY. IN VIRGINIA, HAT MAKERS ARE WORKING HARD TO SUPPLY HATS, CAPS AND HELMET COVERS. IRONICALLY, ONE HAT MAKER HAS SEEN A DECLINE IN BUSINESS SINCE THE GULF CRISIS BEGAN...BUT THAT IS BECAUSE MOST OF THEIR HEAD WEAR IS MADE FOR MILITARY STORES.
Script LEAD: THE PERSIAN GULF SITUATION HAS WALL STREET IN A WORRIED DOWNTURN, BUT SOME BUSINESSES ARE EXPERIENCING AN UPSWING DUE TO THE CRISIS. ED MCLAUGHLIN SHOWS US TWO COMPANIES THAT MAKE HATS, CAPS AND HELMET COVERS FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD.
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