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    Texas group's meeting in Houston

    AUSTIN, Texas-The Texas Tire Dealers Association will hold its annual convention/tire expo April 18-20 at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Houston.

    The convention will kick off with a golf tournament April 18. Steve Disney, president of the Tire Association of North America, will give a ``State of the Industry'' address on April 20. Michael Clayton, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of southeast Texas, will deliver the keynote speech on ``Three Imperatives for Business Success.''

    Attendees registering prior to April 10 will receive a discount. For more information, contact Executive Director Chuck Space at (800) 844-8748.

    TRIB names two board directors

    PACIFIC GROVE, Calif.-The Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB) has announced the election of two new members to its board of directors.

    David McAmmond of Canadian Treads Corp. in Edmonton, Alberta, and Jack Woodland of Marangoni North America in Walnut Creek, Calif., each were elected to three-year membership terms Feb. 20 at TRIB's meeting in Louisville, Ky.

    Meanwhile, Harvey Brodsky, TRIB's managing director, will be the featured speaker May 21 at the Transportation Safety Conference, sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation, in Topeka, Kan.

    Mr. Brodsky will address ``The Trouble with Tires (They are too Good)'' at the Topeka Capitol Plaza Hotel and Maner Conference Center. Some 300 attendees-including law enforcement personnel, judges, city and county government officials, bus drivers, safety advocates and others interested in transportation safety-are expected.

    For more information, contact TRIB at (888) 473-8732, or by e-mail: [email protected]

    Lift institute offers manual

    INDIALANTIC, Fla.-The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) is offering a quick-reference guide for lifting point information recommended by car makers.

    The 50-page manual ``Vehicle Lifting Points for Frame Engaging Lifts'' is available for $5. It is published annually by the institute as an industry service, using data provided by Chek-Chart.

    To order, call (321) 722-9993 or visit ALI's Web site at www.autolift.org.

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