b'DIRECTORS GRADY BARRSPRI Announcesfor Sixth Annual Meeting Abilene. TexasPlans MICHAEL D. BELDON Son AntoniO. Tex0.1Inan ongoing effort to meet the ANDREW B. BUCKINERStevens&Co.,Inc.);"Polyisolndionopalis. Indianaroofing industry\'schallenges,thecyanurateInsulations - Outlook GEORGE COVINGTON Conway.SinglePlyRoofingInstitute MonsasforTomorrow,"Polyisocyanurate CLIFFORD JOHNSON(SPRI)hasnamed"Challenge Tulsa, OklahomaInsulationManufacturers AssociGARY E. KODER\'88" the theme for its sixth annual MIDWEST ROOANGTucson. Arizonaation(PIMA)rep;and CONmACTORSNICHO!AS D. BECHTELmeeting,scheduledforJanuary ASSOCIATION, INC."MechanicalFasteners-1.U0 Commerce Bank !ldg.Dayton. Ohio23-27,1988atthelovely STEVcN L. DOUGLASSCorrodingtheMyths,"SPRI Kansas City,1000WolnutGorden City, KansasBonaventure Hotel &Spa in Fort MO 64106-2123fastener company reps. (316) A21-MRCADAVID B. KINUTSON Scottsbluff. NebraskaLauderdale,Fla."FocusontheFuture"willbe OfFICERSARNOLDL.KWIKKS.MeetingchairsJohnBusch THOMAS BOUNOWRock Rapids, Iowathesubject of January 27educaPresidentANTHONY M.(ManvilleCorporation)andStan IllinoisSPIGAREUJtionaladdresses.Presentations Westmont.Minneor:,olis. Minnesota ROBERT M. DAtSINJOHN D.Choiniere(OlympicFasteners) STEPHENSONinclude:"AttackingtheChalVocePresidentMaryland Heights, Missouri Minneapolis. MinnesotaGEORGES. MOEl.llRhaveplannedachallenginglenge,"GeneralGeorgePatton; DAVID KIELPINSKJChoinnon ofeducationalprogramthatwill Vice PresidentBoordand - back by popular demand -Kansas City. Missouri Milwaukee. WisconsinSTAR\'addressavarietyofthought "Great DebateII,"moderatedby DOUG!AS 0. KIRBERG Secretory-TreasurerBARBARA D. MYERSprovokingtechnicalandgeneralJohn Busch (Manville Corp.) St. Louis. MissouriExecutive Oirecta JUDITH A. SLAVENStopics.RecreationalSocial and Administrative Secretory\'\'Clearing theLens\'\'describesOpportunities-Planned WARRANTIES (Cont. from page 1)the overall theme of presentationsInadditiontoachallenging specificationwriterstolimit theslatedforMonday,January25.line-upofeducationalsessions, installing contractor\'s liabilitytoRichard Stuckey,chief economistSPRI will offer meeting attendees atwoyearperiod.MemberforE.I.DuPontDeNemours&alonglistofsocialand contractors encountering extendedCo.,willkickoffMonday\'srecreationalopportunitiesanda termwarrantiesinprojecteducationalsessions withanad specialprogram forspousesand specifications are urged not to signdresstitled"EconomicOutlook."guests. Current plans also include andtosendaphotocopyof theOther scheduled addresses includegolf and tennis tournaments. warrantyportionsofthe"ModifiedBitumen-The\'Hot\'Free Offerthe toPress specifications to the MRCA office,Alternative,"DickCannon(RoofSPRIoffersfreeconference togetherwiththenamesandConsultantsInstitute);andregistration toonerepresentative addresses ofarchitect and the"Learning ThroughLitigation:Afrom each roofing publication who the projectowner,aswellastheCase Study Review," presented byattends the educational sessions at project\'s location.SPRI\'legalcounsel,Jackthe annual meeting. s DEKLEWA (Cont. from page 3)Jeffries (Keck, Mahin &Cate).Formoreinformationonthe NLRB had ruled inDeklewathatPresentationsscheduledformeetingorSPRIingeneral, the new rules will be applied "to allJanuary 26 are geared to help at pleasecontactSueCiezadloat pending cases in whatever stage",tendees"TakeAim."SpeakersSPRIHeadquarters,104 Wilmot the CourtthatNLRB hadand topics include "Working As ARoad,Suite201,Deerfield,IL foundtheTeam,"RichardCoursey(J.P.60015, (312) 940-8800. expressednointentinthat decision as to the application of the new rulesincaS"espendingin federaldistrictcourt.TheCourtMIDWEST ROOFING CONTRACTORSBulk Rate therefore felt it was not bound byASSOCIATION, INC.U.S. POSTAGE 1440 Commerce Bank Bldg. PAID theNLRB\'s viewof retroactivitylO00WalnutKansas City, MO and rejected the arguments of theKansas City, MOPermit No. 754 64106-2123 union funds,stating that torule otherwisecoulddoublethe contractor\'sliability.TheCourt heldthat"theinjusticeof punishingthedefendantis warrantedonlyifretroactive application would greatly advance thepurposesofthenewrule." Retroactive applicationwould not advancetheDeklewarulebutMIDWESTROOFINGCONTRACTORSASSOCIATION wouldpunishthedefendantfor1440COMMERCEBANKBUILDING,1000WALNUT doing an act which was lawful atKANSASCITY,MISSOURI64106-2123, the time itcommitted.ATTN:BARBARAD.MYERS was Page 4'