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An exciting time

Exactly 50 years ago, in June 1976, a four-unit, brand-new King press was being installed at the Gazette-Journal headquarters in Gloucester. That press is still at the core of our current printing operation. The first run was a 24-page tabloid section dated July 1, 1976, celebrating the Bicentennial of the United States. Watching the press start up and run, above photo from left, are Phil Hayward, Giles Cooke, Robbie Kerns, installer Douglas Kerns, Charlie Drummond and Harold Jackson. In photo below, from left, are Giles Cooke, John Warren Cooke, Becky Cooke, Elizabeth Hogge, Robin Lind and Charlie Drummond....

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