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  • Kentucky's Clothing Industry Unravels

    03/07/2004 5:48:59 AM PST · by Theodore R. · 10 replies · 288+ views
    Lexington, KY, Herald-Leader ^ | 03-07-04 | Yuen, Laura
    Kentucky's clothing industry unravels News hits Carlisle in the wallet and the heart By Laura Yuen HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER CARLISLE - In this town, tears are no strangers to the men and women who have found dignity working with their hands. Terry Trussell once considered himself lucky. For 35 years, starting when he was just 17, he held a steady job bleaching fabric at Jockey International. Even when 300-pound pressure rollers tore off his right thumb for good, Trussell never doubted his future at the factory. But in the days since Jockey announced the closing of the Carlisle knitting plant,...