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After 104 Years, Machines Fall Silent at International Paper's Erie, Pa., Mill.

Byline: Peter Panepento

May 18--Bob Laniewski clutched his swatch of history like a rolled-up map. In his hands rested a frayed, bright yellow sheet from the final reel of paper ever produced at International Paper Co.'s Erie mill.

Piece by piece, Laniewski glumly tore off strips of that paper for co-workers, reciting its vital statistics as if he were reading an obituary notice.

Minutes earlier, at 9:42 a.m., a heavy stock of "ultra lemon, bright hue" fine paper came off of machine No. 2 at the former Hammermill Paper plant on East Lake Road.

As a recording of "Taps" played over a mill loudspeaker, papermakers and administrators stood side-by-side to say ...

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