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Royal Palm Beach, Fla., Man Finishes Second in Insulation-Installation Contest.

By Paul Owers, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 13--Richard Kinnee of Royal Palm Beach is one heck of an insulation installer.

But, sadly, Sherman "Slim" Daugherty of Wichita, Kan., is just a wee bit better.

So say the judges at the recent Best Installers in America contest at Johns Manville near Denver. Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer of building materials.

Insulation installers from four regions were required to insulate the walls and ceiling of a wooden structure. They also had to comp

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