Talks Continue As Bell Atlantic Workers Threaten Midnight Strike
Negotiators for Bell Atlantic and 52,000 East Coast workers press for higher pay and job security as a midnight strike deadline looms. Spokesmen report some progress while unions seek pension and health benefits. similar talks unfold in Atlanta Chicago Oakland and St. Louis with 219,000 workers at four Baby Bell firms.
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Communications Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Electric Workers
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Oakland
Calif
St. Louis
Baby Bell
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Ameritech
BellSouth
Seatewester Bell
Atlantis Crew Falls Short In Satellite Mission
Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center after a nearly 9 hour delay caused by weather and a tangled tether. Seven astronauts including the first Italian and first Swiss crew members worked to deploy a European satellite but failed to unwind the 379 million dollar tethered system to full distance, leaving partial success amid a challenging eight day mission.
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Kennedy Space Center
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Kennedy
NASA
Florida
Bob Seck
European Space Agency
Serb Leader Proposes Red Cross Control of Detention Camps
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic told AP on Saturday he would hand over all detention camps to the Red Cross and order release of ill and elderly prisoners as part of a broader call for an al fora exchange. He also offered to close down camps within three weeks.
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Red Cross
Western
Europe
Washington
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Radovan Karadzic
Associated Press
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Said
QEII Runs Aground In R I Bay
Passengers from the Queen Elizabeth 2 used buses trains and a ferry to return home after the luxury liner ran aground off Buzzards Bay near the Massachusetts coast. No injuries were reported and investigators probed the cause while the ship was under Coast Guard review.
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Newport
R.L
Massachusetts
Buzzards Bay
New York City
Nova Scotia
Robert L. Skewes
Coast Guard Marine Safety Office
Ron Santangelo
Cunard Shipping Line
Otver
Bruce Fisher
Iris
Astar
Santangelo
Thatcher to work with BBC on political life documentary
Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher will collaborate exclusively with the BBC to produce a documentary on her political career. The fall series will feature exclusive interviews with Thatcher and key politicians from her 11 years in Downing Street ending with her resignation in 1990 and is slated to air next year.
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Margaret Thatcher
British Broadcasting Corp
Thatcher
Downing Street
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