Brief Strike Halts 8 Pan Am Flights
In a surprise action, Pan Am workers struck over pension freezes grounding eight flights. A New York court ordered 6,000 TWU members back to work after the injunction. Some pilots crossed lines while unions pledged solidarity. The judge set pension hearings within 10 days.
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U.S
Joseph M. McLaughlin
Transport Workers Union
Victor Diaz
Air Transport
Diaz
Pan Am
TWA
Pamela Hanlon
Teamsters
Air Line Pilots Association
Union of
Flight Attendants
TWU
Kennedy Airport
Ms. Hanlon
Henry Duffy
Marty Martinez
McLaughlin
Ernest Garb
Park bears spared as letters urge restraint after maulings
Yellowstone officials report letters from across the nation urging no destruction of bears involved in two maulings, one fatal at White Lake July 30 and a Grant Village incident August 5. Park bears are typically relocated before any destruction.
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Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Gary Brown
White Lake
Grant Village
Brown
National Park Service
Rocky Mountain Region
FAA Proposes Limits On Landings To Ease Airport Delays
The FAA recommends voluntary schedule changes by airlines and proposes rules to limit landings and takeoffs at six busy hubs New York Newark Atlanta Denver and Chicago with a two week comment period. Civil penalties may reach 1000 per violation. Weather and overscheduling worsen delays.
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FAA
Atlanta
Federal Aviation Administration
Dennis Feldman
Washington
Donald Engen
Feldman
New York City
Newark
N.J
Denver
Chicago
Transportation
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Engen
Elvis Fans Gather For Seventh Death Anniversary in Memphis
About 5,000 fans, candles lit, file past Elvis Presley’s grave at Graceland on the seventh anniversary of his death. A memorial service was held at Graceland as police blockaded part of Elvis Presley Boulevard. Fans from the U S and abroad say they remain devoted despite tabloid reports.
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Elvis
Memphis
France
Elvis Presley
Graceland
Presley
Ken Brixey
Pat Sargent
Cordova
Ala
Ann Kimbrell
Jasper
Rose
Presley Death Mystery Sparks Graceland Vigil
The medical examiner cited heart disease as Presley cause of death while fans at Graceland mourners say drugs played a role. Crowds light candles at the grave beside the eternal flame as reports of drug abuse swirl.
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Shelby County
Presley
Graceland
British doctors report test tube infertility breakthrough
London AP doctors describe a new technique to treat male infertility by extracting sperm from the vas deferens and fertilizing the wife's eggs in vitro before implanting the embryos. A pregnant British wife linked to the method marks a historic advance offering hope to couples with blocked tubes.
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London
Malcolm Whitehead
King’s College Hospital
Whitehead
Associated Press
Skin grown in lab saves two severely burned boys
Researchers report skin grown from tiny scrapings in test tubes allowed two brothers with 97 percent body burns to survive. The living substitute may become durable like natural skin and offers hope to about 15,000 Americans burned annually. Dr. G Gregory Gallico of Massachusetts General Hospital and Shriners Burns Institute led the work.
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Boston
G. Gregory Gallico
Massachusetts General Hospital
Shriners Burns Institute
Gallico
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