Postal strike crisis looms as Bolger rejects talks
Washington AP reports a possible nationwide mail strike if bargaining stalls. Postmaster General Bolger refuses to return to negotiations while unions set midnight or midweek deadlines to resume talks. Mediation and binding arbitration are touted by the government, but unions reject those steps and vow to strike if deals fail.
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Washington
Postal Service
William F. Bolger
Bolger
CBS
Postal unions reject tentative deal fueling 1981 strike risk
The APWU, NALC and LIU mailhandlers voted against a July 21 agreement. APWU president Emmet Andrews vows to press the Postal Service for talks by a Wednesday deadline, while the NALC faces a midnight strike threat. The rejected pact offered 195 percent wage and cost-of-living boosts over three years raising average pay from 15 877 to about 19 200 by 1981.
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American Postal Workers Union
National Association of Letter Carriers
Mailhandlers
Laborers International Union
APWU
Emmet Andrews
Letter Carriers
Aiken High Hornets Schedule Fix Sparks Jamboree Talk
Spectators at Friday’s football jamboree enjoyed a printed Aiken High Hornets schedule but dates were wrong. An official note says add one day to each date to know when to cheer the green and gold in the new twist on Let’s Make A Deal. Richard Strong quips about triplets and a hospital deal for publicity from the Laurens Street philosopher quotes.
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Aiken High Hornets
Hornets
Richard Strong
Richard
Heat Stays On As Temperatures Hover In 90s
Readings remain in the low 90s with nights near 70 as heat persists through midweek. Partly cloudy skies and a small chance of afternoon thunderstorms linger today and Tuesday, with a 10 percent then 30 percent chance of rain. Wednesday to Friday predict fair skies and continued heat with daytime highs around 90 and overnight lows in the upper 60s.
City Council Schedule Adjusted for Summer Months
The Aiken City Council will not meet tonight. It will meet only once a month during July and August. The regular schedule of meetings on the second and fourth Mondays resumes on September 11.
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Aiken
Concert Season To End Tonight In Hopeland Gardens
The American Musicians Trust Fund Local 483 presents a jazz concert at 7 PM in Hopeland Gardens to wrap the 1978 summer season. Admission is free. attendees should bring lawn chairs or blankets. If rain, move to First Baptist Church.
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American Musicians Trust Fund Local 483
The
American Federation of Musicians
Hopeland Gardens
Hopelands
First Baptist Church
Families Reunite to Restore Old Fairfield Cemetery
Five years after a New York minister and his wife urged cleanup, the Fairfield Memorial Cemetery Committee formed to restore the Old Fairfield Cemetery at Fairfield Baptist Church. SRP approved road scraping and donations organized by volunteers across the county and country. At their fifth annual meeting more than 150 attendees gathered at Zion Fair Baptist Church to hear updates and plans.
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Bent Fairfield Memorial Cemetery
Old Fairfield Cemetery
H. David Parker
James Harrison
Parker
Mark Harrison
New York
Parkers
SRP
Old Fairfield Baptist Church
Johnson's
Cros
U.S
Barnwell
Fairfield Memorial Cemetery
New Fairfield Baptist Church
New Ellenton
Zion Fair Baptist Church
Langley homeowners invited to discuss $250000 grant
Langley residents gather tonight at Langley Elementary School for a Planning Commission meeting about a federal community development grant of 250000. Officials plan to use the funds to repair homes of low to moderate income families and to screen future applications if the grant is awarded.
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Langley
Aiken County
The
Planning Commission
Governors split over national health policy debate in Boston
The National Governors Association meet in Boston to discuss a 50 state approach to health care. Sen. Edward Kennedy urged a national program while governors split, with Milliken and Dukakis noting no long term agreement. A universal coverage plan failed earlier in the year.
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Boston
National Governors’ Association
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Carter
William Milliken
Michigan
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Dukakis
Milliken
Governors
Washington
First Indigent Care Officer Resigns For Job With Law
Aiken County's first Indigent Health Care Officer Steve L. Green resigns effective Sept 15 to join a higher paying position in a county law enforcement agency. He will be returning from 14 months handling indigent care screening to law enforcement after five years with North Augusta DPS and 17 months with the Aiken County Sheriff's Department.
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Aiken County
Steve L. Green
Green
North Augusta
Department of Public Safety
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