Allentown Mack plant closes as jobs shift to Sun Belt
The Mack Trucks Inc plant near Allentown ends 60 years of production forcing hundreds to choose transfers to a South Carolina site or new careers. About 230 workers have moved to South Carolina and 125 applied to go, with the new plant hiring about 850. The transfer deadline is disputed between company and union. In Timmonsville, three brothers died in a house fire, and no smoke detectors are blamed. Patrick 14, Derrick 11, and Eric 4 perished as firefighters fought the blaze for 40 minutes.
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Allentown
Sun Belt
Mack Trucks Inc
South Carolina
United Auto Workers Union
Mack Management
Timmonsville
Lewallen
Patrick
Derrick
Eric Dixon
John Dixon
Patricia
Florence
CIA Asked About Waldheim Documents
Rep. Stephen Solarz says the CIA misled or lied about having no information on Kurt Waldheim s wartime Nazi involvement in 1980. Solarz seeks a full document accounting and may push for a committee hearing or a resolution to force CIA release. Waldheim denies Nazi atrocities involvement.
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Washington
Stephen Solarz
House Foreign Affairs Committee
CIA
Kurt Waldheim
Solarz
Michael Lewan
New York Democrat
Foreign Affairs Committee
Waldheim
United Nations
NBC Strikers Accept NBC Contract Ending 118 Day Picket
In Burbank California AP reports two holdout units representing about 50 members of a broadcast workers union voted to accept NBC final contract ending a 118 day strike. Picket lines wound down nationwide around 3 p.m. EDT. Return date for 2,800 employees unclear with 10 day NBC notice period.
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Burbank
Calif
NBC
Broadcast Workers
Carrie Biggs-Adams
National Associaton of
Broadcast Engineers and Technicians
Clocks Return to Standard Time This Weekend
The article notes clocks shift back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, returning to standard time. Daylight saving time resumes on April 3, 1988, affecting most Americans and adjusting evening light to morning hours.
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Washington
Senate awaits high court nomination after Bork clash
Senate debates impact of the Bork defeat on future Supreme Court selections. Republicans fear a repeat of opposition tactics while Democrats urge caution about confirming judges with firm ideological stances. President Reagan may name a new nominee as early as Monday.
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Washington
Robert H. Bork
Bork
Senate
Mitch McConnell
McConnell
AFL-CIO Welcomes Back Teamsters Union
The Teamsters rejoin the AFL-CIO after three decades outside the federation. The executive council voted to accept reaffiliation effective Nov. 1, while President Presser faces federal embezzlement charges and a looming civil racketeering suit.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Labor Federation
Jackie Presser
Cleveland
Kirkland
Teamsters Union
Presser
Justice Department
The
New York Times
Southern Black Democrats Plan Strategy for 1988 Nomination
More than 200 black political leaders from 13 states will gather in New Orleans November 13 to 15 to map a plan aimed at making Southern black leaders the pivotal voice at the Democratic National Convention. Led by Birmingham Mayor Richard Arrington and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, the group seeks to maximize black influence in the March 8 1988 Southern Super Tuesday primaries and in delegate allocation. The conference will not endorse a candidate but will press for a coordinated strategy across 13 states including Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas.
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Montgomery
Ala
South
New Orleans
Walter Mondale
Joe Reed
Birmingham
Richard Arrington
Atlanta
Andrew Young
Reed
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West
Bama
Door Remains Open For Use Of Student Bus Drivers
A U S Labor official says the door remains open for South Carolina to use 17 year old student bus drivers through spring but requires more information on how the state runs its transportation system. Labor officials seek details on driver selection training supervision vehicle maintenance safety belts and speed controls. The state must provide the information by November 30.
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Columbia
South Carolina
U.S
Linda Tavlin
U.S. Department of Labor
Carroll Campbell
Ms. Tavlin
Washington
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Details
Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions and ads, hours for customer service, office address at 124 Rutland Drive, mailing address P O Box 456, and postal information. It notes rates for 3 6 and 12 months with all payments in advance to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
PBM
Aiken Communications Inc
Emergency numbers listing from Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard provides a service with emergency numbers and contact details for North Augusta Deaf services. The publication notes its long history since 1867 and lists mailing addresses in Aiken South Carolina for readers to use.
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Reagan
DeConcini
Orrin Hatch
Utah
William Roth
R-Del
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Roth
Joseph Biden
D-Del
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Robert Bork
U.S. Supreme Court
the Times
Labor
Duke Zeller
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kentucky
Democratic Party
ADC
Mondale
Porey Bradberry
Peo Whiskey Ra
Hitchcock Plaza
Aikens
North Augusta
Abused Persons Coalition
Emerg
HCA
Jackson Police
New Ellenton
New Holland
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Volun
Wagener
Wagener Police
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