Ohio hospital strikes sweep state with 20000 workers idle
The Messenger reports wage disputes idle about 20,000 Ohio workers across rubber, aircraft, machine tool, electric and paper sectors. Akron leads with 11,000 United Rubber Workers on a 12th week strike. Cincinnati sees AFSCME walkouts at two hospitals. GE Evendale idle via IAM and UAW talks. IBEW at Westinghouse Cincinnati and other unions also active.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Akron
United Rubber
Cincinnati
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Afscme
Cincinnati General
Holmes
University of Cincinnati
General Electric-Evendale
International Association of Machinists
United Auto Workers
IBEW
New Concord
Middletown
IAM
Arbitration Denies Postal Plan Over Overtime Concerns
An arbitrator ruled the Kokomo Portland overtime plan for mail carriers makes workers log excessive hours. The decision limits overtime to 90 minutes weekly in Portland and signals a debated path for a nationwide efficiency program. The Postal Service warns of big cost cuts and possible staff reductions while urging broader adoption.
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Washington
Postal Service
Mavart G. Ratner
Letter Carriers’ Union
James P. Conway
Kokomo
Ind
Sylvester Garrett
Portland
Ore
Garrett
Eugene B. Granof
James Rademacher
Ping urges summer scholars to pursue higher education
Ohio University President Charles J. Ping told high school students enrolled in the Summer Scholar Program that higher education offers the best return on investment. He noted the program provides a taste of college and aims to broaden minds, while 85 top students from Southeastern Ohio high schools attend the tuition-free five hours of freshman work. The initiative was started by Dr. Robert Boyd, director of summer sessions.
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Ohio University
Charles J. Ping
Ping
Southeastern Ohio
Robert Boyd
MIT Ends Training of Taiwan Engineers
MIT halted a $917,000 program training 15 Taiwan engineers in aircraft navigation systems after State Department fears it could aid missile guidance. The move, six months early, followed protests over military uses and a Munitions Control Office ruling.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Taiwan
State Department
China
National Taiwan University
Thomas F. Jones
MIT
Munitions Control Office
United States
Jones
Richard M. Nixon
William B. Robinson
Student Action Coordinating Committee
People's Republic of China
Committee On Institute International
Athens County Group Seeks More Roadside Historic Signs
The Athens County Signs Group approved a motion to seek more highway markers in Athens County Ohio. A letter will be sent to the state transportation office requesting roadside signs for towns including Nelsonville Trimble Millfield Albany and The Plains. A tourist information booth in Nelsonville is open motorists use it.
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Athens Countians For Tourism Storing Committee
Athens County
Ohio Department of Transportation District
Marietta
George Bain
Athens
Amesville
Nelsonville
Bain
Trimble
Millfield
Albany
Plains
Hockingport
Chauncey
Buchtel
Tillie McCarty
Hocking Valley
Phyllis Katz
Harry Smith
Millfield Mine Memorial Committee
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Bob Wilson Jr
Zaleski Forest
Rhodes
Zaleski
YCC
Department of Natural Resources
the Messenger
Ohio Hospitals
Aeronca Co
Paperworkers Union
Diamond International Corp
Hamilton
United Automobile and Agricultural Implement Workers
Hamilton Tool Co
National International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
IUE
Columbus
Mansfield
Westinghouse
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Ratner
Wellston
Fairgreens Country Club
Tory
Columbia Gas
Columbus Southern
Ohio Bell
At&t Long Lines
Ohio Utilities Protection Service
IMBIA
Onis
Ford's
Courier
Ford
Achburn
Chestnut
Ford Courier
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