Irish Newsman Leads California Probe Into Domestic Labor Exploitation
Irish reporter Tom McCuaig sparked a state investigation into the recruitment and mistreatment of foreign domestic workers in the Los Angeles area. The probe centers on agencies charging high fees and enforcing long contracts, with salaries from 90 to 125 dollars monthly and workers left penniless after contract endings. Kenneth Cameron of the State Labor Commission says prosecutions are possible for misrepresentation and overcharging.
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Unions Plan for Member Drug Stores
A group of nine labor unions aims to form a chain of cut-rate drug stores in New York to cut family medicine costs. They announced incorporation on Tuesday and seek savings up to 35 percent. The New York Retail Druggists Assn. calls the plan unworkable and says it would close most member stores in protest.
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New York
Boy Accidentally Kills Pal With Rifle in Ohio
Cambridge Ohio AP reports 13 year old David Dolan of Buffalo fired a gun into a pond. The bullet ricocheted off water and struck 16 year old Bobby Scrappansky in the chest killing him in what officials call an accidental death at Black Pond.
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Bobby Scrappansky
Black Pond
Baltimore Boys Catch Two Sharks With Bare Hands
In north Baltimore, four boys pulled two three foot sand sharks from a pond formed by an underground stream. Mrs. Harry P. Kimball questioned the stunt, while her husband remained puzzled by the kids excitement.
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Baltimore
Harry P. Kimball
Heart massage saves then fails San Antonio trucker
San Antonio truck driver Dario Quintero, 53, collapsed in the emergency room of Robert B. Green Hospital while awaiting a doctor for chest pains. Interns and residents massaged his heart multiple times, but after four hours he was pronounced dead at 3 15 pm.
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Robert B. Green Hospital
Ohio Lad Liked Ist Plane Trip
A seven year old Fairborn boy on his first solo plane ride writes to his mother from his grandmother’s home. He says he had a nice trip and adds I threw up. Rickey signs the brief note with love. The message captures a child’s mixed experience and charm of travel.
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