Nationwide strikes ripple through cities as labor actions spread
Strike fever grips Los Angeles teachers, Chicago truckers, New York newsroom workers, and Boston editors. air traffic controllers see slight improvement after a sickout. LA plans open air classes. teachers reject a 5 percent raise. Chicago drivers demand 1.65 pay hike over three years. New York presses face work stoppages. FAA notes returning controllers. Boston editors strike for parity wages with other dailies.
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Long Island Press
Federal Aviation Administration
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Earth Day observance in New England sparks pollution protests
Boston reports Thursday April 22 marked National Environmental Action Day as ecologists warn life on Earth may end if pollution continues. In six states thousands rally in a Survival March from Park Street to Government Center and plan protests at a Vernon Vermont Yankee plant. Students from Suffolk BU and Harvard plan data collection, art festivals, and legal action if polluters refuse cleanup. Leaders urge sustained action beyond a single day as pollution awareness grows amid campus debates on war and poverty.
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Harvard
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Boston Common
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City Hall
John F. Kennedy
State Office
Tarber
Richard Mayer
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Ecology Action Coalition
Mayer
Jeff Smith
Brookline
Northeastern University
Smith
Carol Bertozzi
Framingham
MIT
Nurseryman complains lamps near home in Skegness
SKEGNESS ENGLAND UPI Nurseryman Bob Williamson has complained to local authorities about new street lamps installed near his home He says the artificial light is causing his plants to grow too fast and disrupts his nursery operations He seeks a review of lighting standards and potential adjustments.
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Skegness
England
UPI
Bob Williamson
Vermont vows new agency for welfare reform plan
Burlington report says the Vermont welfare reform proposal may be run by a private nonprofit corporation if Congress approves. William French, Commissioner of Administration, indicated a separate agency would handle the program and Vermont has a strong chance at a $5 million income maintenance plan for low income families.
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Inmates Escape From Windsor Prison Farm
State police set roadblocks in Windsor after two inmates fled the minimum security prison farm about 1 a.m. Kenneth Robinson, 19, of Barre and Anthony Humphreys, 24, of Milton, are not considered dangerous. Humphreys served for nighttime breaking and entering. Robinson is an escapee from a county jail.
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Barre
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Milton
Humphreys
Robinson
Autopsy Finds NYC Man Dies After Skiing Crash
An autopsy shows Eugene Jefimow, 42, of the Bronx died from massive internal injuries after his carrammed into a tree during a skiing accident at Glen Ellen ski area Faylton. He was injured Saturday and died Sunday.
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Faylton
UPI
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Glen Ellen
Eugene Jefimow
Paulding Ave
Bronx
Springfield Firm Adopts Four Day Week For Employees
John Barber president of Fellows Corp says a four day work week will start at the Springfield machine tool firm due to a sharp drop in new orders. Earlier this year the company laid off 100 workers for the same reason.
St Michael's College to admit women undergrads
St Michael's College announced its board voted to admit female undergraduate students starting in September. The 1400 student Roman Catholic college had already admitted women to graduate programs.
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Winooski
UPI
St. Michael’s College
Assembly Bills Clip Nyquist Powers Over Education
Albany Assembly approved two bills to curb education commissioner Nyquist powers, creating a five member review panel and allowing school boards to set dress codes. Lawmakers argued the final say in education matters should not rest with one official.
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Ewald B. Nyquist
Assembly
Senate
George Farrell
Mineola
Joseph M. Margiotta
Uniondale
Berkshire officials seek HUD funding for elderly housing project
Five Berkshire city officials travel to New York City to press HUD for renewed funding of an elderly housing project. Pittsfield plans a 6.15 million dollar rehab of West Side, with two thirds funded by the federal government and the remainder reimbursed over 20 years. Five suspects charged with copper wire theft see counts dropped by the Berkshire County grand jury. John Birch Society rents a Pittsfield junior high for an An American May Day event featuring David Gumner of East Hampton on narcotics and revolutionary groups.
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Frederick Potter
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Vincent J. Pappas
Pittsfield
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General Electric Co
Berkshire County
Joseph Kay
Joseph Larkin
Great Barrington
Eugene Fallon
Eldon LaDouceur
Paul B. Fairweather
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John Birch Society
David Gumner
East Hampton
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