Clean air costs hit Northeast little in study
A UPI report summarizes a National Economic Research Associates study showing large regional cost differences from proposed clean air rules. Texas faces $2,625 per household over 15 years while the Northeast would pay only $39. The research cites coal cost and capacity mix as key factors behind the disparity.
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Boston unity march led by mayor and governor amid racial strife
Mayor Kevin White and Gov. Michael Dukakis planned an ecumenical march through Boston to project unity against racial violence in a bicentennial year. The event followed a court house bombing injuring 22 and a daytime spree of stones and attacks across neighborhoods as tensions over federal busing persisted.
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Barbara Walters to co anchor ABC evening news
Barbara Walters reaches an in principle deal to co anchor ABC's evening news with Harry Reasoner. The agreement reportedly pays Walters about 1 million dollars a year for five years, making her the industry’s highest paid on air journalist and the first woman to anchor a major U.S. network news program. Walters will also host four prime time specials annually and appear on Issues and Answers. Her NBC contract ends in September and she plans a vacation afterward. Debut date with ABC has not been set.
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WBZ Delays airing Scottsboro drama amid Boston tensions
WBZ TV postpones the NBC film Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys to avoid inflaming racial tensions in Boston. Sy Yanoff cites recent city tensions and replaces the program with Gambit starring Shirley MacLaine. The Scottsboro case involved nine black youths accused of raping two white women and prompted landmark Supreme Court decisions.
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Boston to form multiagency unit to curb violence
Governor Dukakis announced a special law enforcement unit drawn from federal state county and local agencies to coordinate the prosecution of violent crime in Boston. Attorney General Bellotti will head the effort emphasizing a massive ongoing assault on racial violence and terror.
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New Hampshire to mourn Vietnam dead on Fast Day
Governor Meldrim Thomson announced that state flags will be flown at half staff on the upcoming Fast Day to honor about 50,000 Americans who died in Vietnam. He blamed national leaders for failing to protest the Paris Peace Treaty violations by North Vietnam and allies. The Fast Day tradition dates to 1681, with the day later codified as a legal holiday in 1899.
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Strikes ripple through U S across industries and cities
A wave of labor disputes touches tires, autos, hospitals, broadcasting, and crafts. United Rubber Workers strike four major tire makers Firestone Goodyear B F Goodrich Uniroyal as workers press for a new contract amid industry concerns. Nurses, interns, and residents strike for higher pay and shorter hours at Willimantic Windham Hospital. Craft workers in San Francisco and construction crews in Kansas City protest stalled projects ahead of events. Negotiations continue in Cleveland and Los Angeles as unions seek better terms and conditions.
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