California cannery strike drags on amid unresolved wage talks
Federal mediators say key economic issues remain in the California Teamsters cannery strike affecting 30,000 workers and 70 canneries. Talks continue around the clock with harvest peak nearing and potential $2.5 billion losses for growers if no settlement. Labor and government officials weigh back to work orders as bargaining persists through the weekend.
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Thealifornia Cannery
James Scearce
California
Harry Kubo
Parker
Calif
Kubo
Nisei Farmers League
Oregon
Canery
Salem
W. J. Usery
West Virginia
Agriculture
Earl Butz
White House
Edmund Brown
Brown
Teamsters Union
Reagan Ford claim lead in GOP delegate race
Both Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford say they have enough committed delegates for the nomination though neither reaches a majority. Ford cites 1,135 delegates with 15 from Hawaii, Reagan 1,140, while AP totals show Ford 1,096 and Reagan 1,024 with 138 uncommitted.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Mississippi
Ford
Hunter
Reagan
John Sears
Hawaii
Associated Press
Ailing Viking to get operation
Viking 1 troubleshooters tested a plan to free a jammed mechanical arm aboard the lander, a key tool for obtaining Martian soil samples. Engineers ran the scheme on a duplicate lander at JPL, with instructions to be fed into Viking's computer later tonight and results expected Sunday evening.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Mars
Viking
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tombis
Adantin
Government study calls for dumping gambling win taxes
The national gambling commission urged Congress to exempt gambling winnings from federal income taxes when winnings come from legal operations. It suggested states retain primary tax power and federal involvement only to protect national interests and prevent cross state gambling policy interference.
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National Gambling Commission
Congress
Commission On the
United States
Mysterious ailment strands five false killer whales on Captiva Island
Five false killer whales weighing 1,000 to 2,000 pounds swam ashore on Captiva Island as marine scientists investigate a mysterious illness. Florida Marine Patrol and locals worked 12 hours to save four by keeping them upright and dousing with water while Dr. Daniel Odell of the University of Miami did an autopsy on the doomed whale.
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Gulf Coast
Captiva Island
Florida Marine Patrol
Daniel Odell
University of Miami
Montreal RCMP probe report of Arab terrorist entry
RCMP spokesman said authorities take seriously a London Daily Telegraph report that Abdel Wahab Said al Kiali, head of the Arab Liberation Front, may have entered Montreal with a diplomatic passport. No evidence found of an in country threat as Games open under tight security.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
London
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RCMP
Jean- Louis Gagnon
Gagnon
London Daily Telegraph
Middle East
Abdel Wahab
al Kiali
Arab Liberation Front
Munich
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