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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1975
Page
8
Negotiations in the Boston teachers strike continued into the early hours as a spokesman said he did not know how long talks would last. Leaders faced sanctions for workers who crossed picket lines after ignoring a judge's order to return to work. A donor initiative offered to cover fines by contributing $1 a day.
Boston faces a four day walkout amid desegregation court orders as union leaders press for 9 percent raises and job security while the Boston School Committee counters with a 6 percent offer and talks of possible sanctions. In New Bedford the two week strike drags on with arbitration rejected and teacher fines discussed as negotiations continue without progress on a new contract.
Settlements announced late Wednesday night end Rhode Island’s broad teacher strikes in Pawtucket and Woonsocket. About 1,100 teachers will return to classrooms today, with roughly 20,000 students in the two cities back by weekend. The disputes centered on wages and inflation with state arbitration guiding terms.
Ralph Nader files a nine count suit in Suffolk Superior Court naming Philip Citron Inc and its president and Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. The suit alleges Citron solicited Nader’s engagements in April 1973 then stopped paying a year later, and that funds from colleges and groups were collected and spent by the defendants after 1974. Nader says no money has been paid since 1974 despite repeated demands.
Nader asks the court to determine withheld fees and award triple damages plus interest and costs from Lordly & Dame and Citron. He alleges a merger where Lordly & Dame acquired Citron assets and liabilities, including customer lists and goodwill, to use against Massachusetts consumer protection laws. He seeks a $1,000 judgment against Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. and names Citron Inc. officers and directors as participants.
Gov. Meldrim Thomson says New Hampshire will keep the nation’s earliest primary and rejects a New England regional primary. He cites a 1976 move ahead by Massachusetts and remarks that New Hampshire must manage alone, while Massachusetts urged a regional plan and faced tax and deficit concerns.
Boston based U S Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled Oct 3 and Oct 8 for briefs on the contempt ruling against J Herbert Quinn former mayor of Concord New Hampshire who refused to answer grand jury questions on gun sales in Britain and Northern Ireland. The court extended his jail term pending further order while the investigation expands beyond New Hampshire authorities.
Seven apple pickers who complained of harassment by foremen at Cornwall Orchard Vermont were rehired after filing with the Department of Employment Security. About 40 workers were fired for not meeting the seven to ten bushels per hour standard, with monitors to assess performance. some rehired workers may have found other employment, while the company offered another chance. The pickers alleged the move aimed to replace them with Jamaican workers.
Air New England pilots met in Hyannis to map next steps in a suspension dispute. Capt Hobart Crocker said talks on Wednesday produced accord and no strike vote will be held. the grievance centers on one of two planes leased from a Connecticut firm.
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