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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1997
Page
8
The region shows variable skies with showers and thunderstorms. West Virginia will see highs in the lower 80s and a 50 percent rain chance, tonight partly cloudy with a chance of storms, and cooler Thursday. Virginia expects mid 80s highs with a 40 percent chance of rain and similar tonight conditions.
Four Seasons Rak Low thirty. Tonight partly cloudy. Thursday today.
In lab and real fires, Omega sprinkler heads show a 31 percent failure rate in UL tests and 35 percent in Fairfax County testing. Central Sprinkler Corp. switched to silicone O rings in 1996, but many rubber-ring Omegas remain. The company will test and repair heads at owner expense, and Fairfax County ordered owners to test or replace hundreds of thousands of Omega heads.
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney announced a multiunion fund to support 185000 strikers eligible for 55 a week. Unions pledge loan commitments to finance a potentially long strike, while UPS promotes a new pension plan with a 50 percent benefit increase and employee matching to ensure workers do not lose out.
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