California rider breaks cross country bicycle speed record
John Marino a 28 year old from Costa Mesa rode to New York City Hall in 13 days 1 hour 6 minutes to set a new cross country record certified by the United States Cycling Federation. He left Santa Monica California and kept an eight hour ride four hours rest schedule. Joe Davidson and Carol Bellamy greeted him on arrival.
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New York
California
United States
John Marino
Costa Mesa
New York City Hall
City Hall
Santa Monica
Calif
Joe Davidson
Carol Bellamy
Marino
United States Cycling Federation
Judge bars postal unions from striking amid contract talks
A federal judge issued a six day restraining order barring the American Postal Workers Union and the National Association of Letter Carriers from striking. A Friday hearing was scheduled to review the order as mediation continued with no progress reported and a nationwide strike remained a possibility given the stalled tentative settlement.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
US S
John Pratt
Maryland
Michael McManus
Postal Service
Pratt
Federal Mediation Service
American Postal Workers Union
National Association of Letter Carriers
McManus
National Letter Carriers Union
International Laborers’ Union
Mail Strike Echoes 1970 Costs and Contracts Clash
Washington AP reports a renewed postal walkout threat mirrors 1970 with eight day disruption and tens of millions in losses. unions demand renegotiation of a three year deal while Postal Service resists, mediators report no progress, and contingency plans loom.
Soviet and East German Cosmonauts Soar In Soyuz 31 Mission
Tass reports Soviet cosmonaut commander Valery Bykovsky and East German Sigmund Jaehn launched aboard Soyuz 31 to rendezvous with the Salyut 6 space station. The pair join Vladimir Kovalenok and Alexander Ivanchenkov in orbit as joint USSR and GDR space cooperation expands.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Sigmund Jaehn
East Germany
Valery Bykovsky
Salyut 6
Vladimir Kovalenok
Alexander Ivanchenkov
Bykovsky
Jaehn
U.S.S.R
G.D.R
German Democratic Republic
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Cuba
Mongolia
United States
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Jimmy Carter
Mh Karde
New York City
Richard M. Nixon
Zes & Reg
Rautenkranz
Air
Yuri Gagarin
Pavlovski Posad
Kachinskoye
Sir Walter Raleigh
Bloody Tower of London
Upper Beft Art Gallery
Bluefield Ave. PH
Bluefield
W.va
Open For Business
TN Stationery
Texas Instruments
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FLAIN
Sro
Win
Rayons
Prince Plaza
Mercer ST
Princeton
MEAD
Blue
Prince Road
New RT
Mcdowell ST. Welch, W.va
Rollin Wrriter
Slmer's
TIMEX
Riendly Store
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