Greyhound Pickets Persist Amid Tentative Contract
In multiple cities strikers protested a tentative Greyhound contract while some union members doubt rank and file approval. Detroit saw 250 demonstrators at a terminal with hundreds applying for jobs as non-union drivers continued service. Police kept order as pickets persisted through Sunday amid calls to weigh the concessionary terms.
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Detroit
Washington
Greyhound Lines
Amalgamated Transit Union
Roger Berry
William Pabst
Tom Turner
Afl-Cio
Hartford
Conn
Rich Whitman
Miami
Harold Hennequin
Curity Guard
Tallahassee
Fla
Sunny
Clyde W. Benefield
Orlando
Scott Hunter
Benefield
Burns International Security
Grehound
Hunter
San Francisco
Quirky Virginia Town Names From Ark To Zuni
A look at Virginia place names reveals a mine of odd and humorous monikers. From Goose Pimple Junction to Sunlight and Ordinary, many small crossroads and posts carry memorable labels, some echoing foreign cities and famous phrases while others remain puzzling or playful across rural counties.
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Associated Press
Ark
Zuni
Virginia
Richmond
Roanoke
Norfolk
Greene County
Backwood
Blue Ridge
Goose Pimple Junction
Fort Nonsense
Mad Sheep Mountain
Nuttsville
Temperanceville
Helltown
Lahore
Botton
Bull Run
Gore
Index
Tip Top
Cassanova
Ararat
Bustleburg
Cold Harbor
Voter Registration Cross Jurisdiction Draws Young Democrats
In Roanoke Virginia the Young Democrats debate boosting college voter registration and opposing beer drinking age hikes. About two dozen leaders outlined goals for the 1984 General Assembly emphasizing cross jurisdictional registration to involve students like a Virginia Tech attendee signing in Blacksburg and hometown registration.
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Roanoke
General Assembly
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Norfolk
Blacksburg
Min Yoo
Young Democrats
Dropouts Regret Leaving School In Survey Findings
A government survey shows 14 percent of 1980 high school sophomores dropped out, with most later regretting leaving. Over 27 percent of dropouts were unemployed or seeking different work, often in low skilled roles. The study notes socioeconomic, track type, and school type differences in dropout rates.
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Washington
National Center For Education Statistics
Education Department
Center
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