Commuter Strikes Push Transit Woes Through Third Day
New York commuters trudged to work for a third day as MTA tapers and talks begin after bus and subway unions face court contempt charges. LIRR resumes service though striker threats loom. officials report ongoing transit turmoil and rising car pooling sees mixed traffic relief.
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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MTA
Walter Gellhorn
Edward Koch
Staten Island
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TWU
John Lawe
Eugene Connell
Begin Visits Cairo to Press Camp David Peace
On this date in 1979 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin traveled to Cairo to advance the Camp David accords. The visit marked a step in Middle East diplomacy as Begin met Egyptian leaders to discuss peace terms.
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Menachem Begin
Camp David
Cairo
Mount St Helens Shakes With Harmonic Tremors Watchful Officials Debate Eruption
Tremors after new eruptions stir Mount St. Helens as scientists track magma movement and assess eruption risk. UW geophysics spokesman Dave Endicott notes smooth seismic curves while USGS scientists caution against overcalling imminent danger. A half inch bulge near the crater prompts continued monitoring.
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Cougar
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Mount St. Helens
Dave Endicott
University of Washington Geophysics Department
Seattle
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Average 1980 car cost set by AAA at 3176 dollars
The American Automobile Association projects a $3176 yearly cost to own and operate a 1980 model car, based on a six cylinder Malibu for 15 000 miles. It includes a four year loan fuel and maintenance fees depreciation and finance charges. It also breaks down expenses like $490 for insurance $82 for license and taxes and forecasts driving vacation costs per person per day.
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Washington
API
American Automobile Association
AAA
Army may recall retirees for crisis mobilization
The Army considers notifying up to 200,000 retired officers and enlisted soldiers that they could be recalled to active duty in a crisis. Eligible are those under 60 who retired without disabilities in the 48 states, with Alaska and Hawaii excluded for now. Recalled personnel would be stationed in the continental United States to free younger troops for overseas assignments.
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Washington
Army
Contiguous 48 States
Alaska
Hawaii
Continental
United States
Low radiation exposure for atomic test witnesses
The Defense Nuclear Agency says exposure to thousands of military and civilian personnel at Nevada desert and Pacific atomic tests from 1943 to 1963 was very low. On average about half a rem, with over 99 percent under five rems. 167000 of an estimated 200000 witnesses have been identified.
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Washington
Nevada Desert
Pacific
Defense Nuclear Agency
Defense Agency
Paul Tyler
Navy
The
Russian deaths blamed on anthrax from plant explosion
U.S. intelligence sources say hundreds of Russian deaths were caused by inhaling germs after a biological warfare plant explosion, not by contaminated meat as the Soviets claim. Recent information including autopsy results indicates deaths from pulmonary anthrax.
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Washington
U.S
Cuban seeks asylum at Havana embassy as gunfire erupts
Six Cubans rammed a bus into the Peruvian Embassy compound in Havana to seek asylum. One man was killed after being shot by Cuban police. three wounded occupants were hospitalized. About 24 Cubans remained in the embassy, including three drivers from the March incident. Iran also raises oil price to 35 dollars a barrel as of April 1.
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Lima
Peru
Havana
Arturo Garcia
Foreign Ministry
Ali Akbar Moinfar
Iran
Pars
Tehran Radio
Moinfar
Saudi Arabia
Aramco
Thought for today quote on true wealth and deeds
A timeless saying attributed to Mohammed stresses that a person's real wealth lies in the good he does for others in the world. It frames moral actions as lasting value beyond material wealth.
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Mohammed
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