Fired postal workers sue government over New York bulk center firings
Lawyers for dissident postal workers filed a $1 million lawsuit against the federal government alleging rights violations after about 40 workers were fired for picketing the New York Bulk and Foreign Mail Center in Jersey City. A hearing addressed a possible permanent ban on a strike vote by the New York Metro Local union amid a tentative national contract.
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N.J
UPI
New York-area
New York
U.S
Frederick B. Lacey
New York Metro
American Postal Workers Union
Jersey City
Moe Biller
Lacey
Metro Union
Manhattan
Bronx
Jersey City Center
Washington
Births listed for Mercy area families and out of town
Birth announcements for Mercy area families include multiple July births with addresses in Marion Cedar Rapids Walker and Hiawatha plus out of town births in Midland Michigan and Iowa City. Also notes a series of fire and emergency calls with times and locations across Marion and nearby areas.
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David Starr
Country Club Drive
Marion
Paul Helms
Center Point Road
Richard Ruhberg
19Th St
Steve Stolte
Amber Jack Drive
Hiawatha
Michael Ehret
Walker
Iowa City
Donald Crable
32Nd St. NW
King and Kennedy killings probe gets five questioned
The House assassinations committee seeks five witnesses as it releases photos and composites hoping citizen recognition aids the King and Kennedy cases. Meanwhile grand juries probe coal-crime in Alabama Georgia Illinois West Virginia and states in Indiana Kentucky and California run inquiries.
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Washington
House
Martin Luther King
Kennedy
Committee On Sunday
Alabama
Georgia
Illinois
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
California
Storm Amelia sinks shrimp boats as Coast Guard aids crew
Tropical storm Amelia churns north over the Gulf of Mexico, sinking three shrimp boats offshore while crews are rescued by Coast Guard helicopters and other vessels. The storm moves north at about 12 mph with 50 mph winds and rain, with no reported local damage or injuries. Rail workers protest CETA in Boston as 600 strike over non union hires. injunction sought to stop union workers at Somerville engine terminal. Jim McAteer of IBEW says non union labor earns $3 less per hour than journeymen.
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Brownsville
Boston
UPI
Boston and Maine
B&m
U.S. District Court
Somerville
Jim McAteer
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Maine
CETA
Investigation Targets Fraud Bribery in Coal Industry
Federal and state authorities probe alleged illegal activities in coal, including fraud and bribery, with reports of organized crime efforts to seize coal interests. The New York Times cited a dispatch from Atlanta.
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New York
UPI
New York Times
The
Times
Atlanta
Rhodesian Forces Target Guerrilla Bases in Mozambique
Rhodesian troops using jet fighters bombers attacked guerrilla bases in Mozambique amid claims of a planned campaign against Rhodesia's four month old biracial government. No casualty report yet and Mozambique's government offered no immediate comment. At Sarum airbase near Salisbury witnesses saw fighters take off at dawn as Rhodesian command said operations targeted ZANU bases led by Robert Mugabe.
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Rhodesia
Mozambique
Sarum
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe African National Union
Cuba to host next year’s non aligned summit in Havana
Belgrade reports Cuba won authorization to hold the 86 nation non aligned conference summit in Havana next year after six days of debate ending with a call for withdrawal of foreign military forces and bases. The declaration condemns U S and Soviet interference in Third World affairs and cites Cuban involvement in Angola and Ethiopia. Up to 30 countries may boycott the Havana meeting in protest.
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Yugoslavia
UPI
Cuba
Africa
U.S
Havana
Angola
Ethiopia
Tehran hospital collapse kills eleven patients
Part of Sina Hospital in downtown Tehran collapsed Sunday night, burying twenty eight patients in two first floor wards. Eleven people died, including seven women operated on that day, with seventeen injured. Officials cited nearby excavation as the cause and noted prior warnings were ignored.
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Tehran
Iran
Sina Hospital
A. Sabeli
Cyprus upholds death sentences for two Palestinian gunmen
The Cyprus Supreme Court refused appeals by Samir Mohammed Khadar and Zayed Hussein Ahmed al-Ali, confirming their executions for February murder of Youssef el-Sebaei, editor of Al Ahram. The sentences, set for August 22, stand unless Kyprianou commutes them.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Supreme Court Today
Spyros Kyprianou
Samir Mohammed Khadar
Zayed Hussein Ahmed al-Ali
Youssef el-Sebaei
al Ahram
Anwar Sadat
Wind and weather summary with river stages
At 10 a.m. winds southwest seven mph. Sunrise Tuesday 6 00, sunset 8 26. Yesterday's high 78, low 64 with no precipitation. Extended forecast mild through Friday with possible showers Thursday. Mississippi River stages list several readings with minor changes. Cedar Rapids reads 6 97 at river site.
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New York
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Washington
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Renee
Violent Klan clash shocks Oxnard protesters
An anti Klan demonstration in Oxnard erupted into a violent melee injuring more than a dozen and sending 13 protesters to jail. Police reported bricks bottles pipes and two by fours used as clashes ensued outside the Community Center during a Klan film showing. The event coincided with murder and rape trials involving local youths amid a race strained community.
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Oxnard
Calif
Joe Hawkins
Hawkins
Oxnard Community Center
D.W. Griffith
Audito
Sadat rejects talks as Israel demands land gains
President Anwar Sadat spurned Israel's territorial compromise and refused further peace talks until Israel recognizes Egypt’s demand for withdrawal from all occupied lands. He urged the United States to propose a peace plan and called Moshe Dayan's proposal a negative element. Sadat spoke after 244 hours of talks with mediator Alfred Atherton.
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Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Israel
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Sadat
Menachem Begin
Alfred Atherton
United States
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England
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Cyrus R. Vance
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