DC-10 Grounding Roils U.S. Airlines Amid Crisis
Grounding of 138 DC-10 jets after May crash leads FAA action and worldwide suspensions. Airlines cancel flights station wide, 70,000 plus passengers affected, amid looming summer travel drop and potential $500 million impact on McDonnell Douglas.
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Prisoner exchange treaty would let Americans finish sentences in US
Washington reports a completed prisoner exchange treaty with Turkey allowing Americans imprisoned there to serve remaining sentences in the United States and Turkish citizens in the United States to serve terms at home. The agreement awaits Senate ratification and potential congressional approval to take effect next year.
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Carter to reveal national health insurance plan next week
President Carter will unveil details of a proposed national health insurance plan next week. Health secretary Joseph Califano said the administration is close to a working proposal, with Senate Finance Committee chair Russell Long signaling optimism about congressional passage.
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United Air faces wage guideline complaint over IAM deal
The Carter administration’s wage council says United Airlines likely violated wage guidelines with its IAM contract after a 55 day strike. The deal would lift labor costs about 34 percent over three years, above the industry pattern set by IAM and TWA. Both sides plan to contest the charge.
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New York Daily News Ends Two Day Strike
The New York Daily News resumed publication after photoengravers settled a two day strike at the nation’s largest circulation daily.
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Sanandaj council hostage drama shocks Kurdish city
Revolutionary guards took hostage ten council members and a woman in Sanandaj demanding dissolution of the city council formed in March to run administration after Kurdish clashes. Negotiations were reported ongoing. exact number of captives was unclear. The turmoil follows months of regional unrest and fighting.
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Nyerere Says Tanzania Withdraws Troops From Uganda
President Julius Nyerere announced that Tanzanian forces are being pulled out of Uganda signaling a shift in East African military involvement and regional peace efforts amid ongoing tensions.
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Convictions Overturned in Ulster County Murder Trial
In a unanimous decision the New York state appeals court overturned the murder convictions of Anthony Tony Pro Provenzano and Harold Boom Boom Konigsberg. The pair were found guilty last summer by an Ulster County jury of killing a Teamsters union rival of Provenzano.
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Tony Pro” Provenzano
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Vital statistics and incidents listed for Cedar Rapids area
A listing of births in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas with multiple families noted, followed by a sequence of local incident log entries including vehicle backfires, medical emergencies, grass fires, and a gas-related issue, all dated across Tuesday to Wednesday with specific street addresses and times. The items include names, addresses, and partner pairs, plus brief event notes such as a grass fire and a medical emergency.
Benjamin Franklin and swim fins claim in UPI note
A brief UPI item jokes that Benjamin Franklin invented swim fins while noting a humorous anachronism about early aquatic gear and the enduring curiosity around Franklin’s inventive spirit.
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