Tentative Wilson contract sparks cautious optimism
Union leaders hailed a tentative Wilson Foods settlement after three weeks of strike. Picketing ends at noon and a soup kitchen will close. 5000 nationwide UFCW members vote Sunday, 1700 Local P-3 Cedar Rapids at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Kenneth Griggy calls the deal a major hurdle, while hog and cattle prices rise on expectations of settlement.
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National Pork Council
Des Moines
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Arafat expelled from Syria and barred from Bekaa
President Hafez Assad ordered Yasser Arafat to leave Syria within six hours and barred him from the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon where his guerrillas are based. Khalil Wazir was also banished, leaving followers leaderless as Arafat went to Tunis to assess his next move.
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Bekaa
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Supreme Court overturns air bag rule repeal ruling
The Supreme Court ruled the Reagan administration unlawfully dropped the air bag and automatic seat belt requirement for new cars. Justices said the NHTSA must justify its 1981 rescission or set a new compliance deadline. The decision calls the agency action arbitrary and capricious and cites potential life savings and injuries prevented by the rule.
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Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Doctors saved during malpractice trial collapse in court
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania an attorney in a malpractice case, John Crisman, 71, collapsed from a heart attack in the Columbia County Courthouse. He was revived after seven minutes of CPR and defibrillation by Dr. Ala Al-Mashat and Dr. Ferdinand Szabo, with surgeon Dr. Phillip Breen assisting. The judge recessed the jury and will order a new panel before the trial resumes. Crisman was in serious condition at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville on Friday.
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Geisinger Medical Center
Danville
Pennsylvania
Chuckle Doctor Brings Hope Then Costs Leave Patient Bankrupt
A humorous caption shows a doctor promising quick recovery while the patient ends up selling his car to cover the medical bill, highlighting unintended financial strain from care.
Couple's wedding on river catches groom by surprise
Wally McCoy and Bonnie Lee wed on a Cedar River houseboat after years of postponements. The ceremony unfolded at Golden Pond with a decorated wedding boat and friends joining as witnesses, leaving the groom astonished.
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