Hope for Copper Settlement Fades In Strike Talks
Washington AP reports fading odds for a quick breakthrough in the eight month copper strike as union leaders delay action on a $1.07 per hour offer from Phelps Dodge and push for company wide bargaining. The offer covered about 5,000 workers at Arizona mines and the El Paso refinery, with four firms debating separate plant by plant deals.
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Landslide Kills 200 in Congo Village Near Bukavu
Patrol reports indicate a massive slide at Mandiwi Hill engulfed a village near Bukavu. a day of national mourning was ordered as officials confirm many are feared dead with few details available. President Mobutu canceled appointments amid the tragedy. Reach extends to a forested border area near Rwanda. The news follows a separate report that the USSR ordered six million dollars in shoe-making equipment from the British United Shoe Co.
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