Subic base clash as Filipino workers strike for severance pay
U S servicemen battled strikers at Subic Naval Base for a second day challenging barricades set by about 22,000 workers. Injuries were reported among both sides while Clark Air Base faced similar walkouts. Strikers demanded severance benefits amid negotiated offers including higher Christmas bonuses, health coverage, and a one time $100 payment. An American computer technician at Subic contrasted wages with a Filipino colleague.
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Subic Naval Base
Subic
Clark Air Base
U.S
Asnor Santonil
Santonil
Navy
Jack Leigh
Dominador Arposia
Remigio Sembillo
Clark Union of
James Morse
Clark
Sembillo
Nel
Leigh
Leo Polibas
Striking Federation of Filipino Employees Associations
Ernesto Deveraturda
Drinking age plank sparks debate at GOP convention
Linn County Republicans debated a platform plank seeking a 21 year drinking age while preserving education and enforcement. The 19 year status was defended by Cedar Rapids activists. The convention also heard candidates for lieutenant governor and secretary of agriculture, including Joan Lipsky and Thatcher Johnson, with Branstad backing Lipsky.
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Ken Sullivan
Linn County
Harding Junior High School
Iowa
Monty Bertelli
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Contard
Linn Republicans
Bertelli
GOP
Branstad
Lipsky
Iowa House of Representatives
David Readinger
Des Moines
John Sperholtz
Melbourne
Agriculture
Thatcher Johnson
Madrid
Peick and Walters announce bids for 52nd District seat
Iowa state Rep. Doris Peick seeks a third term in the 52nd District as a Democrat from Cedar Rapids. Republican Darrell M Walters Jr. also declares for the race, with a primary set for June 3 alongside GOP contender Ron Corbett. The district covers parts of northeast Cedar Rapids, Linn County towns Palo Covington Hiawatha Toddville and Center Point.
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Doris Peick
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
House of Representatives
Darrell M. Walters Jr
Walters
Marion Rd
Second St
Peick
Ron Corbett
Linn County
Palo, Covington, Hiawatha, Toddville
Center Point
Eagle to close 4 C R supermarkets by May 3
Eagle Discount Supermarket will shut its four Cedar Rapids stores and three Waterloo Cedar Falls outlets by May 3. Iowa City and Coralville locations will stay open. Managers say about 230 employees affected and a company statement is due Monday.
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Eagle Discount Supermarket
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Iowa City
Coralville
Council Street
the Gazette
Milan
Ill
Correction notice for Fly Fishing for Bass event
A correction from The Gazette states a Fly Fishing for Bass video and demonstration will be shown Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Marion REC Building. The Gazette will publish corrections in this space and may respond to complaints about reports and headlines. Phone 398-8313.
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Marion Rec
Gazette
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Philippines
Corazon Aquino
DOD
U.S. Department of Defense
Roberto Deleon
Olongapo City General Hospital
Olongapo
Peick, Walters
Rockwell Collins
House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
Appropriations
Pester
Jack Pester
Derby Refining Co
el Dorado
Kan
Osage Pipeline Co
Derby
St Ave
Amana
Quasar
Sharp
Panasonic
G.E
Sanyo
Toshiba
Westdale
Econofoods
IREST
Flexsteel
Charles Schnieder International
33Rd Avenue
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