NLRB rules firm can fire worker for reporting safety violations
The NLRB upholds a 1984 ruling that an individual can be dismissed for reporting federal safety statute violations. Kenneth P. Prill, a Michigan truck driver, was fired after arranging an inspection following a crash caused by brake failure. The board says concerted activity was not proven and the action was by a single employee.
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Matt Yancey
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Kenneth P. Prill
Meyers Industries Inc
Tecumseh, Mich
Fiddler Michael McCaniess Plays At Iowa City Picnic
Michael McCaniess of Iowa City fiddles a June Sunday at the Annual Fiddler's Picnic held at the 4-H fairgrounds south of town. The event showcased many old-time fiddlers and other traditional musicians with more photos on Back Page.
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Michael McCaniess
Iowa City
McCaniess
Taller children possess higher IQ in study
Stanford researchers analyzed 14 000 U S children from the 1960s National Health Examination Survey and found a small but significant link between taller height and higher IQ scores on the Wechsler and Wide Range tests. Growth between ages 8 and 13 showed no major impact.
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Chicago
Darrell Wilson
Stanford University
National Center For Health Statistics
U.S
Wilson
Orlov Arrives in U.S. After Daniloff Release Swap
Yuri Orlov, freed as part of the Daniloff espionage exchange, arrived at JFK amid cheers and questions about his future. The 62 year old dissident expressed gratitude for freedom but said he feels torn by leaving his homeland and language, with U.S. officials and his wife Irina by his side.
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Orlov
Daniloff
U.S
Washington Post
New York
Yuri Orlov
Nicholas Daniloff
America
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Soviet Union
Richard Combs
Moscow
Combs
U.S. News & World Report
United States
U.N
Gennady Zakharov
Irina
State Department
Soviet Submarine Aboard Tow Toward Home After Fire
U S officials reported a crippled Soviet nuclear submarine being towed toward the Soviet Union after a fire and explosion. Navy reconnaissance observed the vessel 1200 miles east of New York as it attempted two times to move under its own power before being towed by the merchant ship Krasnogvardeysk. Journalists over Bermuda noted no clear tow and observed escort vessels with the stricken sub.
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New York Times
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S. Defense Department
Pentagon
New York
Krasnogvardeysk
Bermuda
Shark bites 6 year old in shallow Gulf waters
A 6 year old girl swimming with family in 3 foot Gulf waters near Sanibel, Florida was bitten as a 6 to 8 foot shark ripped open her leg. A bystander dislodged the animal, and the girl underwent leg surgery with serious but stable condition reported. Authorities scoured the area. no sharks seen as patrols continued.
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Gulf
Sanibel, Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Luizhelma Florez
Linda Moorey
Ruth
Pembroke Pines
Fort Lauderdale
Sanibel
Ray Rhodes
Sunday Library Hours Are Positive Pilot Trial
The first reading on Sunday library hours shows optimism for a trial from 1 to 5 p.m. Director Tom Car ney notes it is too early to determine if turnout will prove successful. The library averages 544 readers in a four hour period and Sunday hours were previously tested 13 years ago at the old main library.
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Tom Carney
Today’s Chuckle about Chicken Noodle Soup
A light joke notes that if the chicken had used its own noodle it would avoid being in the soup, delivering a playful pun on choices and fate.
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Philadelphia
Denver
Dallas
Greg Williamson
Cedar Rapids
Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics
U.S. Navy
Atlantic
Dave Gosch
C.R. Library
SUN
U.s.world
Farm
Iowa Today
Bob Greene
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