UAW Reaches Tentative Ford Pact Same Day GM Deal Approved
The United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract with Ford Motor Co covering 115 000 hourly workers. The GM pact ratified by members gives three years of labor peace and includes worker aid programs. Both agreements mirror a pattern set at GM though Ford retains a four year moratorium on plant closings.
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Dearborn
Mich
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Jessica Katz
Detroit
United States
Ford
UAW
Owen Bieber
Douglas Fraser
Apple Day at Seminole Valley Farm Draws Historic Wagon Ride
Visitors rode horse-drawn wagons around the Cedar Rapids grounds during Apple Day at Seminole Valley Farm. Apple butter and cider making demonstrations were featured, with more photos on Picture Page.
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Seminole Valley Farm
Cedar Rapids
Egypt asks US to sell Jordan air defense missiles
Egypt pressed the United States to supply Jordan with Stinger surface to air missiles despite earlier opposition from Israel and U.S. lawmakers. Weinberger refused to commit to the sale or to Egypt’s broader weapons requests during talks with Mubarak. Separately, Israeli Prime Minister Peres outlined plans for a Lebanese withdrawal and urged U.S. mediation for Galilee security.
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Egypt
United States
Jordan
Israel
U.S. Congress
U.S. Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Hosni Mubarak
Weinberger
Reagan
Shimon Peres
Lebanon
Peres
Tel Aviv
Galilee
Syria
Mideast
IRA planned Thatcher assassination in 1981 says IRA sources
IRA sources told a Dublin paper that the group decided in 1981 to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and aborted a first attempt at the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool. The Brighton Grand Hotel bombing killed four and injured 32 as Thatcher and her Cabinet members were targeted.
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Irish Republican Army
Dublin
Sunday
IRA
Margaret Thatcher
Conservative Party
Blackpool
England
Grand Hotel
Brighton
Thatcher
William Hucklesby
Scot
Land Yard
Ireland
Dublin Sunday Press
Northern Ireland
Bobby Sands
Imperial Hotel
Frightening near riot as Kansas State fans clash with police
Police in Manhattan Kansas faced a mass disturbance after Kansas State beat Kansas locking down Aggieville. As many as 8000 celebrants flooded the area injuring several officers, with 25 arrests for disorderly conduct and battery. a tear gas canister was set off in a bar and security guards faced a post demolition attempt.
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Kan
Kansas State University
Darrell Yarnall
Aggieville
Kansas State
University of Kansas
Yarnall
Junction City
Kansas Highway Patrol
Vernon Brown
Kansas
How a Fool and His Money Began a Union
A humorous reflection on the proverb that greed and folly attract one another. The piece explores how imprudence paired with fortune creates uneasy alliances and teaches about prudent wealth management.
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