Rail strike looms as Saturday contract deadline nears
Washington negotiators race to avert a national rail strike that could disrupt freight and passenger service across the United States. Four of six unions reached agreements. the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen and boilermakers remain holdouts amid a backdrop of potential emergency legislation.
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Charlie Barnes
National Mediation Board
National Rail
Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen
Boilermakers and Blacksmiths
Barnes
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Maine Central
Monroe man 66 killed in four vehicle crash east of Monroe
Donald Hewitt 66 of Monroe died from injuries after a 9:55 a.m. crash on Highway 163 near the Marion Jasper line. His pickup struck a westbound semi then hit two cars. three occupants of the cars were treated for minor injuries. Semi driver John McConoghey 45 of Monroe was uninjured.
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Donald Hewitt
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Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Marion
Jasper County
Marion County Sheriff's Department
John McConeghey
Reno murder suspect held in D.M. bank robbery case
A murder suspect from Reno and a Des Moines man face bank robbery and weapon charges for the May 6 Iowa State Bank robbery in Des Moines. Bray pleaded innocent and is detained without bond. Johnson, held in Nevada for a Reno murder, will be brought to Des Moines after Nevada resolution.
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Iowa State Bank
Garland Lee Bray
Reno
Nev
Timothy Howard Johnson
U.S
Guy Cook
Bray
Celeste F. Bremer
Cook
Nevada
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