Injunction Sought In CJ Strike Snag
The 17 day CJ strike saw Erie County Court hear a request from CJ to issue an injunction allowing railroad box cars to move merchandise. William F. Masler Jr. sought action to remove Xerox goods from the Route 6 CJ plant after Xerox demanded shipment. Union members from Local 1097 and IAMAW accompanied CJ officials as picket lines blocked car movements.
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Corry Jamestown
Erie
Fred Anthony
Anthony
Tocal 1097
International Associaton of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
William F. Masler Jr
Xerox Corporation
Xerox
Corry Man Named In $80,000 Damage Suit
A Corry man, Richard A. McKinstry, is named in an Erie County civil suit seeking more than $80,000 in damages tied to a 1974 backyard shooting that killed Renee Perry during a feud with Monte Bi George J. Lucas. The action accuses McKinstry of gross negligence and wrongful death. Lucas is also named in a separate two count complaint alleging he contributed to the shooting.
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Corry
Erie
Richard A. McKingtry
Rockview State Correctional Institution
Bellefonte County
Monte Bi
George J. Lucas
Dennis
Beverly Perry
McKinstry
Lucas
Perrys
Renee Perry
Sireas
Richard A. McKinstry
Strange Burning Smell Signals Apollo Soyuz Linkup
The Apollo and Soyuz ships linked in orbit above Europe with Thomas Stafford and Alexei Leonov aboard, as a strange burning odor from a tunnel sparked caution. Mission Control noted no major issue while oxygen masks were kept ready and docking procedures continued toward the historic handshake in space.
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Apollo
Soyuz
Alexei Leonov
Stafford
Leoney
Thomas P. Stafford
Cauion
Mission Control
Donald K. Slayton
Vance
Houston Mission Control
Houston Control
Slayton
GNP Falls Slightly as Economy Stabilizes in 1974
The Commerce Department reports the nations GNP declined only fractionally in the second quarter, the sixth straight quarterly drop but the smallest. Inflation eased to 5 percent, per capita real disposable income rose to 2908 dollars, and Americans saved about 10.6 percent of after tax income as the economy steadies after a deep recession.
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Washington
Commerce Department
James L. Pate
Strike Settlement Near On Rails Not Postal
Washington reports a near settlement in the rail labor dispute as a marathon bargaining session with the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and railroads moves toward agreement. Federal mediator W J Usery Jr and union president C L Dennis say progress on wage, vacations for low seniority workers, and health benefits, with a three year pattern accepted by others. Federal mediators push for resolution before midweek to focus on postal talks, while postal negotiations amid a looming Sunday deadline loom over a nationwide walkout.
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Washington C
Postal Service
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
W. J. Usery Jr
C. L. Dennis
William Dempsey
Dennis
Ford Administration
Princess Michiko in Okinawa attack during memorial ceremony
Princess Michiko and Crown Prince Akhito were escorted by plainclothes police when a molotov cocktail exploded at a war memorial in Okinawa. The royal couple were uninjured, with the attack interrupting a prayer visit.
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Japan
Michiko
Okinawa
Akhito
Hearing Closes as PNA Vote At CMH Remains in Doubt
Witnesses testified nearly five hours at a National Labor Relations Board hearing on three contested votes from the Corry Memorial Hospital representation election. The Pennsylvania Nurses Association seeks to represent CMH registered nurses, while supervisory status kept some voters in question. The NLRB will review briefs due August 8 and the transcript before deciding if any contested ballots will count, leaving the PNA’s status unresolved as the 18-18 ballot tie continues. SEIU lost its bid to represent other CMH employees.
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National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Corry Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania Nurses Association
Lie Hospital
CMH
PNA
Service Employes International Union
SEIU
House OKs Consumer Package
Harrisburg AP House passes a consumer protection package with new credit laws and an end to pay toilets. The 110 to 88 vote sent the bills to the Senate amid heavy business lobbying. Key measures repeal fair trade laws, end holder in due course, tighten penalties, protect mobile home tenants, curb abusive debt collection and ban public pay toilets.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Consumer Protection Committee
Weisberg
House Consumer Protection Committee
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Anna McCall
Waterford
Thomas Lindstrom Sr
York Street
Lindstrom
Probation Board
Robert Lindstrom
Dennis Lindstrom
Columbus
Randy McKubn
Spring Creek
McKubn
Leonov
United Nations
Earth
Brand, Slayton
Valeri Kubasov
Usery
Benjamin F. Bailor
Robert Grice
City Water Department
South Center Street
Road
Rie
Grice
Water Department
Royalty
House Oks
Joel Weisberg
Justice Department
Bureau of Consumer Protection
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