Steelworker pact grants 30 percent pay hike and benefits
Washington reports a no strike pact for steelworkers with a 30 percent wage rise over the contract, plus annual increments, cost of living adjustments, pension boosts, layoff protections, and a $150 signing bonus. The agreement extends no strike through 1980 negotiations and outlines a future task force to decide next steps.
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J. Bruce Johnston
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Ers
Fragmented notes hint at tax refunds and political talks
The page mentions confused taxpayers seeking traditional sick pay refunds while noting the sick pay exclusion is effectively dead. It also reports on a plane crash inquiry, Cuban normalization talks with McGovern in Cuba, and Senate figures like Jackson shaping Carter’s arms proposals. An Oakland A’s Opening Day win is briefly noted with Earl Williams’ homer.
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Bank holdup killings shock Kodak Tennessee
Three people are slain and a fourth critically wounded in a Holy Saturday bank holdup at a Citizens National branch operating from a trailer near Kodak. Victims include Selver County Magistrate Earl Underwood and bank manager Kyle Beeler. two employees Linda Sims Davis and Harriet Swaggerty were among the injured. Suspects fled in a black and white Cadillac with North Carolina plates. police issued an all points bulletin. Police say weekend cash in the branch was usually under 9,000.
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Knoxville Hospital
A's Billy Carter in Oakland amid racial remark incident
Billy Carter faced questions about a racial joke at a party for the President's brother as he visited Oakland for the season opener between the A's and the Minnesota Twins. He denied intent of a slur, saying the remark was taken out of context and was a joke. The A's beat the Twins 7 4.
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Peres Emerges as Labor Candidate for Prime Minister
Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres becomes Labor Party nominee for prime minister after a nightlong deal with Foreign Minister Yigal Allon. The pact grants Allon freedom to select any cabinet post if Peres wins the May 17 elections. Rabin resigned amid a Watergate like scandal.
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UPI
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Yitzhak Rabin
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U.S
Geneva
Easter sunrise services mark varied national traditions
Amid chilly morning, three dozen Easter observances unfold across the United States. In Hindge New Hampshire a pine shrine honors Sandy Sloane killed on a World War II mission, while Alwin City Indiana stages a protest sunrise at a capital punishment site. Prolific mentions include memorials at Wesleyan University for cystic fibrosis advocate Will Frenzel and Dyngus Day preparations among Polish communities in South Bend, Buffalo, and Chicago.
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