Labor Day origins and California labor trends
The piece traces Labor Day’s origins in New York in 1882, noting parades and the shift to a legal holiday, then shifts to a California labor study. It highlights eight hour day progress, government adoption, and a 20 year view showing engineers leading occupations in 1950, with California ranking high in various fields and professions.
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New York City
New York Central Labor Union
New York
Knights of Labor
Enine
Grover Cleveland
Crocker National Bank
California
Tin Men Hurt In Broadside Crash After High-Speed Chase
In Tollywood two Tin Men were critically injured after a car was broadsided by a motorist pursued by police at high speed. The suspect, 27, was booked on suspicion of erik. driving following a chase. The other two men suffered minor injuries, declined treatment, and underwent surgery at Queen Anguly Hospital.
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Wollywand
Queen
Anguly Hospital
Auto union warns of strike as voluntary overtime issue looms
United Auto Workers chief Leonard Woodcock says optimism wanes as Chrysler talks near deadline. A voluntary overtime provision could end the auto makers’ control over hours, a move Chrysler opposes. UAW seeks wage gains and full pensions. Big Three fear production disruption.
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de Martent
Woodcock
Rai
Chrysler
Beyoud
UAW
Alan
Clude
American Matora
International Harvester
Ford
General Motors
Pension benefits rise faster than costs in 1970s plan
Government experts warn pension payments outpace consumer prices, with Social Security benefits rising sharply since 1950. Proposals linked to automatic cost‑of‑living adjustments would lift average retiree checks, with notable increases for couples and the disabled, and higher payroll taxes to fund the expansion.
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WSU
Congress
Rashig
Hocenthy
Leaders obey edict as Canadian rail strikes end
Canadian union leaders representing about 56 000 railway workers agreed to government legislation and ordered most members back to work at midnight after a nine day strike. AF of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Transport and General Workers and CART&GW officials had opposed the move but accepted the plan to end the stoppage.
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Ottawa
UPI
Canada
Himeover
Canadian Brotherhood of Railay
Transport and General Workers
Cart&gw
Pares Senis
Canadian National Rail Ways
CNR
Lee
Tichard C. Smith
Unl
Ember Bewral
Aswoetatel Monpers
Legis
Head Start workers face layoff over funding stalemate
Oakland officials warned Head Start staff and thousands of families that federal funds totaling 334000 may not arrive as the program awaits approval by the Department of Health Education and Welfare. Union leaders blamed city and policy actions as talks continued, with some workers set to return Tuesday and others facing uncertain futures.
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Oakland
APS
Aas
Nat Ween
Latoff
Pete Wilkerson
Department of Health, Education and
Wile Fine
Tease Meynvoy
Clly
Taw
Mead Stark
Palicy Coteit
Heat wave scorches East Coast and sparks outages
Across the Eastern Seaboard a stifling heat wave persists with temperatures up to 103 degrees. New York City suffers ongoing outages as Con Ed works to restore power and water amid widespread discomfort. Schools and beaches stay open. emergency lines and cooling centers activate as residents cope with the crisis.
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National Weather Service
Seaboard
New York City
Queens
Marion Sweeney
Tre
Consolidated Edison
Waashington
Prince Georges
Colinly
Richards ‘Cash Service
Parks Department
Tark Cifte
Coney Island
Montefuseio
Soviet dissident leaders jailed in show trial in Moscow
In Moscow the Soviet court convicted Yakir Yakov and Vitaly Krasin of anti-Soviet propaganda, sentencing both to three years in prison with further exile. The six day process marked a tightening crackdown on dissidents since 1972, as authorities hailed the punishment amid Western tensions.
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Moscow
Tass
Pygir Yakt
Vitiar Krasin
Hee Mire Yeats
Macon
Detulic
Withie West
Yakiv
Evement
Ka Siaiso
Yatir Adel Lidsin
Vents Wich
Cout
Soplol
Yakins
Valentina
Gene Lence Hral
Wil
Rrnsiay
Selyudlerins
Vokir
Krasiy
Lye
Soviet Union
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Russia
United States
Catharnna
Texas
Lave
Fiat
Lupee
Florida
Collins Avenue
Miami Beach
Washington
Certa&gw
Timeniately
Ann Secord
Wim
Secord
Smith
Crategy
East
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