Eastern Airlines Ground Strike After Bush Shuns Intervention
Eastern Airlines faced an 8500 ground worker walkout after 17 months of negotiations. The strike began after midnight as President Bush declined to appoint an emergency mediation board, despite labor and aviation officials urging action to avert disruption.
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Miami
UPS
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
Marty Urra
International Association of Machinists
Bush
Washington
Secretaries of Labor and Transportation
National Mediation Board
Department of Transportation
Machinists’ Union
Henry Duffy
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Transportation
Samuel Skinner
Federal Aviation Administration
Skinner
IAM
Wally Haber
NME
Haber
Sewer tax increase sought by Dixon city council
Dixon city council considers a budget with a proposed sewer use tax hike to cover $250,000 in shortfalls. Public Property Commissioner Roy Bridgeman plans to file a request to raise the tax by 1.50 monthly for an average water customer, from 3.45 to 4.95, to fund debt and EPA mandated plant expansions.
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Dixon
Gerald Vermers
Wermers
Roy Bridgeman
Karl Merbach
Merbach
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Bushes Named Top Gentlemen In Manners List
KEWANEE Illinois George and Barbara Bush top a list of ten best mannered people in America compiled by etiquette expert Mariabelle Young Stewart The Bushes dethroned President Reagan and reflect the era of kinder gentler manners cited as prevailing in the 1990s Other honored figures include pitcher Dennis Eckersley Senator Al Gore Secretary James Baker comedian Arsenio Hall and TV hosts Charles Kuralt and Willard Scott.
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Kewanee, Ill
UPI
George
Barbara Bush
America
Mariabelle Young Stewart
Stewart
Reagan
Kewanee
Bush
Dennis Eckersley
Tennessee
al Gore
James Baker
Arsenio Hall
Charles Kuralt
Willard Scott
Tower may rebut report charge by charge in Senate
Republican leader Robert Dole floated inviting Defense Secretary designate John Tower to testify in the Senate to rebut an FBI report on his habits charge by charge rumor by rumor. Senate leaders weighed due process and the need for a fair hearing amid a stalled nomination fight.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Dole
Senate
Defense
John Tower
Chamber
FBI
Dole
Tower
George Mitchell
Mitchell
Bush
White House
Armed Services Committee
Senator Tower
The
United States
Ice Storm Disrupts Rock River Valley Power and Travel
The ice storm damaged power lines across the Rock River Valley causing hazardous driving and business disruption. About 5,000 Dix and nearby residents lost power at times as ComEd crews from Dixon, Sandwich, and Freeport worked through the night. Rochelle stores closed or lit by candles while city crews restored service. Sheriff reports minor accidents, not major. The National Weather Service expects more rain or mixed precipitation with temperatures around 40 before falling later today.
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Rock River Valley
Dixon
Commonwealth Edison
Mansen
Sandwich
Freeport
Rochelle
Lee County
Ogle County
National Weather Service
NASA Sets Launch Date for Discovery Mission
NASA managers cleared shuttle Discovery for blastoff on March 11 after a two day readiness review. Countdown begins at 12 01 a m EST with liftoff at 8 10 a m and a window to 10 40 a m. Commander Michael Coats pilot John Blaha and crew James Bagian Robert Springer James Buchli prepare at Kennedy Space Center.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Richard Truly
Truly
Discovery
Michael Coats
John Blaha
James Baglan
Robert Springer
James Buchli
Kennedy Space Center
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Sen
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Lott
Ted Stevens
Alaska
GOP
Dennis DeConcini
Arizona
Barbara Mikulski
Maryland
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
Woosung
Abow Water
Patty Gluntz
Telegraph
Mike Williams
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
State Health Department
Williams
IEPA
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