Chicago taxi strike strains city transit system
In brief from Chicago, thousands of taxi drivers walked off today as a fifth suburban bus line shut down amid a transit crisis. About 65,000 commuters were forced to seek alternatives, with more likely as rail funding dwindles. Thirty were left unsure. 2,300 cabbies were on duty, while larger firms faced mass walkouts.
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Miners end 72 day strike halving U S coal output
Thousands of United Mine Workers return to work after a 72 day strike that cut national coal production in half. Elwood Maples and Russell Bennett express relief and eagerness to resume earning and catching up on bills. Reagan welcomes Lopez Portillo to White House for talks at Camp David amid cautious cooperation.
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Court expands tools for women in wage bias cases
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, allows women in primarily female jobs to use the 1964 Civil Rights Act to challenge pay discrimination versus men in largely male roles. Justice Brennan cautions against com contrapable worth while sending the case back for further evidence. dissenters argue the court expands beyond the Equal Pay Act.
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Beef Empire Days a smashing success on four day tribute
Beef Empire Days drew larger crowds across all events in Garden City. Board staff director Carol Meyer called the four day tribute excellent with attendance up and positive comments. President Jim Meitz noted broad appeal and strong parade, live show, and balloon stampede. The parade drew hundreds on Main Street and the live show saw about 1,500 more spectators than last year.
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Indian train disaster claims hundreds drowning in river crash
A packed passenger train toppled into the Bagmati River near Mansi after allegedly hitting a cow on a bridge, with navy divers recovering dozens of bodies and officials offering competing explanations including derailment from a windstorm and a gale. The disaster, en route from Samastipur to Banmakshi, prompted rescue efforts and questions over bridge integrity and cause.
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Press Trust of India
First 100 Degree Day Hits Garden City
The hottest day of the year brought a 101 reading at the Garden City Experiment Station and an unofficial 103 in Garden City proper. At the city airport the top was 102, about a week earlier than last year’s first triple‑digit reading. The century mark arrived on June 14 with 101 at the station, the earliest since 1908. in 1962 the 102 was reached on May 13.
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Israel strikes Iraq nuclear reactor near Baghdad
Israeli warplanes attacked and destroyed Iraq's 70 megawatt nuclear research reactor outside Baghdad. The action, announced by the Israeli military, aims to prevent potential use of reactor fuel for weapons. Iraqi confirmation was not immediately available.
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Israeli air strike hits Iraqi reactor near Baghdad
Israeli warplanes attacked the Osirak reactor site 12 miles east of Baghdad as experts worked on the French built facility. The strike reportedly involved several planes returning safely, with officials citing no fuel on site and no spread of radioactivity.
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