Fired Atlanta Workers Vow To Stay On Picket Line
About 300 AFSCME members voted to keep striking until wage justice is achieved. Mayor Maynard Jackson fired over 1,000 workers and announced a plan for residents to haul trash to designated sites while replacements are hired. The city blames national union leadership for the dispute and foresees no rehiring guarantees.
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Atlanta
Maynard Jackson
American Federation of State
Reheck Jackson
Leamon Hood
Jackson
Gray
Socialist Workers Party
Afscme
Amy Carter Accepts Gift Elephant From Sri Lanka
Amy Carter giggled and waved as she accepted a baby elephant gift for the United States. Punitha Gunaratne handed the red leash to the 9 year old, and Amy petted Shanti at the National Zoo. She fed the elephant with gruel from a wine jug and rode the new animal amid cheers.
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Washington
Amy Carter
Sri Lanka
United States
Punitha Gunaratne
National Zoo
Amy
Punitha
Shanti
Kanakaratne
Six Ton Strawberry Pie Breaks World Record at Louisiana Festival
At the Louisiana Strawberry Festival a six and a half ton pie eight to ten feet tall was made using 96 000 strawberries. Local hospitals nursing homes and festival-goers will receive pieces of the colossal dessert while First Lady Rosalynn Carter comments on the event.
Religious Film Jesus of Nazareth Praised by Wide Church Group
New York AP reports religious leaders across Protestant Catholic and Jewish communities praise the NBC TV project Jesus of Nazareth after previews. The six hour film with celebrities airs in two parts on NBC despite earlier protests by Bob Jones III urging believers to object.
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New York
Ben Armstrong
Morristown
N.J
Natonal Religious Broadcasters
Nbc-Tv
Bob Jones III
Bob Jones University
South Carolina
General Motors
Procter and Gamble
Jones
Franco Zeffirelli
Christ
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