Iron DULUTH Strike Shuts Two-Thirds of Iron Ore Plants
Thousands of steelworkers in at least five states walk out in the first major steel strike in 18 years. USW says action targets local issues under a new agreement while industry leaders claim a nationwide no-strike clause was violated. Key sites include Mountain Iron Minnesota and several plants in Upper Michigan.
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Election judge confirms 1948 Johnson vote fixing claim
Former Jim Wells County election judge Luis Salas told AP he certified 200 fraudulent votes for Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1948 Texas Democratic primary runoff. San Antonio attorney T Kellis Dibrell said the allegations align with clues from 29 years ago as Coke Stevenson fought Johnson. Dibrell noted a key call to alter returns came from Johnson offices seeking changes. Salas said he went to Mexico after the meeting in Alice.
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U.S. Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jim Wells
Luis Salas
Associated Press
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T. Kellis Dibrell
South Texas
George Parr
Alice
Parr
Dibrell
Stevenson
FBI
Laredo
Coke
South
Salas
Mexico
Local forecast shows scattered afternoon thundershowers
The forecast calls for a fifty percent chance of after noon thundershowers today with a high in the upper eighties to low nineties. Tonight, skies stay mostly cloudy with continued thundershowers and a low in the upper sixties. Tuesday brings partial clearing and a high in the eighties.
North and South Carolina forecast with scattered showers
A weather overview for North Carolina and South Carolina. Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms today mainly along the coast and east areas with highs in the 80s to mid 90s. Tonight variable cloudiness with cooler temps inland and near the coast.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Workers Walk Out at Reserve Mining in Silver Bay
Workers at Reserve Mining in Silver Bay Minnesota stage a walkout over pay and benefits disputes. Union says incentive pay of 65 cents an hour is demanded mirroring other locals while U S Steel and Reserve Mining face multi-million dollar damages claims and a large number of unresolved contract issues.
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U.S. Steel Corp
Andrew Starsky
Pittsburgh
Linus Wampler
Lead
USW
Hurley
Wis
Amin accuses officers of aiding takeover plot
Ugandan President Idi Amin said in Kampala that some army officers helped civilians plan a coup to topple his regime. He warned he would wipe out those involved, offering no details or identities.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Uganda
Uganda Radio
Amin
Kampala
Air Force
Entebbe
President Carter Employed Women Draft Abortion Memo
Women who work for President Carter plan a memorandum to express disagreement with his stance on federally funded abortions. The draft cites discomfort over using federal Medicaid funds for elective abortions and may be signed by at least two Cabinet members.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Consumers Expect Smaller Cars Faster Planes And TV
A Bruskin Associates survey of 2 531 Americans, 1 255 men and 1 276 women, asks how life will look in 1987 across cars, planes, TV shows, clothing and sports. Key findings include smaller cars, faster planes, and changes in TV with more sex and violence cited by respondents.
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United States
R.H. Bruskin Associates
Bruskin
Sidney Rowland
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