Air Service Returns to Normal After 44 Day Strike
Machinists nationwide end a 44 day strike and Eastern Air Lines resumes near normal service in North and South Carolina. Charlotte district manager Jeff Dishough reports a flood of calls as flights restart. 793 Eastern workers in Charlotte furloughed earlier with 180 returning to the company.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
South Carolina
Eastern Air Lines
Charlotte
Raleigh-Durham
Columbia
Greenville-Spartanburg
Charleston
Jeff Dishough
Eastern
Dishough
Atlanta
Greenville - Spartanburg
White House strike settlement downgrades Machinists contract
The White House framed the five airline Machinists contract as not as good as claimed noting 4.9 percent annual wage gains versus 6 to 8 percent touted. Gardner Ackley said the deal tops 5 percent with final year benefits capped, stirring fear of broader wage inflation. Political figures split on inflation risk.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Gardner Ackley
Organized Labor
Ackley
Three Still In Hospital In Austin
Three shooting victims remained hospitalized after the University of Texas sniper attack on August 1. Seventeen people died and 30 were wounded. the dead include shooter Charles Whitman. Adrian Littlefield and Claire Wilson remained in serious condition with abdominal wounds alongside Alec Hernandez who had hip and leg injuries. Morris Hohman was discharged after a leg wound. Earlier discharges included Robert Heard Nancy Ivey and Mary Gabour.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Saturay
Charles Whitman
Adrian Littlefield
Conroe
Claire Wilson
Alec Hernandez
Morris Hohman
Robert Heard
Associated Press
Nancy Ivey
Mary Gabour
Texarkana
East Belt Tobacco Harvest Starts Wednesday With Record Prices
Tobacco growers in North Carolina's Flue-Cured Belt will begin moving their harvest next Wednesday as record prices are forecast. Eastern NC Ware house Association president Guy Barnes cited recent rains that improved the belt crop and predicted favorable prices. The state faced earlier drought conditions that reduced quality on the border belt which opened Aug 9. Barnes added the Eastern Belt sale period may extend longer than usual due to leaf still in fields from the dryness.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Guy Barnes
Eastern North Carolina Warehouse Association
Carolinas
Barnes
Lunar Orbiter To Lower Orbit For Photo Fix
Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena say the Lunar Orbiter will shift to a lower 34 mile altitude to fix camera problems and test the full mission sequence. Project director Clifford H. Nelson notes the change aims to prevent surprises in follow on missions while Isr ael Taback explains the high resolution film is moving too fast and may be corrected by faster spacecraft compensation at the new altitude.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sion
Clifford H. Nelson
Lunar
Israel Taback
Convict Whipping Issue Tested by Arkansas Court Rules
Warden O E Bishop said the record will speak on whether a convict at the state penitentiary was whipped for poor eyesight. William King Jackson of Gresham South Carolina filed a six page federal petition challenging the strap as cruel and unusual punishment under new rules. The suit tests the court ordered regulations that govern the five foot leather strap use at the penitentiary.
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Little Rock, Ark
O. E. Bishop
State Penitentiary
U.S. District Court
William King Jackson
Gresham
S.C
Bishop
State Penitentiary Board
Jackson
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