Auto Plant Labor Talks Ahead of Labor Day
UAW seeks substantial wage increase and long term pension, with talks at the Big Three under way. GM Ford Chrysler face possible strike if no new contract before September expiration and Labor Day countdown quoted. Local 36 and Wixom plant votes show strong strike authorization ahead of Sept. 1.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Earl R. Bramblett
Bramblett
Lincal
Col Mercury
Wixom
Mich
Charcoal Found 9790 Years Old at Virginia Cave Site
Virginia researchers report charcoal from Daugherty Cave near Lebanon dates to 9790 years ago making it the oldest material from a Virginia archeological site. The find at seven feet depth includes a Charleston Corner Notched spearpoint and layers with other artifacts and 5690 year old charcoal.
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Richmond
Russell County
Virginia
State Library
Daugerty Cave
Cedar Creek
Lebanon
Joseph L. Benthall
Hampton
Tennessee
West Virginia
Charleston
United States
Shenandoah River
Front Royal
Daugherty Cave
Archeological Society of Virginia
Virginia Science Museum
Governor Appeals For Delay In Charlotte-Mecklenburg Desegregation
North Carolina Governor Bob Scott asked Chief Justice Warren Burger to delay a desegregation order for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System until the Supreme Court can rule on the merits. The appeal follows a Mecklenburg County resolution and a district court order mandating busing to achieve integration for 85,000 students, including 24,000 Black pupils, with the school board arguing delay is prudent pending higher court action.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Warren Burger
Burger
Scott
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
Supreme Court
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
James B. McMillan
Tobacco Sales Extended For Week In Georgia Markets
AP Raleigh report states eight Georgia markets Baxley Blackshear Metter Pelham Tifton Valdosta Vidalia Nashville will run Monday through Friday next week to finish remaining leaf. The move followed a subcommittee recommendation and aims to ease late crop issues across South Carolina and North Carolina border areas.
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Raleigh
N.C
Georgia
Frank Bryant
Boonville
Maketing Committee
Baxley, Blackshear
Metter
Pelham
Tifton
Valdosta
Vidalia
Nashville
Bryant
North Carolina- Virginia
Old Belt
North Carolina Middle Belt
South Carolina
Carolina
North Carolina
Labor Leader Slams Raleigh Pay Raise as Inadequate
Wilber Hobby president of the state AFL-CIO criticized Raleigh sanitation workers 5 percent raise calling it a pid dling response. He accused city management of degrading labor relations and noted two brief work stoppages over safety, wages and sick leave. The city docked pay and warned of tougher action if interruptions persist.
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Raleigh
Wilber Hobby
Afl-Cio
Fire at Duke Nuclear Station Kills Worker in South Carolina
A flash fire at Duke Power Co.’s Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca South Carolina killed C K Crawford of Anderson and injured three others. The fire started when a lightbulb burst during cleaning with a acetone solution and an exposed filament ignited fumes. Coroner Theron Durham said Crawford died from burns. Injured were Evans Crawford 24 of Anderson brother of the dead man Fred Aiken and Rainey Walters 19 of Seneca.
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Seneca
S. C
C. K. Crawford
Anderson
Duke Power Co
Oconee
Duke
Oconee County
Theron Durham
Crawford
Evans Crawford
Fred Aiken
Rainey Walters
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High Point Enterprise
Old Man
Peerless
Wagner Natural Gas Appliances
Monthew Ave
Marsh Kitchens, Inc
Southpote Shopping Cote
Davis Patrol & Watchman
Universal & Dressmaker
Archdale Discount Center
Main St
Chevrolet
COS
North State Telephone Company
High Point
Thomasville
Jamestown
Randleman
McLarty Drug CO
Church Ave
Salem
Penneys
Penney’s
Westchester Mall
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