Pilots reach tentative pact in Continental strike
Los Angeles AP report says 1086 Continental pilots walked out Oct 23 ending after 18 days of strikes. Negotiators hammered out terms Tuesday night in El Segundo but the pact is not yet signed. All flights canceled through Friday with no word on resumption. Continental serves 21,000 passengers daily across 31 western and central cities.
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Los Angeles
Continental Airlines
Air Line Pilots’ Association
Continental
Dave Saas
el Segundo
Escape tunnel found at San Quentin Prison
Guards discovered a 67 foot long tunnel beneath San Quentin a locked dirt room with wood braced walls electric lights a ventilation fan and a communications system built from stolen radios and telephones. Inmate Lucas Lee Saffels and Norman Lucas pursued escape for about a month but were blocked when a voice alerted staff and the trio were captured.
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San Quentin
Calif
Jimmy Cagney
Bill Merkle
San Francisco Bay
Merkle
Jerry Copus
North Cellblock
Copus
Lucas
Norman Lucas
Richard Lee
Lawrence Saffels
Pryor plan shifts funds to Little Rock districts
The plan would reduce Pryor funding by 256000 and resize district budgets. North Little Rock and Pulaski County would receive smaller increases than now, while Little Rock would gain about 25000 more than the current formula. Western and northern districts would benefit from rising enrollments. In 1840 the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery became the first dental college in the world.
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North Little Rock
Pulaski County
Pryor
Little Rock
Arkansas
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
Dental College
Coke May Lose Methodist Shareholding Over Wine buy
The United Methodist Church may sell its Coca Cola stock worth about 990000 if Coca Cola Co buys Taylor Wine Co of New York. Church leaders say the church’s abstinence policy conflicts with blending wine interests and a merger is under consideration by Methodist investment officials. The stock traded at 77.50 a share on the NYSE Tuesday.
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Charlotte
N.C
Coke
United Methodist Church
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Taylor Wine Co
New York
Coca Cola
Lupo
Coca-Cola
New York Stock Exchange
C.J. Lupo Jr
Greenwood
S.C
United Methodist General Council On Ministries’ Investment Committee
Methodist World Division
Denver
TGBY
TG BY
Rising share of new voters identify as independents
The Conference Board reports a rising trend in new voters labeling themselves independent from 26 percent in 1952 to 34 percent in 1960 and 50 percent in 1972. Since party identification forms early, many younger independents may keep the label throughout their voting lives.
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Conference Board
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