RTD bus drivers strike hits four counties in California
About 4,700 RTD drivers in Los Angeles Orange San Bernardino and Riverside counties walk out at 12 01 a m after failed last minute talks. Negotiations continue as unions push for higher pay and benefits while riders face service disruption to an estimated 760000 daily commuters.
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Southern California Rapid Transit District
RTD
Los Angeles
Orange
San Bernardino
Riverside
Long Beach Public Transportation Co
Southland Busines
ETD
Brown
Thompson
John Wilkins
Chowchilla Bus Driver Honored With Parade
Thousands crowded Chowchilla to honor Ed Ray and 26 children once kidnapped by armed men. Ray rode a crepe festooned float as bands played while residents lined the main street in a celebratory city event marking the remarkable rescue and release.
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Chowchilla
Ed Ray
Ray
San Joaquin Valley
U S responds to North Korea on slayings and tensions
North Korea charges Ford with brinkmanship after two U N command officers were killed near the DMZ. The U S State Department deems Pyongyang statement unacceptable for not admitting responsibility. Reports say U S naval forces, led by the Midway, may head toward Korean waters as both sides stay on alert.
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Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
Ford
Korea
U.S. State Department
Washington
Demilitarized Zone
Fooreign Ministry Today Plan S
Overseas Information Service
Hor
Midway
Korean
Tokyo
Yomiuri
Kyushu
Japan
U.S
China Quake Hits Sichuan Area Reported at 7.2
A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck central Sichuan province at 12:33 local time, with the epicenter about 40 miles northwest of Hong Kong, according to the Japanese Agency. Chinese state media made no mention of additional quakes in broadcasts.
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Tokyo
Szechuass
Japanese Meteorological Agency
Hong Kong
Hsinhua
Carter in Los Angeles backs Ford Korea action
Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter said in Los Angeles that he generally supports President Ford's Korea actions and blamed North Korea for the deaths of two American officers. He noted no briefing in 35 hours but cited photos and sound from the scene. Carter, on a fundraising trip, praised environment efforts and planned to win California's electoral votes while meeting with party officials and celebrites.
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Chung Hee Park
Arthur Bonifas
Mark T. Barrett
Seoul
Honilas
Highland Falls
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Barrett
Columbia
D.C
Pyongyang
Ford the Rascal
Henry) Kissinger
U.S. Defense Department
South Korea
State Department
Jimmy Carter
Los Angles
Ford
Korea
Carter
Plains, Ga
Los Angeles
Democratic National Committee
Carter-Mondale
Georgia
Kil
California
Tom Bradley
Beverly Hills
Lou Wasserman
Warren Beatty
Democratic National Steering Committee
Los An
Eles Town Hall
Biltmore Otel
San Francisco
Seattle
Bradley
Californa
Sen
Robert Dole
Bizarre L B shooting spree baffling West Long Beach police
Three people died and two were wounded in a Saturday night shooting at an East Long Beach apartment complex on 15th Street. Willie Pete Langston, 26, was booked on murder suspicion. the victims included Arturo Guzman, Nadine Sorensen, and Elueteria Patino. Refugio Navarro and his daughter were injured. earlier casualty names were corrected amid language barriers and chaotic scene.
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East Long Beach
15Th St
Willie Pete Langston
Arturo Guzman
Stanley Ave
Nadine Elizabeth Sorensen
Elueteria Toeri
Patino
Refugio Navarro
Maria
St. Mary Medical Center
Daniel Smith
Guzman
Navarro
Pay hike stops San Francisco transit strike vote
San Francisco 1800 transit workers approved a wage and fringe benefit package, ratified after a 789 to 574 vote, just before a Friday strike deadline. The contract raises drivers' hourly pay to 7.46 with a 1 million cost-easing clause and 1.4 million in fringe benefits, backing a high wage level nationwide.
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ATD
RTU
RID
Walt Thompson
RTD
San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Tranport Workers Union
TWU
Mass transit in losing battle with auto
Cities face tense school year as traffic and transit conflicts tighten. Officials warn that mass transit gains are threatened by growing auto use, with budgets stretched and schedules unlikely to meet demand.
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Mass Transit
Auto
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