Jobless GM Workers Drown Sorrows In Linden
About half of 4500 laid off at General Motors Linden assembly plant may never help build Cadillacs or Oldsmobiles. Workers cashed last paychecks at a bar as the plant closes for a holiday break and restarts Jan 21 with 2400 returning. Many blame the Nixon administration and face bleak futures while some fantasize welfare support.
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Richard T. Pienciak
Linden
N.J
General Motors Assembly
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Seven Gables Bar
Nixon
Ray Monkevicius
Edison
General Motors
David Conroy
Newark
Fred Fay
Staten Island
N.Y
Used Car Markets Changing in Energy Crisis
Utica Michigan and Detroit area dealers report big cars losing value while subcompacts rise in price due to gasoline shortages. The AP survey finds buyers flock to small cars. large models sit unsold as imps and Vega trade hands show bargains and uncertainty.
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Utica
Mich
Detroit
Associated Press
Buff Whelan Chevrolet
Jay Scherr
Peace plan in Northern Ireland faces fresh setback
Britain's peace program for Northern Ireland falters as Ulster Unionist leader Brian Faulkner loses party backing and vows a new base. He seeks support from moderates while a split in the Protestant bloc threatens the power-sharing coalition amid ongoing IRA and UVF pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Brian Faulkner
Ulster
Council of Ireland
Irish Republic
Faulkner
Victoria Street
Northern Irish Executive
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Alliance
Ian Paisley
Oklahoma National Stockyards Tops Nation in Salable Cattle
Officials announced Oklahoma National Stockyards Co. led the nation in salable cattle and calves for 1973 with 919,280 head, up 9,243 from 1972. George Hall cited improved handling facilities and rancher confidence as key factors, with St Paul Minnesota and Omaha Nebraska close behind in totals. Tulsa market contributed 69,407 head for the year.
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Oklahoma Ots
Oklahoma National Stockyards Co
George Hall
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma National
Hall
Oklahoma City
St Paul
Ft. Worth
Tex
Wichita, Kan
Indianapolis
Ind
Tulsa
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Monkevicius
Dave Conroy
Assembly Line
Conroy
Fay
Sayreville
Bob Murphy
Dan Cannella
Kevin Ryan
Steve Chmielewski
Cannella
Harry Atkins
AHT
Denton-Riopelle Olds
Bob Denton
Denton
Laril
Bill Craig
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Ulster Volunteer Force
Bfgoodrich
American Express
BankAmericord
Mb. KF
Goodrich the 35
Impala
America
Caprice
Sheridan Road
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