Teachers Strike Wave Delays Openings Across Cities
Thousands of students face uncertain openings as teachers unions strike or threaten to strike in Philadelphia New York City Rockford Saginaw and suburbs. Philadelphia schools with 285000 students were already on strike affecting schedules and likely to push back first day. New Yorks teachers union leader moves to two hours call and signals a possible strike next Monday.
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Philadelphia
New York City
Rockford, Ill
Saginaw
Mich
New York
Teachers’ Union
Manhattan
Detroit
Board of Education
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Security tightened on soldier's trial at Fort Ord
The Army tightened security at Fort Ord for the court martial of Pvt. Billy D. Smith 25 Los Angeles charged with fragging and facing the death penalty. Antiwar protesters rallied outside the base as a mock trial and march drew activists from California.
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UPI
Vietnam
Billy D. Smith
Los Angeles
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Ft. Ord
David Harris
Joan Baez
Smith
Bien Hoa Army Base
Richard E. Harland
Dallas
Thomas A. Delwo
Mechanicville
N.Y
Reapportionment bid targets Sacramento school board
Daniel Visnich said he will sue to force county boards of education to be elected by one man, one vote. He seeks immediate reapportionment of the Sacramento County Board and a November election. If upheld, Marin, San Mateo, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties could follow.
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Sacramento County Board of Education
Visnich
Marin
San Mateo
San Joaquin
Stanislaus Counties
Teamsters Cross Picket Lines In Salinas Celery Ride
Striking lettuce workers in Salinas watched as rival Teamster truck drivers crossed their picket lines to move a celery harvest for Inter Harvest Inc. The United Farm Workers waved black Aztec banners but there was no violence as workers walked off fields after a two year contract expired. Harold Bradshaw.
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UPI
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Union
Inter Harvest Inc
Harold Bradshaw
Inter Harvest
California
Arizona
UFWA
Teamsters
Salinas Valley
Chavez
Weather and labor tensions ripple across regions and fields
A weather system drifts through the West with snow in higher Rockies and strong winds in the central plains, while the East enjoys fair conditions. In Salinas Valley lettuce labor tensions persist as UFW and Teamsters negotiate amid boycotts. California Supreme Court action seeks to resume the long stalled central coast strike. In Torrance a market owner fatally shoots a fleeing bicycle bandit after a robbery.
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Rockies
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
Pellstrom
Mich
Blythe
Calif
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California Supreme Court
San Francisco
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