McDonnell Douglas strike widens as talks end without progress
A nationwide walkout by about 19 000 machinists and production workers at McDonnell Douglas entered a second day with no talks scheduled. Union demands include higher wages while the company has offered a three year raise. picketing spans St Louis and California plants, with related actions at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Officials warn prolonged shutdown could halt F15 fighter production and Delta booster rocket work, impacting several naval and space defense programs.
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Associated Press & A
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Delta
St. Louis
Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837
California
Florida
McDonnell Douglas
Santa Monica
Huntington Beach
Torrance
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Palmdale
IAM
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Titusville
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Long Beach
Calif
United Auto Workers
George 5. Graff
McDonnell Aircraft Co
Washington
Air Force
Navy
Israel's Defense Aim Is To Head Them Off At The Pass
Israel concentrates its Sinai defenses on Mitla and Gidi Passes to block Egyptian entry to Israel and guard routes to Abu Rudeis and Refidim. Egypt wants the passes returned as part of Kissinger peace aims, while Israel vows not to trade them for partial agreements.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Mideast
Sinai Desert
Egypt
David Lancashire
Associated Press
Sinai
Middle East
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Suez Canal
Mitla Pass
Gidi Pass
Abu Rudeis
Refidim
Anwar Sadat
Kissinger
Yitzhak Rabin
Aharon Yariv
Mitla
Sinai Peninsula
Gulf of Suez
Gidi
Canal
Radio Israel
First morning after contraceptive DES approved as prescription drug
The FDA authorized emergency use of DES as a postcoital contraceptive. The drug, linked to cancer with long use, will be prescription only and require patient brochures. A March 7 regulatory start and physician discretion define its early accessibility amid safety warnings.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Ralph Nader
Arthur F. Herbsted
Mardi Gras Under Handicap
Mardi Gras began in New Orleans amid a city transit strike that left revelers walking long distances to the parade and party areas. Drivers faced scarce parking as crowds enjoyed drunken parties in the French Quarter and family picnics along parade routes.
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New Orleans
Weavers Near Completion of Home Remodel at 214 W Pearson
Mr and Mrs Weavers are nearing completion of renovations and additions to their home at 214 West Pearson Street after relocating from St Louis. Mr Weaver, an electrical engineer with Emerson Electric Co, was laid off with about 30 engineers in a cutback at the St Louis plant. Mrs Weaver, Janet Hendren by birth, is a registered nurse employed at Audrain Medical Center.
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On Weaver
W. Pearson St
St. Louis
Weaver
Emerson Electric Co
Rufus Rain Beetle Aims To Be Oregon State Insect
Sixth graders from North Marion Elementary in Aurora campaign for Rufus the Rain Beetle as Oregon’s state insect. The push gained support in the House State and Federal Affairs Committee despite adult witnesses favoring honeybees.
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Salem
Ore
Rufus
Oregon
Peggy Burglind
North Marion
Aurora
House
State and Federal Affairs Committee
Flinn Fagg
Bill Grannell
Julie Bizon
Hubbard
Grannell
Recession Hits Southeast Harder Says Fed Economist
The Southeast faces higher unemployment at 74 percent in December versus 7.2 nationally, with construction down, especially in Florida. The Federal Reserve Bank's Southeastern District notes a slower path to recovery while other sectors show mixed activity and long term concerns persist.
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Associated Press
Southeast
Federal Reserve Bank
William Toal
Bank
Florida
Toal
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Pacific Coast
Pacific
McDonnell Douglas
California
Missouri
Auto Industry
Treasury
William E. Simon
Senate
New York Stock Exchange
New Livestock Rules To Be Told In Mexico Meeting
Mexico is named one of 13 regional meeting sites statewide where Missouri Department of Agriculture officials will explain new regulations effective March and April. The session covers cattle import restrictions from 10 southern states, intrastate horse rules, and guidelines for market operators and veterinarians. The Mexico meeting will be at Central Missouri Livestock Auction on Thursday starting at 7 p.m.
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Mexico
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Central Missouri
Penn Central Won’t Have To Shut Down
Penn Central Railroad will not shut down at month end after all following congressional and union urging. Trustees warned the situation remains critical but postponed drastic action as Congress considers relief. A $14 million payroll gap remains to be bridged by month end.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
Congress
Lincoln Didn’t Share Washingtons Tooth III
Chicago AP reports dental historian Dr Maynard K Hine finds Lincoln had only four dentist visits, far fewer than George Washington. He attributes Lincoln’s dental health to fluoridated wells in Indiana Kentucky, good hygiene, and diet, noting no smiling photos show his teeth and detailing noted visits in Louisville Milton Station Humboldt and Washington during 1841 1856 and 1862.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
George Washington
Maynard Kk. Hine
Indianapolis
American Dental Association
Indiana
Kentucky
Hine
Indiana-Purdue University
Bulletin of the History of Dentistry
Washington
Louisville
Wesley Wampler
Milton Station
Humboldt
G.S. Wolf
Beehive sells yearlong dehydrated food pack for 395 dollars
Atlanta AP reports Ron Whipple marketing a 395 dollar package of dehydrated foods to feed one person for a year with three meals daily. The cans store 15 years or more, use vacuum sealing, and require water and heating to reconstitute. Whipple argues it hedges against disaster and inflation.
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Atlanta
Ron Whipple
Whipple
Beehive Specialty Foods
Beehive
Price Tag Switch Costs Her Job in Sarasota
In Sarasota County Betty Benoit, welfare director, pleaded no contest to petty larceny after switching price labels in a local supermarket. She was suspended without pay from a $16,000-a-year job and trial was set for March 18 in Sarasota County Court.
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Sarasota, Fla
Sarasota County
Betty Benoit
Queen Elizabeth to receive major pay raise in Britain
London reports a pay raise for Queen Elizabeth II of about 500000 dollars annually. Prime Minister Harold Wilson was to announce the increase in the House of Commons. The queen currently receives 980000 pounds a year from public funds after staff, residences, and personal expenses are covered.
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London
Elizabeth
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Bank Robbers Follow Movie Plot to Real Heist in Havana
Two masked men, inspired by the film Country Blue shown in Tallahassee, robbed Havana State Bank of 7000 dollars. They forced Banking Examiner B J Cunningham and 14 others into the vault as they attempted to close the vault door, but Cunningham later said the bank is in very good condition despite the loss.
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Havana
Fla
Henry Slappey
Slappey
Tallahassee
B.J. Cunningham
Florida
Cunningham
New Jersey Plans Court Challenge to Offshore Oil Plans
Governor Brendan T. Byrne announced a court challenge to the Interior Department's offshore oil and gas leasing plan. Public hearings opened in Trenton as officials warned that the department would invite bids for tracts off New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia despite a prior assurance that nominations would wait for a Supreme Court ruling on federal versus state offshore jurisdiction.
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Trenton
N.J
Brendan T. Byrne
New Jersey
Interior Department
mid-Atlantic
Byrne
Royston Hughes
Interior
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Secretary’ of the Interior
Supreme Court
Atlantic Coast
Americans blame Arab oil nations for US troubles
A Harris poll of 1 543 American households finds 76 percent blaming foreign oil producers for inflation and 68 percent accusing Arab oil nations of causing the US recession. Israel support stands at 52 percent to 7 percent, with 24 percent neutral and 31 percent unsure.
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New York
United States
Harris
Israel
Army Didnt Keep Its Promises, So He Sued
Philip Cameron Jr. of Templeton sued the Army for failing to deliver on recruiter guarantees then received an honorable discharge with full benefits. He enlisted for three years, served two, and was discharged January 31. Cameron, 21, worked in various posts at Ft Devens and was ordered to Germany on November 7, 1972. The suit remains pending despite his discharge.
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Ft, Devens
Mass
Philip Cameron Jr
Army
Maj
A. T. Brainerd
Ft. Devens
Cameron
Templeton
Post
Germany
U.S. District Court
Springfield
Brainerd
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