Boy Rescued After Tree Fork Entrapment in Park
In Plunkett Park third grader Jimmy Johnson son of Michael and Janie Alexander got his foot stuck in a forked tree while waiting after school at Hawthorne School. Police officer Richard Barnels and Lt. Frank Cason assisted with a ladder and fire crew Captain Warren Buffington pushed apart branches to free the boy.
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Jimmy Johnson
Michael
Janie Alexander
Plunkett Park
Hawthorne School
Public Safety Department
Richard Barnels
Jimmy
Frank Cason
Bartels
Warren Buffington
Jim Mumford
Capt
Buffington
Ford Finding Thorns On Campaign Trail
President Ford on a week long tour faces criticism over strategy of staying in the White House and his debate remark about Soviet influence in Eastern Europe. Carter and Mondale call the remark a blunder. Ford clarifies and backs a stance while critics urge transparency on boycott tied company names. Also reports a newborn in Mexico and local postal rate joke from Sikeston Standard.
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White House
Rose Garden
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ase
University of Southern California
Commerce Department
U.S
Israel
Eastern Europe
Horace Webb
Webb
Walter Mondale
Los Angeles
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
USC
Strikes Idle 1200 Workers At Two Mexican Plants
More than 1200 workers idle as Florsheim Shoe Co and 800 A. P. Green Refractories Co. craft plants halt amid a union strike. Local 20 United Shoe Workers vote 193 to 165 against a proposed two year contract, centering on seniority language and benefits. Union leader Lewis Elson says further negotiations will target the Mexico plant.
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United Shoe Workers of America
Florsheim Shoe Co
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Etelke
Florsheim
Lewis Elson
St. Louis
International Shoe
Midwest
Wetterau Union Scheduled to Vote on Contract Offer
Wetterau Union Local 21 will host a vote Saturday at the Union Hall starting at 4 a.m. on a recommended contract for Wetterau Food Services employees estimated at 95 to 100 workers. The current contract expired August 15 and workers have operated without a contract since.
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Teamsters Union
Wetterau Food Services
Pete
Harris
Wetterau
Management Cuts Back A P Green Brick Kilns After Strike
After United Brick and Clay Workers 790 struck A P Green Refractories Co, management shut down operations at Mexico and Fulton plants. The walkout followed a 465 to 364 rejection of a two year contract. L Byrnes Hawthorne cited wage and fringe benefit gains and continued cost of living protections, noting the shutdown began at midnight Sept 30 and will take at least two weeks to complete. He warned higher costs could hurt demand and jobs. The company mailed a summary of its offer to each member and said talks remain open.
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United Brick and Clay Workers
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Mexico
Fulton
L. Byrnes Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Comppany
Unchanged U S Jobs Picture in September
The Labor Department reports September unemployment at 7.8 percent, little change from August, while total employment falls by 162000 to 87.8 million and the civilian labor force dips 280000 to 95.203 million. Analysts say the shifts lack statistical significance and reflect a stagnant economy amid election-year debates.
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Washington
Labor Department
Jimmy Carter
Ford
New Thai Leaders Promise To Relinquish Power Soon
Bangkok calm for a second day as military rulers pledge to hand over to a civilian government within months. Diplomatic sources say acting Foreign Minister Anant Panitchayron briefed diplomats on calm situation and no shift in foreign policy. Violence last week left forty one dead after street clashes between right wing groups and students and a police assault on a Bangkok school.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Anant Panyarachun
Sangad Chalanya
Houdini-like escapee Luttrell eludes shackles in court
Louisville prisoner John R. Luttrell, awaiting two robbery counts, slips locked shackles in court, escapes twice earlier this year, and pockets five saw blades. Deputy Ray Bible notes Luttrell’s skill with makeshift keys or clips, while federal officers plan escort after the next detention-center outing.
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Ray Bible
Bible
Jefferson County
Luttrell
U.S. Marshal's Office
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Sikeston Standard
Lne
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Cindy Kendrick
Sherry Fox
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Wetterau Union
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