Woodpecker Research Aims at Safer Helmets
Los Angeles AP reports psychiatrist Dr. Jip R.A. May leads UCLA and Brentwood VA Hospital team investigating why woodpeckers drill into wood without injury. The study could improve helmets for athletes motorists pilots by learning how birds tolerate repeated head impacts.
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Truckers Strike Enters Second Day Amid Talks With Teamsters
The coast to coast truck strike entered its second day with unions reporting progress toward a near agreement on wages cost of living benefits and other terms. Violence has occurred in scattered incidents as negotiations resume across the country.
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Violence disrupts Ohio Teamsters strike with pickets and damage
Scattered violence marked day two of the Teamsters strike in Ohio as pickets operated to protect emergencies. In Cleveland and other cities, rock throwing damaged windshields while some deliveries were skipped or escorted. About 40,000 Ohio Teamsters stay under the national freight contract with 23 firms signing temporary accords. Government officials warned of potential auto plant shutdowns if the strike persists, and U.S. negotiators eyed a Taft Hartley cooling off period.
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Independents keep on truckin
Independent trucker Bud from Valley Grove West Virginia heads for Colorado with a steel load in his diesel cab. He says there are radicals but he is prepared, while markets, radios, and diners around a busy truck stop reflect a tense scene among drivers and locals.
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Unemployment Rate Dips to 7.5 Percent in March
The U S unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent in March, down from 7.6 percent in February, marking the longest sustained drop in 14 years. Employment rose by 375000 to a new high of 86.7 million, with Blacks and women gaining most from the decline.
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GM Cutback Cuts 5600 at Pontiac GMC Truck Plant
GM began mass layoffs at its GMC Truck and Coach Division in Pontiac eliminating 5,600 final assembly jobs as the first large scale result of the Teamsters strike. About 2,000 workers remain on site at the plant.
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Weekend Middletown Forecast With Party Cloudiness
Clear skies and overnight lows in the 30s forecast for the Middletown area. Saturday’s highs near the low 60s with a chance of showers early next week as the outlook shifts to partly cloudy conditions.
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Middletown
Three Miami Beach Detectives Killed In Shooting
Three police detectives died when a gunman opened fire with a shotgun during a motorist stop near a Miami Beach motel. The suspect, Joseph Mowlood of Blue Island Illinois, was hospitalized in critical condition under guard, and police suggest he may have shot himself rather than surrender.
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Miami Beach
Marines say local officials hid recruit data on Texas enlistee
Marine investigators say Lufkin Texas law enforcement withheld information that would have disqualified Pvt McClure from enlistment. McClure died after head injuries in training and lawmakers allege improper recruitment due to mental retardation or arrests. Investigators report a recruiter was told no police record and no mental hospital mention.
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