Bell System telephone workers avert nationwide walkout
A three year contract with the Communications Workers of America ends a 500000 member strike threat. The tentative deal offers a 31 percent wage and benefit increase and follows federal mediation and talks with IBEW and Telecommunications International Union.
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Van Houten Retrial Ends in Mistrial After Deadlock
In Los Angeles a judge declared mistrial in Leslie Van Houten's retrial on murder charges as the jury of seven to five deadlocked on first degree murder versus manslaughter. Van Houten appeared dejected in court, and a new trial date was set for September 12.
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Wrong way crash on I-70 kills New Jersey man
The Associated Press reports Willie Baskerville, 56, of Newark, N J, died in a head on collision on Interstate 70 in Columbus after the other vehicle traveled westbound in the eastbound lanes. Ohio’s weekend traffic toll rose to three with prior deaths in Geauga and Medina counties.
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Glance Inside Fire Station No 2 Emergency Squad
Journal photographer spends a day with the city emergency squad as four bell rings trigger rapid response. A seemingly lifeless drowning victim shows revival after long submersion. EPA to check high mileage claims on production cars.
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Ohioans hail tentative Bell contract with CWA
Ohio officials and union leaders voiced relief after Bell System reached a tentative three year contract with the Communication Workers of America just hours before a strike deadline. Ohio Bell district manager Tom Cotton and CWA representative Tom Mitchell cited optimism and described the agreement as satisfactory though terms were not yet disclosed.
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Rhodesia Store Bomb Blast Kills 11 Injures 76 in Salisbury
A Woolworth store bombing in Salisbury Rhodesia killed 11 and injured 76. Police offered a 16200 reward. Security sources attributed the attack to black nationalist guerrillas as Prime Minister Ian Smith condemned the act.
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Hot and humid forecast with thunderstorms likely
The weather outlook remains hot and humid with a 50 percent rain chance. Temperatures peak near 90 degrees today and tomorrow, with morning lows in the mid 70s and isolated thunderstorms likely in the late afternoon and night.
Carter Visits Plains on Welfare Reform Tour
President Carter walked Plains Georgia Main Street greeting shopkeepers tourists and old friends after a national news conference where he outlined welfare reform. He hugged Rachel Clark his former nanny and kissed five year old Jennifer Bridge while Alton Carter tended the family antique shop and plans for a new Baptist church proceeded with cousin Hugh Carter. Rosalynn accompanied him as they toured souvenir shops before returning home.
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Nixon era survivors still free as three years pass since resignation
Three years after Richard Nixon resigned amid Watergate, Nixon remains free while top aides face prison terms. Liddy prepares to leave prison. Haldeman, Mitchell, Ehrlichman serve sentences. 25 others jailed in the scandal. Nixon pursues memoirs in San Clemente amid debt from legal fights and TV ventures.
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