Fire talks deadlocked as strike slowdowns unfold
In central Indiana a five day wage dispute paralyzed Fire Department operations as six buildings burned, with hundreds of thousands in damage. Fire Chief Ed Ballinger and deputies remained at the scene while volunteers fought the tavern blaze for three hours. Court orders require eight hour daily negotiations as strikes continue. Police and firefighters seek higher pay, with the city offering six percent.
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Ed Ballinger
Ballinger
Indiana
Madison
William T Clifford
David Lehr
Order of Police
Jail reopens faces closure in Newport Ky suit
Campbell County Jail reopened after a court-ordered closure amid overcrowding and violence concerns. The Legal Aid Society seeks federal approval to file suit to shut the jail again, arguing inmates face cruel and unusual punishment and citing 22 conditions including overcrowding lack of toilet facilities segregation and poor ventilation.
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Newport
Campbell County
Legal Aid Society
Legal Aid
Richard Cullison
Cincinnati
Community Correctional Institute
Eee
Bid on Buses for Board of Mental Retardation in Butler County
Sealed bids for two 18 to 24 passenger school buses for Butler County Board of Mental Retardation will be received at the Commissioners Office in Hamilton Ohio until 10 30 A M on September 21 1978. Specifications available from the Third Floor office of the Butler County Administrative Center. Bids must be sealed and addressed to Butler County Commissioners 130 High Street Hamilton Ohio 45011 and marked Bid on Buses for Board of Mental Retardation. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. August 31 to September 1978.
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Butler County Commissioners
Butler County Administrative Center
High Street
Hamilton
Ohio
Butler County Board of Mental Retardation
Onio
Board of Mental Retardation
Board OF County Commissioners
Butler County
Donald G. Schirmer
Dale L. Logsdon
Arthur F. Reiff
Tomato workers strike turns tense in Ohio confrontations
In Putnam County Ohio strikers from Farm Labor Organizing Committee clash with local growers. Guns were shown but growers pledged to leave them at home as talks with prosecutors planned for four migrant workers. Demonstrations, horn blasts, and threats over wage demands highlight a multi county push to win higher pay and benefits amid crop losses.
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Belmore
Ohio
Putnam County
Bob Beutler
Tler
Puttnam County
Thomas Unverforth
Farm Labor Organizing Committee
Velasquez Sai Klass
Klass
Toledo United Labor Committee
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers of
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Abor
America
Velasquez
UFW
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Orangey
Johnny Walker
Converse
ALL Stars
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Sporting Goods Oping Center
Cincinnati Bengals
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