Wayne Township teachers strike over salaries in Dayton area
In Dayton Ohio 300 teachers from Wayne Township Local School District walked out after a 70 percent vote by the Wayne Township Classroom Teachers Association. Supt Charles G Newton said classes would continue for 4136 Montgomery County students and bus drivers were not honoring the picket lines. The district offered a base salary rise from 8800 to 9200 this year and 9600 next year.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wayne Township
Board of Education
Charles G. Newton
Montgomery County
FDA chief says labs falsified drug safety data
Dr. Alexander Schmidt, outgoing FDA head, alleges deliberate falsification of safety test data by research laboratories. He expects criminal charges after a survey of 40 labs and notes possible new regulations and inspections for animal research. Schmidt returns to academic medicine, citing congressional scrutiny as a major frustration.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Alexander Schmidt
Schmidt
University of Illinois’ Medical School
FDA
Congress
National Cancer Institute
Schhmidt
Women pilots face cotton clothing and grooming rules
At Wright Patterson and the Air Force Academy, rules require cotton T shirts and, if worn, cotton undergarments to reduce burn risk in fire. Nylon garments are banned. cosmetics pose no fire hazard. Men and women must plan hair and helmet fit. some training planes lack gender-specific lavatories.
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Dayton
Air Force
Billy Pfoff
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Pfoff
Life Support Systems Office
Aeronautical Systems Division
Columbus bus drivers strike disrupts city transit
Columbus bus drivers and repairmen walked out after failed talks with Central Ohio Transit Authority affecting about 50 000 daily riders. TWU Local 208 president Bert Miller urged immediate resume of negotiations while opposing an 8 percent raise and seeking 2 25 dollars per hour a 43 percent increase.
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Columbus, Ohio
Central Ohio Transit Authority
Bert Miller
The
Trait Workers Union
Miller
TWU
COTA
Thomas Nooner
Living cadavers teach real anatomy to med students
In Tucson, Arizona, the University of Arizona medical school uses live models to teach anatomy. Volunteers show veins arteries and muscles with markers while instructors guide students to learn from real patient-like demonstrations.
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Tucson, Ariz
University of Arizona Medical School
Paula Stillman
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