Postal unions vote looms as strike threat lingers
Washington AP Five month postal labor dispute nears settlement yet ratification votes by the two largest unions will determine if a nationwide strike remains possible. The mail handlers plan no new vote while the APWU and letter carriers debate. Healy's arbitration raises salaries to about 19 500 by 1981 and preserves lifetime protection from layoffs for present workers.
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Washington
Special Federal
James J. Healy
J. Joseph Vacca
Letter Carriers’ Union
Emmet Andrews
American Postal Workers Union
Vacca
Andrews
APWU
Healy
Summit Slows as Sabbath Delays Begin Sadat Talks
CAMP DAVID Md AP The Middle East summit slows due to the Jewish Sabbath amid rumors of strained ties between Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin Reporter questions prompt White House spokesman Jody Powell to say he has not kept a tab on personal feelings and cannot confirm a rift. An Egyptian official privately questions the idea that personal animosity would block national interests. With Begin and the Israeli delegation observing the Sabbath after nightfall, no session appeared likely today.
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Camp David
Middle East
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Menachem Begin
Jody Powell
Powell
Carter
Sadat
Begin
Andrus vows action to protect Alaska lands if bill stalls
Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus said President Carter supports taking necessary actions to shield Alaska lands from development if Congress fails to pass the national lands conservation bill. He dismissed claims the plan would hinder economic growth, noting provisions to withdraw land and the bill’s balance between protection and growth amid Alaska oil revenue concerns.
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Washington
Cecil Andrus
Congress
Alaska
Carter
Andrus
Salmon River
Idaho
Nature Conservancy
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska Treasury
United States
Pigeon Lady Ruth Craig Beaten Near Magnificent Mile
Ruth Craig an 85 year old known as the Pigeon Lady was found unconscious with head injuries in the Wrigley Building concourse. She lived on the streets around Grant Park and Millers Pub. Police say her attackers are unknown and her condition is serious but improving.
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Chicago
Ruth Craig
Grant Park
Wrigley Building
Magnificent Mile
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Ray
Sam Sianis
Miller's
Mrs. Craig
Emergency powers expire after four national emergencies
Four presidential emergency powers granted by Congress over the past 45 years have expired under a 2 year old law. The states of emergency cited include the 1933 banking crisis, the 1950 Korean conflict, the 1970 postal strike, and the 1971 dollar devaluation driven crisis.
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Washington
Congress
EPA chief cites rising fuel economy in 1979 cars
Douglas Castle of the Environmental Protection Agency notes improvements in fuel efficiency with 1979 model cars averaging 19.9 miles per gallon so far, up from 19.6 mpg for 1978 models, despite ongoing pollution controls.
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Washington
Douglas Castle
The
Environmental — Protection
Mitchell loses court bid for early release from prison
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell failed to win release from the federal prison camp in Montgomery Alabama. US District Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr denied a hearing on Mitchells challenge to the Parole Commission decision delaying release until January 19 next year.
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Montgomery
Ala
John N. Mitchell
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Grant Mitchell
U.S. Parole Commission
Carter's vacation costs run over one hundred thousand
The AP estimates taxpayers have funded at least 114,000 for President Carter's 12 day Plains Ga and Western vacations with potential higher totals. The Western trip Aug 18 30 costs at least 2232.82 to Carter personally.
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Washington
Carter
Plains
West
Associated Press
Weekend Showers to Linger With Clearing Late Sunday
Showers moved into the area this morning and will persist through tomorrow with some clearing late Sunday. Tonight's low near 60 and highs near 80 tomorrow. Fair skies expected Monday before more showers return late Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs mostly in the 70s.
Wichita walkout widens
The Associated Press reports labor strife spreads from Wichita Kansas to Manchester New Hampshire as 126 Wichita police officers are fired for striking and 34 others sign the petition while Wichita firefighters face contempt citations and a $1000 daily fine for ending their five day old strike. Chief Richard LaMunyon vows not to rehire.
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Associated Press
Wichita Kan
Manchester
Wichita
Richard LaMunyon
Somoza Forces Pressed in Nicaragua Amidst Fighting
In Nicaragua fighting intensified as Somoza's army and air force press rebel-held areas around Esteli and Leon to regain control. Sandinista forces resist strongly while US Ambassador Solari seeks evacuation of Americans, which has not started after Somoza requests a formal note. Explosions and heavy firing shook Managua before easing. Observers note the 157th anniversary of independence looms.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Esteli
Leon
Mauricio Solari
Somoza
Spain
CIA abuses aired in House hearings on Soviet defector
CIA testimony revealed Yuri Nosenko was held in isolation in a bare vault for nearly three years with inadequate food and mental harassment. Officials discussed harsh options including killing or disabling him to obtain a confession. Oswald’s lack of KGB ties was a CIA aim. The disclosures drew strong bipartisan condemnation as a human rights violation.
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Washington
CIA
Lee Harvey Oswald
Central Intelligence Agency
House
Yuri Nosenko
John Simond Hart
Harold Sawyer
K- Mich
Nosenko
Hart
Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Soviet Union
Looney bin
Blind driving instructor trains Pacific Telephone workers
Rodney Christensen, a blind 32 year old, leads a one day defensive driving course for Pacific Telephone and Co workers. He teaches classroom safety basics then guides practice runs in company cars, using voice cues to judge student performance and does the job by braille studied material.
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Christensen
All Pacific Telephone
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