Teamsters Picket As Talks Resume In Nationwide Truck Strike
Teamsters union members marched in picket lines as talks resumed amid a nationwide truckers strike. Wages fringe benefits and a cost-of-living clause remain sticking points as negotiations continued past midnight with scattered violence reported across several states.
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Connecticut
Colorado
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florida
Terre Haute
Ind
W. J. Usery Jr
White House
Ford
Cleveland
New York Averts Transit Strike With Two Year Pact
New York City avoided a crippling transit strike as negotiators reached a two year labor contract between city bus and subway workers and the Transit Workers Union. The tentative deal includes a cost of living pay hike and a productivity clause while the Emergency Financial Control Board must approve it.
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New York City
Subway
Transit Workers
Transit Authority
David Yunich
Yunich
Emergency Financial Control Board
TWU
Matthew Guinan
Transport Workers Union
Abraham D. Beame
Tam
Beame
Susan Ros
Absentee Voting Ends Saturday for Glenwood Hospital Bond Measure
Absentee voting ends at noon Saturday in Ward Five for the Glenwood Hospital bond referendum in West Monroe with about 14 votes cast by noon today. Voters out of the parish urged to use the courthouse basement ballots today Friday and until noon Saturday. Phase One plans add roughly 58000 square feet at under 5 million dollars and will be financed by hospital revenues through revenue bonds with no new taxes. Downey met with Saturday election commissioners for machine operation instructions.
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Glenwood Hospital
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Bill C. Downey
Downey
Chuckle About Earned Money From Dad
An old timer recalls childhood allowances saying his dad let them keep half of what they earned. The remark reflects simpler financial norms.
Quinlans Win Landmark NJ Right to Die Case
New Jersey Supreme Court rules 7 0 that physicians may disconnect life support for Karen Quinlan if medical authorities deem her condition hopeless. Guardian Joseph Quinlan appointed as decision maker with personal privacy rights cited. Family had observed Karen’s 22nd birthday privately two days earlier.
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Trenton
Julia. Quinlan
New Jersey Supreme Court
Karen Anne Quinlan
Joseph Quinlan
Mrs. Quinlan
Paul Armstrong
Quinlan
Quinlans
U.S. Supreme Court
Mount Arlington
No-Fault Backers Continue Fight In House
AP reports advocates of a national no fault auto insurance law push their case to the House after the Senate defeated the measure 49 to 45 and sent it back for study. Senator Moss notes slim chances in the House where a similar bill failed in 1974. The plan would require benefits from the car owner’s own insurer regardless of fault. consumer groups support it while lawyers and the White House oppose it. Sixteen states already have no fault laws.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Wholesale prices rise in March offset farm price drop
Washington AP reports wholesale prices reversed a two month decline with a 0.2 percent March increase driven by higher processed foods and industrial goods, offset by a 1 percent fall in farm product prices. The March rise aligns with Ford administration forecasts and follows small changes in prior months.
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Washington
Labor Department
Lvestocs
Birthday Wishes for Joe Embanato and Girl Scout Banquet
Twin Cities notes mark Joe Embanato turning 94 with a family birthday supper at 4608 Bon Aire Dr. Monroe. The North East Louisiana Girl Scout Council plans a Leaders Banquet at 7 p.m. at the Ramada Inn with tickets through the council office.
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Bon Aire Dr
Monroe
Big Papa
Silver Waters
Girl Scout Council
Ramada Inn
Ruth Hartley
Louisiana
Girl Scout Office
Monroe Exception In Truck Strike
In New Orleans area ports and major Louisiana terminals Teamster pickets backed a national walkout. About 9 500 union truckers went on strike in North Louisiana, with Monroe remaining an exception due to a prior one year pact. Port operations showed no immediate impact.
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New Orleans
Teamster
Louisiana
Kenneth Myers
Shreveport Teamsters
Shreveport
Myers
Monroe
Teamsters
Teamsters Local 270
Mich Ledet
Baton Rouge
Teamster Local 5
Alexandria
Weather Summary for Twin Cities and Louisiana Coast
Twin Cities expect fair skies through Friday with mild afternoons and cool nights. Highs mid 70s today, near 80 Friday. lows around 50 tonight. Winds light. Monroe Airport records 65 high, 44 low, no rain in last 24 hours. Louisiana outlook partly cloudy Saturday with scattered showers Sunday and fair Monday. coastal lows in 50s, highs in 70s.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana
Senate death cripples no fault bill vote
The House Commerce Committee delayed no fault action while Senate actions prompted opponents to label passage unlikely. An industry official said the panel will not vote out the bill, which would have forced states to enact no fault laws within four years and created federal programs for noncompliant states. Sen. Pastore called the outcome sorrowful for the Senate. The piece references broader economic data on February to March price shifts in food and farm products.
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House Commerce Committee
Senate
Leftist leader agrees to conditional Lebanon cease fire pact
Kamal Junblatt, leading Lebanese leftists, accepts a five day cease fire to permit a new president's election. Franjieh would resign within the period. Syria warns of intervention to halt fighting amid fears of partition. Jordan's King Hussein voices support for intervention to balance the factions. Junblatt says talks with Palestinian guerrilla groups will set start time and enforcement.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Kamal Junblatt
Suleiman Franjieh
Junblatt
Franjieh
Syria
Damascus
Washington
Jordan
Hussein
License Sticker Date Extended
Louisiana motorists receive an extra ten days before enforcement begins as the State Police delay processing mail requests at Baton Rouge headquarters. The deadline for license sticker issuance has been moved back to April 40, extending the grace period.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
African Pressure Forces U.N. Action
The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution finding South Africa guilty of aggression in Angola and demanding reparations. Nine affirmative votes include Benin, Guyana, Libya, Pakistan, Panama, Romania, the Soviet Union, Sweden, and Tanzania with the United States Britain France Italy and Japan abstaining and China not participating.
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United Nations Security Council
South Africa
Angola
United States
China
Marxist Popular Movement
MPLA
Benin
Guyana
Libya
Pakistan
Panama
Romania
Soviet Union
Sweden
Tanzania
Britain
France
Italy
Japan
River Stage Readings Show Flood Change At Stations
River stage data indicate rising levels at Monroe Camden and surrounding stations with increases from 40 to 31.3 at Monroe and 26 to 17.8 at Camden, signaling a 2.2 rise in water height.
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Monroe
Camden
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