Verizon Ends Some Chants: Strike Continues in Mid-Atlantic
Verizon and unions reached a tentative three year contract for 50 000 workers returning many from a two week strike. A separate Middle Atlantic unit remains on strike with over 35 000 workers, unresolved issues include overtime levels and monitoring of customer service. Managers filled in for striking workers while repair requests and new service orders piled up across 12 Northeast and Mid Atlantic states.
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New England
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North East
Frank Paxton
Divers open Kursk escape hatch in search for survivors
Norwegian divers opened the Kursk escape hatch after 24 hours but found the chamber empty. Russian navy officials said the hull below appeared flooded and all 118 crewmen were likely lost as rescue efforts continued with a British sub on standby.
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Vladimir Navrotsky
Navrotsky
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Barents Sea
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Ian Vessel
David Russell
British Broadcasting Corp
Adm
Vyacheslav Popov
Russia
RTR
Lawrence County Fair Demolition Derby Excites Crowd
The Lawrence County Fair closed with fireworks after a demolition derby drawing over 1,000 spectators. Nick's Auto Body sponsored the event, which featured four heats and more than 130 drivers. Dave Fowler of Sheep Hill drove a late model Grand Am in heat two and nearly tipped over after a collision.
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Nick’s Auto Body
Dave Fowler
Sheep Hill
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Foreign language options expand in Union Area schools
In New Castile, under Chapter 5 standards, districts must offer two foreign languages with a four year sequence, though seniors need not prove proficiency. Union Area leads by starting as early as kindergarten, with weekly elementary Spanish and four years of high school study including French or distance learning.
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Pennsylvania
Department of Education
Union Area
Gary Trimble
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