Truckers Strike Sparks New England Tension Across States
Accidents were reported in Massachusetts and Connecticut as nationwide trucker slowdowns drew a mixed response. President Carter planned a partial deregulation, with the Teamsters resisting higher fuel costs and independents warning of disruption. Police surveilled Pennsylvania dairy routes as threats and arrests surfaced amid highway blockages and escorted haulers.
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
New England
Teamsters’ Union
Carter
Teamsters
American Trucking Association
Pennsylvania
Dick Thornburgh
Wisconsin
Lee Dreyfus
Bradford County
Thornburgh
Penrose Hallowell
Towanda
New York State
Watrel project funding eyed amid pension questions
Scanlon says Watrel reports on classroom use will aid East Stroudsburg decisions on space problems. Watrel on leave from Dickinson is paid $12,600 yearly through Aug 21 and may seek retirement credits. a pension could yield about $8,000 yearly from age 60, with long term payout estimates.
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Scanlon
Watrel
East Stroudsburg
Holmes
Robert Hendershot
State Employees Retirement Board
Cary Kline
Commonwealth
Truckers protest turns deadly as violence erupts nationwide
Robert Tate of Birmingham was killed by a sniper while by his rig near Tuscumbia Alabama as protests intensified. Gov. Fob James urged arming workers. Across 23 states picketing blockades and shootings disrupt highways. National Guard secured fuel depots. Gulf Coast shrimp boat operators plan Sabine Neches channel blockade threatening refineries in Sabine Orange Beaumont Port Arthur area.
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Robert Tate
Birmingham
Ala
Tuscumbia
FBI
Donald Boden
Litchfield
Ill
Auburn
National Guard
Alabama
Minnesota
Sabine-Neches
Texas-Louisiana
Gulf
Texaco
Sunoco
Fina
Sabine, Orange
Beaumont
Port Arthur
U.S. trade balance posts first surplus since 1976
The Commerce Department reports a first quarter balance of payments surplus of 157 million dollars due to a stronger dollar and higher US interest rates. The deficit for 1978 is revised to 13.9 billion. Officials warn oil prices could alter projections ahead of the Geneva meeting. Harrisburg interchanges to see two week single lane traffic with traffic lights up to end of June.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Commerce Department
Geneva
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Harrisburg East
Commission
Senate grills Biester on independence of consumer advocate
In Harrisburg, the Senate Consumer Affairs Committee pressed Attorney General Biester to maintain full independence of the Office of Consumer Advocate while weighing Walter Cohen's nomination. Debates centered on Thornburgh's order for a Justice Department review of Three Mile Island rate petitions and Widoff's accusations, with lawmakers warning against any interference in the consumer advocate's actions.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Consumer Advocate
Walter W. Cohen
Senate
Cohen
Senate Consumer Affairs Committee
Office of
Edward G. Biester Jr
Governor's Office
Biester
Dick Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Justice Department
Mark Widoff
Public Utility Commission
Three Mile Island
Widoff
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