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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1997
Page
2
Labor Secretary Herman pushes both sides back to bargaining as a nine day strike stalls negotiations. AFL CIO president Sweeney to announce financial support for strikers while UPS defends its pension plan and warns of 15000 potential layoffs.
Postmaster Julliann M. Biggers notes a sharp rise in Express and Priority mail amid a strike. Express overnight up 70 percent and Priority 50 percent, forcing overtime and a four package limit per customer. Local guidance issued via toll free number and staff increased to assist customers. Non local stamped packages over one pound should be handed to a clerk due to FAA rules.
U S District Judge Richard Matsch rejected Timothy McVeighs bid for a new trial and ordered him to appear Thursday for formal sentencing. McVeigh was convicted in June of murder conspiracy and weapons counts for the 1995 Murrah Building bombing that killed 168 and injured more than 50. A separate Washington note reports Clinton administration criticism of DC assistance bill provisions limiting elected officials authority.
A Palestinian vegetable vendor was killed in an explosion at a blacksmith’s shop in Howara West Bank. The blacksmith was injured and Israeli authorities investigated the blast with conflicting versions. A police officer suggested the vendor supplied a grenade used as a weight for vegetables.
A century-old YMCA in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, burned early Monday, possibly started by a disgruntled resident. Six men were reported missing, with about 50 tenants in single rooms. The four-story building, 100 years old, saw a wing collapse and smoke visible as far as Staten Island. Two firefighters and five others suffered minor injuries. The blaze, hard to control for four hours, began in a fourth-floor room despite a sprinkler system.
An Egyptian court found writer Ahmed Fikry guilty of libel for claiming in August 1996 that Jihan Sadat bore an illegitimate son. The Sap to case alleged a forged birth certificate. Fikry received a suspended one year sentence after Sadat's family filed suit.
A Baltimore market shooting shows Officer Charles Smothers firing on James Quarles after a knife-wielding man confronts four officers. Eyewitnesses dispute a lunge as Smothers is placed on desk duty during the probe. The videotaped incident at Lexington Market prompted calls about possible excessive force.
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