Pug Conn. phone workers strike across Western states
Thousands of striking communications workers return to picket lines in 13 Western states as Connecticut customers face delays on day one of a separate phone strike. Talks between US West and Communications Workers of America were to resume after a five hour session ended without settlement. Bruce McDowell, CWA Local 7777 spokesman, said some progress was made but cautioned optimism is limited.
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Wendy's picks Coca Cola as exclusive fountain drink for decade
Wendy's International names Coca Cola its exclusive fountain drink for the next decade and orders hundreds of restaurants to switch from Pepsi. The move sidelines PepsiCo in the soft drink market where Coke holds about 65 percent of the share to Pepsi's 25 percent. Pepsi officials were not invited to bid.
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Woman Arrested With Cyanide in Post Office Scheme
Kathryn Schoonover was arrested at a Marina del Rey post office after officers found more than 106 envelopes each containing a bag of sodium cyanide disguised as a nutritional supplement. The envelopes were sent to recipients across Southern California and as far as New York. authorities warned the substance could have caused mass murder if mailed.
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Hitchcock stamps draw collectors to tiny Hitchcock town
Postmaster Kathy Price hand-cancels Alfred Hitchcock commemorative stamps spelling out Suspense Station Hitchcock and a date August 4, 1998. Requests arrive from Germany France and Italy for the first day cancel available through September 4. The town of Hitchcock population 100 attracts stamp fans curious about the director born in London in 1899 and died in 1980.
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Reading shift fuels teacher training promises
In Arlington area and across the country teachers gain summer instruction to boost reading skills. The National Research Council backs phonics together with exposing students to diverse, well written material, calming the long running whole language versus phonics debate. Union sponsor Marsha Berger notes the Arlington program aims to spread these methods to more classrooms in fall.
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Officials vow to battle bin Laden in new era of counterterrorism
Secretary of Defense William Cohen says the United States would not regret bin Laden’s death if he is killed in future actions. He declares war against terrorists and stresses that no single target proves progress. Madeleine Albright and others frame strikes as against command facilities, not just one man. The discussion follows missile strikes on Afghanistan camps and a Sudan drug plant linked to chemical weapons.
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Pakistan cautions on report of found missile
Unexploded U S missile reportedly found in western Pakistan near Kharan and handed to the military after US strikes in Afghanistan. Officials declined to confirm the report amid earlier, disputed claims. No injuries or damage reported.
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Sunday Praises Action of Administration for Swift Move
Sunday praise highlights the administration's prompt response to a developing situation. The editorial notes quick decisions and coordinated measures, urging continued vigilance and support from the public and allied agencies.
Lockerbie compromise reached by Clinton administration
The United States plans to have two Libyans Megrahi and Fhimah tried by a Scottish panel under Scottish law at Dutch government headquarters, with Libyan acceptance pending. The 1988 Pan Am 103 bombing killed 259 aboard and 11 on the ground, including 189 Americans.
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Chernomyrdin Returns as Russian Prime Minister
Moscow reports Boris Yeltsin recalling Viktor Chernomyrdin to head the government to confront a deepening crisis. Chernomyrdin, once premier for five years, faces devalued ruble, debt restructuring, a feisty parliament, and public doubt about rapid change before Yeltsin’s term ends in 2000.
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