School strike shuts classrooms in 11 states
Nearly a million students in 11 states miss class as teachers strike for higher pay and benefits. Illinois and Pennsylvania suffer the heaviest impact with Chicago and Philadelphia areas most affected. Negotiations stall. Chicago's union fixes a Sunday deadline and warns of a continued walkout if no agreement.
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California
Delaware
Ilinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
Montana
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Washington
Illinois
Chicago
National desegregation woes rise as Sunday deadline nears
In Louisville 22,600 pupils were bused under a court order while the FBI investigates early day scuffles in Jefferson County leaving six injured and 13 arrested. Across Pennsylvania over 200,000 students in 31 districts face extended vacation as strikes spread to 24 more districts.
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Louisville
FBI
Jefferson County
Pennsylvania
Foreign cars grab large share of U.S. market
In August foreign imports captured 21.8 percent of U.S. auto sales, near a yearly record, while domestic models slumped to a five year low. Ford announced plans to import a minicar from Europe for the 1977 model year as GM introduces a U.S. built minicar this fall. GM said unemployment benefits for long term blue collar layoffs were exhausted again. Eight of 21 imports set sales records for the month.
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Detroit
U.S
Ford Motor Co
Europe
United States
Henry Ford II
General Motors Corp
Longshoremen weigh actions over grain sales to Russia
Longshoremen may call in sick to protest injunctions blocking a boycott of grain shipments to the Soviet Union. ILA leader Gleason warned of dock sickness if injunctions remain, while Butz urged action on loading Soviet or American flag ships. Meany discussed coordinating with farm officials and grain industry executives.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Thomas Gleason
International Longshoremen's Association
Maritime Union
Texas
Louisiana
Gleason
Seafarers International Union
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Senate Agriculture Committee
Butz
Alf-Ciq
George Meany
ILA
Meany
Aflcio
U.S
Ford
Ford pushes plan to lift economy and create millions of jobs
President Ford told California business leaders that the economy is on the straightaway and climbing but requires $4 trillion in investment to create over 11 million jobs by 1980. He urged Congress to grant tax incentives and curb federal regulations while outlining energy talks with Governor Brown and a speech schedule across the West.
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Calif
Ford
Congress
United States
California
West Coast
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Washington
Seattle
Portland
Ore
America
Government halts jury probe in Patty Hearst case
A federal grand jury probing the Hearst matter quit abruptly after attorneys for silent witnesses accused the government of jail threats to compel testimony. The inquiry was adjourned “until further notice” with participants returning home and awaiting further instruction.
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Patty Hearst
Harrisburg
Nazi Germany
William Kuntsler
Jack Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Micki
Portland
Ore
Martin Miller
New York City
Miller
Jack Levine
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