Teachers reach settlements in three states amid nationwide strike
The nationwide walkout by teachers affects over 32,000 educators and more than 500,000 students. In Arkansas Little Rock 1,200 teachers threaten to strike if a new deal is not reached by 5 a.m. Officials warn of obstruction charges. Michigan New Jersey and Washington announce tentative agreements while mass walkouts persist in Chicago Plainfield Elizabeth Edmonds and other districts. Massachusetts Ohio and Pennsylvania also report actions.
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Elizabeth
Edmonds
Wash
Cassopolis
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Michigan Education Association
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Oregon state workers strike ends with tentative two year deal
Oregon's first major state workers strike ends as a tentative two year contract is reached. The agreement provides 2 percent retroactive raise to July and 4 percent in January 1989 plus no out of pocket health insurance costs. Union members will vote on ratification within two weeks. Governor Goldschmidt called the deal fair and equitable.
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Southern Oregon State College
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Thieves Steal Thousands Of Blank Poker Chips In Portland
In Portland Maine the Burt Co reports about 16100 unmarked poker chips stolen from its plant between Monday night and Tuesday. The chips can be converted into gambling pieces and sold to casinos or card rooms, posing risk of counterfeit activity.
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Burt Co
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Atlantic City
N.J
Portland
Burglar nabbed at Gracie Mansion in predawn break-in
Juan Suarez, 33, was arrested at mayor Edward Koch's Gracie Mansion after entering through a basement window and grabbing silverware. He told officers he was a burglar. authorities said he did not know he was at the mayor's home. The case involves alarm tampering and an insider knowledge claim.
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Gracie Mansion
Tom Kelly
Kelly
Edward L. Koch
Juan Suarez
Pam
Johnson
Manhattan
Dapper Bandit Strikes Dallas Bank With Slick Heist
A bank in Dallas was robbed by a slick thief dubbed the Dapper Bandit. Wearing dark glasses and a suit, he escaped in a Monte Carlo after calmly taking cash from three tellers, with no customers present. Police note the bandit has 22 prior heists in nine years across Texas.
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Gary Shaffer
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Monte Carlo
Ratcliffe
Houston
Austin
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Dallas-Fort Worth
AMA study questions need for many bypass surgeries
Harvard researchers analyzed 88 patients with coronary artery disease who were advised to undergo bypass in the early 1980s. Second opinions agreed surgery was needed in only 14 cases, while 60 of 74 counseled to delay surgery followed medical therapy, with no increase in heart attack or death, suggesting many bypasses could be avoided with careful second opinions.
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United States
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