GM strike at Lords town Vega plant eyed for settlement
GM spokesman hopeful a settlement ends a Vega plant strike that started July 12. The action idled 7,800 workers at the Vega plant and 1,200 at the Fisher Body parts plant, with 24,000 Vegas production lost and 7.5 million in payrolls unpaid.
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Lordstown
Ohio
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Chevrolet Vegas
United Auto Workers Union
Vega
Fisher Body
British judge orders second cousin of queen tried for infant murder
Elizabeth Wise, 37, held on murder charges in Reading Crown Court over the death of her 10 month old blind deaf daughter. Post mortem cites blood poisoning. Wise was released on bail as defense cites her breakdown after child’s prognosis.
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London
UPI
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Wise
Reading Crown Court
David Napley
Texas prison shuts off talks as Carrasco standoff enters day ten
Texas Department of Corrections announced a blackout on negotiations with Fred Gomez Carrasco to protect the 13 hostages. Spokesman Ron Taylor cited dangers from public exposure of negotiation points and promised periodic briefings as the siege entered its 10th day amid storms and a power outage at the Huntsville prison.
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Huntsville
Tex
UPI
Texas
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Texas Department of Corrections
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Ron Taylor
Unemployment rate rises to 5.3 percent in July
U.S. unemployment edged up to 5.3 percent in July from 5.2 percent in June. The Labor Department reported 4.9 million unemployed, with total employment at 86.3 million, while gains for women balanced a drop in teen employment and critics warned of higher rates next year.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Dept
Weather Watch and Local Notices from Fon The Record
Weather outlook shows considerable cloudiness with a chance of showers and thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s, lows in the mid to upper 60s, precipitation chances 70 and 80 percent respectively. Also listed are marriage license applications births and deaths for Norwalk area.
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Norwalk
Radical Becomes Mayor And City Survives In Madison
Paul Soglin, a 27 year old UW radical, won Madison mayoral race last year. He fixed streets and won federal funds for 49 buses, pushed housing codes, and moved downtown renewal while appointing 350 advisory members. His leadership split radicals and conservatives as talks of disarming police remain distant.
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Madison, Wis
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University City
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Chicago
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Dean Sentenced to One to Four Years in Watergate Cover-Up
John W. Dean III, Nixon aide and chief accuser in Watergate, was sentenced by Judge John J. Sirica to one to four years for conspiracy in the cover-up. Dean was released on personal bond with a Sept. 3 start date to care for his mother-in-law ill in California.
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UPI
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Leon Jaworski
Sirica
California
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Senate Watergate Committee
Thomas N. Shaffer
White House
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UN to patrol Cyprus buffer zones after Security Council vote
The Security Council backed a compromise to allow UN forces to patrol buffer zones in Cyprus amid renewed fighting between Turkish and Greek Cypriot forces. Turkish authorities lifted movement restrictions, enabling UN troops to operate in Turkish military areas and man checkpoints again. The clash centered near Kyrenia and Lapithos with limited exchanges and no artillery reports. U.N. officials cited small arms fire and noted ongoing talks to map cease-fire lines with Cyprus President Glafkos Clerides present in a meeting with U.N. representatives.
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Lapithos
Karavas
M. Prem Chand
Luis Wechmann- Munoz
Glafkos Clerides
Marathon stations must choose between gasoline or lottery sales
Columbus area Marathon and Sohio officials say company policy bars gambling devices at stations and independent operators must pick between selling gasoline or lottery tickets. One Marathon dealer plans to fight the ruling, arguing lottery income could boost profits.
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Marathon
Edward S. Markel
Columbus Area
Marathon Oil Co
Findlay
Robert Blakey
Sohio
Blakey
Frank Pittenger
Pittenger
Phone Workers Vote To Strike Nationwide
Labor and management spokesmen clash over chances of a nationwide telephone strike Monday but both sides prepared to return to bargaining today to avert one. CWA head Glenn E. Watts says a 7 to 1 strike authorization vote was taken Thursday.
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Washington
UPI
Labor and
Glenn E. Watts
CWA
Norwalk Resurfacing Starts Christie and Walnut Streets
City resurfacing begins Monday on Christie Avenue and Walnut Street in Norwalk. Traffic should avoid work areas as the entire streets will be resurfaced. Residents are asked to park in driveways Sunday night to keep roads clear for safety and tar clean up. Norwalk also took delivery of a reworked Chevrolet ambulance replacing a 1965 Cadillac unit. radio installation was pending.
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Christie Avenue
Walnut Street
Jim Widman
Christie
Walnut
Widman
Superior Coach Division
Sheller Globe Corp
Herbert Krogh
Cadillac
Nowalk Tonight Showings At Towne And Country Theatre
Two Walt Disney films Snowball Express and The World's Greatest Athlete screen tonight at 8 p.m. at Towne and Country Theatre 57 E Main St. City weighs decibel meter from Stemco Corp costing 600 with noise ordinance revisions by Goodsite and council to set excess levels.
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E. Main St
Stemco Corp
Wayne Goodsite
Goodsite
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John Ashbrook
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