Thunderstorm chances linger through Tuesday inland Texas
A trough of unsettled weather brings a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday across West and North Texas, with highs upper 80s to near 90s and southeasterly winds. Dense East Texas fog reduced visibilities to near zero, prompting travel advisories. Pre-dawn readings ranged from 66 in Amarillo to 82 in Corpus Christi as showers and scattered thundershowers continued along the coast and offshore.
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AT&T operators strike as talks falter over wages
No Bell labor talks planned as AT&T 675,000 operators and technicians strike for the second time in 12 years. Management says systems hold well during expected call surge while unions demand higher pay and job security amid expired contract.
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Odessa Bell Workers Strike Over Divestiture Pressures
Odessa strike action involves about 100 Southwestern Bell managers and technicians as unions push for job security and fair treatment amid divestiture from AT&T. Workers complain of pressure to sell extra services while concerns grow over morale and long term employment prospects after Jan. 1. Local union leaders plan pickets at 301 W. 7th St over shifts.
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Carrier sparks protests near Nagasaki as Midway docks
The 51,000 ton U S aircraft carrier Midway arrived at Sasebo to unload arms before refitting, escorted by Sterett and two other ships. Anti nuclear activists attending a conference protested on the eve of the 38th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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Heat stifles hogs in Georgia swine study
AP reports from Tifton Georgia that extreme heat limits hog reproduction. Swine scientist Frank Owsley notes hogs reduce strenuous activity and mating in 90 plus degree heat, calling the drop in breeding numbers a silent killer for producers and pork supply. No heat related hog deaths or diseases reported.
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Frank Owsley
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Guatemala replaces Rios Montt with Mejia Victores
Defense Minister Oscar Humberto Mejia Victores is named president by Guatemala's military command replacing Efrain Rios Montt. The move follows claims a religious fanatic group manipulated Rios Montt. Troops gathered around the National Palace as the announcement was made. In Belfast police used plastic bullets to disperse Catholic rioters targeting security patrols.
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Soviet decree tightens labor rules and incentives
The decree targets hard-to-get apartments and resort incentives while labeling work jumpers as a major obstacle. It requires a two month notice for quitting for non health or family reasons, up from two weeks, and urges workers to report colleagues infractions as part of strengthening labor discipline. The government also decreed that
Soviet Labor Discipline Under Andropov Tightens Controls
A Kremlin decree condemns drunkenness at work and low discipline as major economic problems. It expands discipline agencies across ministries, promises decentralization experiments, and urges managers to offer more cultural and community services near factories to boost productivity and curb misconduct.
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Soviet Union
Kremlin
Yuri V. Andropov
NASA Get Away Special fuels space burial questions
NASA costs ten thousand dollars per Get Away Special payloads and up to fifty two million for satellite launches. The program has drawn earnest money for over three hundred seventy payloads mainly from high schools universities and small companies including a Japanese firm that sent a snowflake experiment to orbit. NASA declines to offer space burial service citing cargo bay concerns as Donna Miller with the Get Away Special office shows burial requests.
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