US West strike delays affect 25 million customers
Delays reported during a US West walkout impacting about 15 000 managers and 000 employees across ARIZONA COLORADO IDAHO IOWA MONTANA NEBRASKA NEW MEXICO OREGON SOUTH DAKOTA UTAH WASHINGTON WYOMING. Talks may resume as federal mediator urges reassessment of positions amid overtime benefits and bonus plans drawing union and company concerns.
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Denver
US West
Baby Bell
Jason Harris
Phoenix
Ned High
Colorado Springs
Albuquerque
N.M
Sue Pisha
District 7
Ron Allen
CWA
Bell Atlantic
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Idaho
Iowa
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Minnesota
Nebraska
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Oregon
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Utah
Washington
Wyoming
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Sheriff wounded in shootout at Wilburton department store
Latimer County Sheriff Melvin Holly was wounded in a downtown Wilburton shootout after a man forced shoppers to flee a department store. The gunman and a woman who accompanied him were killed, and the woman’s friend fled. The shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute, officials said.
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Wilburton
Okla
Kym Koch
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Koch
Latimer County
Melvin Holly
Holly
Nate Johnson
Michael Dunagan
St. Francis Hospital
Northwest pilots resume contract talks to avert strike
Northwest Airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association restarted talks in Minneapolis under a federal mediator to resolve pay, job security, retirement and vacation rules ahead of a looming August 29 deadline. The union rejected binding arbitration, hoping Northwest submits an acceptable offer while pilots warn of a strike if no deal.
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Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
Northwest
Jon Austin
The
Air Line Pilots Association
Hal Myers
Pilots Strike Committee
Mother meets her switched daughter after DNA reveal
Paula Johnson, who raised Callie Johnson, met Rebecca Chittum after DNA results suggested a baby swap at the University of Virginia Medical Center. The families gathered in Stafford as NBC aired video of the reunion and authorities pursue confirmation of biological ties.
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Richmond, Va
Paula Johnson
Rebecca
Johnson
Stafford
Washington
Callie
Tommy Rogers
Kevin Chittum
Whitney Rogers
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