United States West strike widens as Connecticut joins
A 13 state US West walkout enters its second week while SNET in Connecticut begins its first day of strike. Talks continue with the union alleging no proposals from US West on overtime, benefits, and pay tied to performance. Over 34,000 workers walk out across multiple states.
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Denver
U S West
Southern New England Telecommunications Corp
US West
Communication Workers of America
Union
Lew Ellingson
Jim Mahon
Sue Pisha
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Iowa
Montana
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
SNET
Connecticut
Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers
CWA
The Inspectors TV Movie Promotes the Postal Service
The Postal Service backs a Showtime made for TV film about heroic postal inspectors chasing a mail bomber. The Inspectors stars Louis Gossett Jr and Jonathan Silverman and airs Sept 20. The project blends entertainment and promotion, drawing scrutiny from critics about misleading advertising.
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New York
Cliff Clavin
Cheers
Newman
Jerry Seinfeld
America
U. S. Postal Service
Louis Gossett Jr
Jonathan Silverman
Showtime
Dorothy Swanson
Viewers For Quality Television Inc
Hollywood
Ben Franklin
Postal Service
Dan Mihalko
Postal Inspector’s Office
ABC
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Mihalko
Warren Weideman
Weideman
Park Avenue Productions
Gossett
Left
U.S. Postal Service
Man killed in car crash night before his wedding
Andrew J. Robjohns 20 died in a single car crash near Wantage Township New Jersey while his fiancée Kathy-Jo Sanders followed in a second car. He had just helped decorate a community hall for their wedding planned for the fire hall. Speed may have been a factor and investigators noted skid marks with a 35 mph limit.
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Wantage Township
N.J
Andrew J. Robjohns
Rob Johns
Kathy-Jo Sanders
Unionville
N.Y
New York State Line
Robjohns
Edward Robjohns
Jefferson Township
The
Star-Ledger
Newark
Steve Kopp
Bonnie Strengthens Into Category Three Storm Near Bahamas
Bonnie intensified to winds above 115 mph as it crossed the Bahamas and posed a potential threat to the U S East Coast. Forecasters expect a northwest turn with landfall unlikely before late Tuesday while Bahamas residents brace for 6 to 9 foot waves and rough seas.
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Melba Gonzalez
Home Depot
Miami
Bonnie
Bahamas
Nassau
United States
San Salvador
National Hurricane Center
Daniel Brown
Carolinas
Brown
Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos
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