GM Battles Unions as Cutbacks Continue in Flint
In Flint GM and UAW wage a high stakes fight over jobs and plant efficiency as parts shortages spread, with about 50,500 workers laid off across 13 assembly and 59 parts plants and nearly 9,200 still on strike. GM says it needs leaner operations to compete with Ford Chrysler and transplants.
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Ramsey clothes tests give new leads in JonBenet case
Fox TV cites investigators saying analysis of clothes worn by John and Patsy Ramsey on December 25 1996 yields new evidence in the JonBenet Ramsey murder probe. Autopsy notes fibers found on the child and a Sharpie used to form the ransom note linked to the case.
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Pilots approve five year Continental Northwest deal
Continental Airlines pilots approve a five year contract in alliance with Northwest Airlines. Oddly, 2063 pilots voted yes and 1066 against. Officials say the pact boosts pay and benefits to industry standards and improves job security, vacation, sharing and pension programs. Len Nikolai praises quick negotiation.
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Gardener gets 40 years after killing neighbor
Providence Rhode Island AP reports gardener James Gallagher received a 40 year prison term after pleading no contest to second degree murder in the 1994 shooting of Ronald Volpe over a hedge dispute. The lifelong neighbors and gardeners had a strained friendship after Volpe trimmed Gallagher’s hedges without permission.
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