Alaska Airlines workers strike after failed talks in Seattle
Mechanics and baggage handlers walked out at Alaska Airlines after an all-night bargaining session failed to reach an agreement. Local 2202 secretary-treasurer Gary Peterson said the picket line would form at airline destinations across Alaska Washington and California. Alaska Airlines serves most Alaska cities and links Seattle with Spokane Boise Portland San Francisco Oakland Long Beach Palm Springs and Burbank.
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Ex-official and broker charged in obstruction case
Former deputy defense secretary Paul Thayer and Dallas stockbroker Billy Bob Harris face obstruction of justice charges for allegedly providing false testimony to the SEC in an insider trading probe. Thayer, then LTV Corp. chair and CEO, allegedly shared confidential information with Harris.
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Trio of West German Children Dead in Alpine Bus Crash
A mini-bus veered off the Alpine road to Mt Matterhorn resort in Zermatt. Police said the bodies of three West German children were found Sunday night, and rescuers cleared the site with no expectation of discovering additional victims under the snow.
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ANZUS meeting postponed amid alliance crisis
Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke announced the annual ANZUS defense talks were postponed and the pact has nearly ceased to function due to a dispute with New Zealand over nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed warship visits. New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange says such visits would make New Zealand a nuclear target.
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New Zealand
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Guerrillas claim air force bombs civilian posts near San Salvador
Leftist guerrillas report government bombing of populated areas in a new counter-insurgency operation in central El Salvador. Radio Venceremos says helicopters flew 73 sorties to unload troops around Cerro de Guazapa, a mountain 15 miles north of San Salvador.
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Rebels release French air crew in Ethiopian famine relief
A five man French air force crew seized by armed rebels while delivering food to famine victims in northern Ethiopia has been released and reached Addis Ababa. Airport sources and French officials confirmed. Doctors Without Borders said two French doctors and two Belgian nurses reported kidnapped were instead on a brief vacation in Lalibela.
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Ethiopia
Doctors Without Borders
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Meese Defends Tougher Sentences Slashing Crime Rates
Edwin Meese III, confirmed as attorney general, tells prosecutors at the Coakley National Symposium on Crime in Amelia Island that a tougher Supreme Court posture and longer sentences have reduced crime. He cites a two year crime rate drop due to higher convictions and repeat offenders punished more severely, and notes media influence on public perception of justice.
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Edwin Meese III
U.S. Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Meese
Florida
Coakley
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Satellites moved from shuttle as launch delay grows
NASA removed two satellites from Challenger's cargo bay after a possible defect delayed Thursdays launch. A timing problem in a Defense Department encoded system forced modification of the NASA tracking relay satellite. A second satellite, a Canadian uplink, will be moved to Discovery, delaying its March 22 mission to late March or early April.
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Private group condemns military retirement plan reforms urged
Washington AP reports the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities calls the pension overly generous and harmful to defense readiness. The study notes high lifetime benefits for a small elite, early retirement at 41, and significant unfunded liabilities projected at 563 billion dollars.
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Center For Budget and Policy Priorities
U.S
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