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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1985

Page

8

Mississippi ship industry faces layoffs after extended strike

ST LOUIS AP report shows St. Louis Ship laid off 1,100 workers after a five month strike ended January 27 with concessions. Union leaders call the surrender severe as the inland waterways industry stalls from weak exports, overbuilding, and rising costs.

ST. Louis Jim Deroussa America Deroussa David E. Casson Boilermakers Local 27 Casson

Florida city recruits Ivy League spring breakers

Boston University and six Ivy League schools are urged to visit Jacksonville for spring break by invitation only. Promotions offer discounted travel and “spring break rates” at beachfront hotels with events like a rodeo and concerts aimed at the preppy crowd, while officials say non Ivy League students are welcome too though the focus is on a selective market.

Mark Twain St. Louis Richard D. Rogers Harry Cook National Waterways Conference Washington Cook Boston Boston University Jacksonville Fla Convention and Tourist Bureau of Boston Area Mike Hirschorn New York City Harvard University Karen Wilkes Athens, Ga Florida Bermuda Harvard Dartmouth Yale Columbia Brown Cornell Tourist Bureau Terry Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Piedmont Airlines Hertz Fort Lauderdale Daytona Beach

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