Arbitrator grants postal workers big pay raise and safeguards
A labor arbitrator awarded 516,000 postal workers a higher pay raise and lifetime job security while allowing future layoffs. The decision, binding after a prolonged dispute, risks a national strike if rejected. Union leaders cautiously approve, planning member ratification ballots. Postmaster General Bolger says mail service remains secure despite the changes. Meanwhile banks lift prime lending rate to 9 percent, fueling borrowing costs and inflation concerns.
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Washington
Emmet Andrews
American Postal Workers Union
James Healy
Andrews
APWU
J. Joseph Vacca
National Association of Letter Carriers
Vacca
Summit talks stall as Camp David aides seek more flexibility
At Camp David the United States pressed Egyptian and Israeli leaders for flexibility as Mideast talks lag into the weekend. White House spokesman Jody Powell said a meeting between Begin and Sadat was not called and Carter and Mondale met with the leaders separately. Officials noted no explanation for the talks extending beyond Sunday.
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Camp David
United States
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Carter
Sadat
Walter F. Mondale
Begin
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Troops battle rebs through city streets in Leon
Warplanes strafed rebel positions as government troops moved toward central Leon amid street by street resistance. The U S ambassador called for immediate evacuation of Americans from combat zones. State Department officials weighed options as fighting raged.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Leon
U.S
U.S. calls for cease fire in Nicaragua crisis
The State Department urged Somoza to seek mediation amid a unified opposition demand for a cease fire and negotiated peace. The U.S. backs outside mediation but not Somoza resignation, while the OAS plans a three member observer team to review the Costa Rica attack. Rebels advance in Leon as violence surges and thousands flee.
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State Department
Hodding Carter
Carter
Nicaragua
U.S
Commission
Somoza
Managua
United States
Organization of American States Permanent Council
Costa Rica
Washington
Anastasio Somoza
Spain
Comtemorate
Leon
National Guard
Juan Alvarez
Escapees Sought in House to House Search across Arkansas
Law enforcement carried out a rural northern Arkansas house to house search for a wounded Tennessee prison escapee. Investigators checked reports of a second escapee in Kentucky. An elderly Lonoke County couple held hostage in Kentucky was released unharmed.
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Mountain Home
Ark
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lonoke County
Flooding Bathes Northeast Louisiana as Arkansas inmates flee
A heavy rainstorm paralyzed northeast Louisiana with waters up to eight feet in places and forced evacuations in Monroe. Across the region, power lines failed and several bridges were washed out while a nursing home was evacuated and 40 National Guardsmen assisted in relief efforts. In Little Rock, Arkansas, two inmates on a prison field trip hijacked a plane and sparked a manhunt spreading into Kentucky, with authorities tallying multiple captures and ongoing standoff daylight.
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Associated Press
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Little Rock
Ark
Monroe
West Wood
West Monroe
National Guardsmen
National Weather Service
Arkansas
Rex Ramsay Jr
State Health Department
Tennessee
Dickson, Tenn
Larry Chism
Mountain Home
Chism
Ronald Lyons
Kentucky
John B. King
Woodlawn
Kings
Wilburn Baugh
West Memphis
John Kenney
FBI
Lyons
Lee County
King
King Home
George Bonds
Floyd Ray Brewer
Lawrence County
Hoxie
Calico Rock
Dickson Bowling Alley
Inflation Vastly Deemed Economywide Prosperity Misread
Inflation described as a strange condition where a person appears financially strapped despite holding a large sum of money. The explanation notes the paradox of rising prices eroding purchasing power and sparking debate on real wealth versus nominal cash.
Bills come due on Carter vacation costs
President Carter's 12 day Plains Idaho and Wyoming trip last month ran taxpayers at least 114000 dollars with his family paying about 2233 dollars out of pocket. Read by AP compiled figures show 106298.39 dollars for hotels police and outfitters plus 37877.20 for transportation and 20842.36 for local protection. Also 7640 dollars for meals and 4500 for 12 aides. The total excludes reporters costs and other unrecorded expenses.
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Carter
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Teton Mountains
Salmon River
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Middle Fork
Georgia
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Wyoming
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