Wildcat Walkout Halts Cleveland Transit Amid Rainy Day
In Cleveland, a large wildcat strike disrupted transit as buses and rapid trains halted across the system. Up to 200,000 commuters faced delays while talks continued, with drivers and union members involved and no clear timeline for return to service.
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Cleveland
Greater Cleveland
Ohio
Arlene Butler
Transit Authority
Butler
William Klug
Yellow Cab
Butter
Amalgamated Transit Union
U.N. Vote Less Likely on Palestinian Statehood Resolution
Non aligned members of the U.N. Security Council signaled they will likely delay or block a Palestinian statehood resolution the United States vowed to veto. Senegalese Ambassador Medoune Fall indicated a delay to consult governments, aiming to avoid embarrassing U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young after his resignation from the council presidency amid a PLO meeting. Israel pressed for a vote, while PLO observer Zehdi Labib Terzi expected one.
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United Nations
U.N. Security Council
United States
Medoune Fall
Non-Aligned Council
Senegal
U. N. Committee On
Council
Security Council
Palestine
Fall
U.S
Andrew Young
Young
PLO
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Donald F. McHenry
U.N
Havana
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Zehdi Labib Terzi
Defector's Bid Causes Standoff at Kennedy Airport
At Kennedy Airport a dispute erupted as Soviet and U.S. officials wrestled over the fate of Ludmila Vlasova aboard an Aeroflot plane bound for Moscow. Officials sought to question the Bolshoi ballerina about her desires, while the Soviet side balked at removal attempts amid political tension and legal questions. The standoff unfolded with a police car outside the gate and talks continuing into the evening. Weather notes followed describing scattered thunderstorms and weekend warmth.
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New York
Bolshoi
Alexander Godunov
Moscow
U.S
Aeroflot
Kennedy International Airport
Godunov
Orville Schell
Ludmila Vlasova
Bolshoi Ballet
Warren Christopher
Immigration and Naturalization Service
State Department
Thomas Reston
Pan American World Airways
Schell
al Puttre
Port Authority
Puttre
Evgeny N. Makeyev
United Nations
Donald F. McHenry
Security Council
Makeyev
U.N
Mondale Heads to China to Seek Normalized Trade Talks
Vice President Walter Mondale departed for China predicting progress on trade and other issues. He said normalization since January 1 provides a chance for the United States and China to deal as equals and will discuss trade credit culture and scientific matters with Chinese leaders.
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Washington
Walter F. Mondale
China
Mondale
Court Denies Bids To Stop Execution
SAN FRANCISCO AP A federal appeals court rejected two bids to delay the execution of confessed killer Jesse Bishop in the Nevada gas chamber. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused a stay petition by Stanford law professor Anthony Amsterdam and declined to delay until psychiatrists determine Bishop's competence. The Nevada Pardons Board scheduled a meeting for Saturday as Bishop faced the scheduled panel.
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San Francisco
Jesse Bishop
Nevada
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Stanford University
Anthony Amsterdam
U.S. Supreme Court
Amsterdam
Bishop
American Civil Liberties Union
Nevada Pardons Board
Henry Schwarzschild
ACLU
Capital Punishment Project
Richard Siegel
Pardons Board
Bob List
Dick Bryan
Nevada Supreme Court
Tme
Edwin Taylor Jr
Taylor
Independence police chief to appeal dismissal after controversy
Independence Police Chief Lawrence L. Cook plans to appeal his firing announced by City Manager W. Robert Semple. Semple cited a two month dispute sparked by a captain's allegations and said the captain was fired for passing scuttlebutt while Cook received 10 days pay docked for errors in judgment.
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Independence, Mo
Independence
W. Robert Semple
Semple
Lawrence L. Cook
Cook
Police Advisory Board
City Personnel Board
Women Bodybuilding Rising Star Lisa Lyon Leads Movement
Lisa Lyon, 26, won a women’s bodybuilding contest in Santa Monica, signaling a growing movement despite scarce prize money. At Gold’s Gym in Los Angeles, she and others train intensely, challenging stereotypes as symmetry and presentation become key.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Lisa Lyon
Ms. Lyon
Denny Doyle
Stacey Bentley
Philadephia
Los Angeles
Gold's Gym
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