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Ottawa Herald in Ottawa, Kansas

04 Sep 1979

Page 6

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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1979

Page

6

Rock Island Strikers Keep Freight Train Idle

In Herington Kansas striking Rock Island workers halted a 79 car freight twice on Monday delaying movement for nearly four hours. A man carrying a UTU strike sign blocked the train near the yard then again at Route 218 crossing. More than 50 bystanders cheered as the train finally returned to its starting position amid ongoing labor unrest with about 300 Rock Island workers in Herington.

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Herington Kan Rock Island Missouri Pacific United Transportation Union Hope Brotherhood of Railway UTU Kangas
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Protest Group Plants Wheat Near Wolf Creek Plant

A peaceful Kansas protest near the Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Plant saw about 30 anti-nuclear demonstrators from Wichita Lawrence Kansas City and Burlington plant a patch of winter wheat and sweet clover to oppose using farm land for the facility Spokesman Pat Slick said local farmers have not been justly compensated and forced to leave land as the plant nears 30 percent completion KS Gas and Electric and Kansas City Power and Light co own the project.

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Burlington Kan Kansas Natural Guard Wolf Creek Wichita Lawrence Kansas City Pat Slick Kansas Gas & Electric Co Kansas City Power & Light
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