TWA Strike Idles Thousands
A strike by 12,000 ground workers shut down Trans World Airlines at 12:01 a.m. EDT, grounding 9,000 flight personnel and forcing passengers to seek other travel. Mediators joined the talks, but unions said no wage increase since 1975 and sought benefits improvements. Picket lines formed at major hubs including O’Hare and Kansas City.
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Associated Press
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Washington
National Mediation Board
George Ives
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Afl-Cio
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Chicago
O'Hare International
Dole Ford meeting signals campaign shakeup and strategy
Senator Bob Dole, amid scheduling flubs and weak advance work, plans a routine strategy session with President Ford before a national swing led by new adviser Lyn Nofziger. Dole touts ad lib strengths as Carter leads in Farmfest crowds, while a South debate demand sharpens.
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Bob Dole
Ford
Dole
Jimmy Carter
Minnesota
Alabama
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York State
Lyn Nofziger
Ronald Reagan
Nofziger
Crystal Lake
Minn
Carter
Birmingham
Mondale
Senate
Moon's Festival May Be Wild
Washington AP Moon followers plan a God Bless America Festival with Moon speaking and a four firework display expected to draw over 100000 attendees. Moon’s Unification Church cites spiritual patriotism while counter demonstrators protest his methods attracting groups critical of his teachings.
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Washington
Sun Myung Moon
Moon
Bill Tonight
Billy Graham
Walkout Costs for Ford UAW Workers Rise After Strike
Detroit AP reports United Auto Workers at Ford Motor Co will miss pay for the strike’s first week and then receive reduced earnings. Workers with families get 50 dollars weekly, married with no children 45, and single workers 40. The union fund stands at 176 million, enough for 18 weeks, with October costs for life-insurance and health premiums totaling 3.2 million.
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Detroit
United Auto
Ford Motor Co
Noy. I
More Trouble For Viking 2
In Pasadena, scientists seek to bypass a malfunctioning soil scooping arm on Viking 2 to resume a life detection experiment on Mars. The jammed arm, inoperable since Sunday, delayed critical analysis as the team aimed to deliver a scoop of pebbles after a fault switch attempt Friday.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Viking
Red Planet
Kissinger Talks With Vorster Amid Rhodesia Tensions
In Pretoria Henry Kissinger and Prime Minister Vorster spent about 2 1/2 hours on power transfer to black majorities in Rhodesia and South West Africa as Johannesburg and Cape Town violence drew global attention. Protests targeted Kissinger, with reports of deaths and injuries as security forces responded to rioting in Soweto Athlone and Manenburg.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Henry A. Kissinger
John Vorster
Rhodesia
South-West Africa
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Kissinger
Vorster
Ian Smith
U.S
Smith
Soweto
Rand Daily
Rizzo recall tactics explored in early 1900s tradition
The recall drive against Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo draws on a seldom used political weapon, with past instances cited in Tacoma and Arizona and a Seattle recall during 1975. A judge orders Rizzo to face recall on November 2 as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court considers the ruling.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
National Municipal League
Tacoma
Wash
Arizona
Seattle
Wes Uhlman
Rizzo
City Election Board
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
League
William J.D. Boyd
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Manenburg
Britain
Geneva
Switzerland
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