Injunction Aims to Halt Picketer Violence at Refineries
Texas district judge Shearn Smith approved a temporary injunction after an Arco refinery incident injured a worker and amid broader labor actions by 60,000 OCAW members striking major refineries. The order bars cursing threats harassment and property damage and targets violence against non striking workers at picket lines.
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Houston
H.J. McClain
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Shearn Smith
OCAW
Arco Petroleum Products Co
Crown Central Petroleum Corp
Arco
Monday Construction Co
Smith
Texaco
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Dean Baxter
Baxter
Arco Petroleum Products
Crown Central
Munday
Two American boats held in Costa Rica
Two captured American tuna boats remained docked in Costa Rica awaiting charges for fishing in the country's territorial waters. The Cindy Ann and Marjorie R, both from San Diego, were said to be held on board in Puente Arenas after seizure reports. The State Department would not officially confirm the event, while the American Tuna Association verified the seizure.
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Costa Rica
Corpus Christi
Texas
Cindy Ann
Marjorie R
San Diego
Puentarenas
George Lasko
Corpus
West Texas Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy conditions persist with a slight shower chance in the north today and northeast tonight. Expect daytime highs from 60 to 78 degrees and overnight lows from 28 to 44. Wednesday’s highs are projected between 55 and 73 as conditions ease.
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West Texas
Governor demands 5 percent cut in state jobs in Texas
Texas Governor Bill Clements urges all state agencies and universities to cut payrolls by 5 percent by August 31, 1980, noting the need to reduce actual employee numbers not just budgets. He sent boards and commissions fill in blank resolutions committing to the cuts and asks for written explanations by February 1 if targets cannot be met.
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Texas
Austin
Bill Clements
Clements
Board of Commission
Paign
Comptroller’s Office
Final tribute for George Meany at Meany funeral in Washington
President Carter leads officials and labor leaders at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Matthew for the Mass of the Resurrection honoring George Meany 85. Meany called one of the most influential public figures in American history with 1400 mourners including Mondale and diplomats.
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Carter
George Meany
Washington
Afl-Ceio
Walter F. Mondale
Congress
St. Matthew the Apostle
Meany
George G. Higgins
Higgins
Labor Movement
Afl-Cio
John F. Kennedy
White House
Bronx
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Labor Federation
Kennedy Chappaquiddick questions stir new doubt
Washington Star reports new information on tides currents and topography linked to the Chappaquiddick incident. The piece notes changes in coastal data since 1969 and questions about Kennedy's speed and the current's effect. Southwest Airlines seeks FAA review as strike reduces flights and plans for hires to replace striking workers.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Washington Star
Mary Jo Kopechne
the Star
The
Star
Kennedy
Stephen Smith
Reader’s Digest Magazine
Edgartown
Martha's Vineyard
Mass
Smith
Admiralty
Timothy R. McHugh
Reader's Digest
Reader’s Digest
Associated Press
Sheriff arrests two for robbery at East 80 Grocery
Two men are arrested after an armed robbery at East 80 Grocery. At 9:30 p.m. a 15 year old juvenile from Illinois and Arnold Gasper Walker, 49, of Hallsville, Mississippi, were detained on I 20 at 11:25 p.m. charged with aggravated robbery and suspected in vehicle thefts in Odessa and Abilene. Amount stolen was $625.
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East 80
Inez Hignojos
Reeves County Sheriff's Office
Arnold Gasper Walker
Hallsville
Miss
Illinois
Interstate 20
Odessa
Abilene
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Pecos
Sid Williams
Stella Dominguez
Woody Ivy
Ella Duncan Rebekah Lodge
Clara Bolling
Noble
Helen Boehnemann
Betty Smith
Fannie Camp
Jayne Robinson
Dallas
Southwest Airlines
Federal Aviation Administration
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Southwest
Howard D. Putnam
Putnam
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