UAW and Chrysler strike historic concession pact
The United Auto Workers reach an unprecedented contract with Chrysler worth 403 million dollars in concessions. Chrysler agrees to nominate UAW president Douglas Fraser to its board and cede pension fund investment influence. Bargaining stretched 25 hours plus past noon. Fraser vows to represent autoworkers on the board. The deal includes limited paid time off for the first year and rights to influence pension fund decisions and sanctions.
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Highland Park, Mich
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Chrysler
Douglas A. Fraser
Fraser
William O’brien
Congress
Ford
General Motors Corp
Ford Motors Co
South Africa
Lee A. Llacocca
Organized Labor
U.S
O’brien
Americans gain hour as clocks roll back for standard time
Washington AP reports most Americans will gain one extra hour of sleep when clocks revert to standard time this Sunday. Except for Arizona Hawaii and most of Indiana, all clocks set back one hour starting at 2 a.m. local time.
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Washington
Arizona
Hawaii
Indiana
Set Clocks Back Exposition on Daylight Time History
The article explains clock changes as daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. by turning clocks back to 1 a.m. It notes DST runs from late April to late October this year, mentions 1973 74 energy crisis shifts, 1966 uniform time law, 1918 WWI adoption, and historical city time variations.
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Congress
United States
Garbage strike closes Hawaii public schools
In Honolulu public schools statewide were ordered closed starting today and will stay shut until garbage collected after a five day strike by about 8,000 workers. About 167,000 students at 230 schools are affected as the Department of Health demands cleanup.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Charles Clark
State Department of Health
Department of Education
McKinley High School
Weather extends warm, fair conditions into weekend
Fair skies will prevail through Saturday with warmer temperatures for Pecos and vicinity. Thursday's high reached 84 and a 42 degree low this morning. West Texas remains generally fair and warm through Saturday with partly cloudy and cooler north by Saturday. Highs in the 80s to upper 90s in Big Bend valleys. lows 42 to 59, except upper 30s in southwestern mountains. Saturday highs from 70 to 98.
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Pecos
West Texas
Big Bend
House approves emergency fuel aid for low income
The House voted 290 to 105 to back a 1.35 billion emergency fuel aid package for poor households, after earlier approving 250 million this year. Final passage hinges on reconciliation with the Senate. Leaders aim to enacted relief funding despite tax linkage issues raised by President Carter.
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House
Senate
Senate panel clears tax measure for full Senate debate
The Senate Finance Committee finished work on the tax plan and sent it to the full Senate. It did not tighten the tax but rejected one proposal to cut it by 1.6 billion dollars. Opponents from both parties argue the House rush creates a costly, expandable emergency aid program.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Apodaca Favored for Vacant Post as Ambassador to Mexico
President Carter may offer the ambassadorial post to former New Mexico Governor Jerry Apodaca, seen as leading candidate among six under review though he has signaled reluctance. Secretary Vance reportedly recommended four others to replace Patrick Lucey in Mexico City: Esteban Torres Viron Vaky and Sol Linowitz.
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Washington
Carter
Mexico
New Mexico
Jerry Apodaca
Washington Post
Post
Apodaca
Cyrus R. Vance
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Mexico City
Esteban Torres
White House
Viron P. Vaky
Sol Linowitz
Virginia Marine dies from burns in Japan fire
A Virginia lance corporal, 21, Philiip E. tg, Bluemont, Va., died at Brooke Army Medical Center burn unit after a Typhoon Tip fuel-gasoline fire at Mount Fuji area barracks. The incident left 18 Marines in critical condition, with 38 aboard Brooke for treatment and several others hospitalized in Japan.
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Lance Cpl
Philiip E. Tg 21
Bluemont
Brooke Army Medical Center
Brooke
Japan
DuPont
Mount Fuji
United Way Drive set to begin November 12 in Pecos
Jesse Stephens, local manager for Community Public Service Company, named chairman of the county wide United Way Campaign starting Monday November 12. Campaign aims for $35000 with eight local groups supported including Boys Scouts Girl Scouts Planned Parenthood Pecos Day Nursery Salvation Army Red Cross Pecos Little League and Pecos Pony League. Publicity chair Bill Randall Cole of KIU will feature programs on radio. Next meeting set for Tuesday November 6 at 5 15 p.m. in city council chambers.
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Jesse Stephens
Community Public Service Company
United Way
Boys Scouts
Girl Scouts
Planned Parenthood
The
Pecos Day Nursery
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Pecos Little League
Pecos Pony League
Bill Randall Cole
KIU
United Way Drive
Inflation hits 13 percent annual rate as prices rise 1.1 percent
Consumer prices increased 1.1 percent in September, pushing the annual inflation rate to about 13 percent. Food and fuel costs rose, housing costs climbed, and worker purchasing power fell 0.7 percent for the month, with 223.4 as the CPI index base.
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Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Patrick Jackman
Labor Department
Jackman
Carter
Charles L. Schultz
Council of Economic Advisers
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