Ford lays off 22,033 as Canada strike disrupts engines
Ford Motor Co. announces layoff of 22,033 hourly workers at 17 U.S. plants due to a 10 day strike against Ford-Canada that halted engine supply from Windsor. Canadian parts delays set back U.S. plants. most layoff terms reflect a temporary shift to smaller car production. GM and Chrysler moves add to industry-wide job cuts as December and January layoffs affect about 200,000 autoworkers.
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Eight die in Wayne nursing home fire in Philadelphia suburb
A blaze at Caley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wayne Pennsylvania killed eight residents and injured many more. Firefighters battled flames as patients were evacuated to hospitals and nearby facilities. The three story building built around 1900 with an addition suffered central damage and smoke throughout.
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Former nightclub singer jailed for mothers death in Miami
Mary McDougal Axelson Cropper, 44, a former New York City singer who performed as Sandy Stevens, is jailed on second degree murder charges after the beating death of her mother 82 year old Mary Axelson in a Miami hospital. The victim died November 27 from brain hemorrhage linked to the assault. Cropper surrendered to police and is held pending a preliminary hearing.
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Compton Board Sets Special Meeting on Negotiations
The Compton Board of Education plans a special 8 am meeting on Wednesday in the cafeteria near the administration offices to review portions of a county task force report amid a four day teachers walkout. CEA reps and the board had not agreed on access to the report, while about 0 percent of 1,530 teachers have struck and schools stay partly open with staff and substitutes.
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Heaths carol concert sells out again in Britain
Tickets for the annual carol concert conducted by British Prime Minister Edward Heath sold out within minutes after going on sale on Monday. The two tickets per person limit was observed as Heath, who started the events at Oxford University, has conducted them since. The event was held in Broadstairs, England, amid wartime conditions.
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