Westinghouse strikers near new contract
Westinghouse Electric Corp and two unions representing 23900 blue collar workers say they tentatively agreed on a new contract. Details were unavailable but a union spokesman said the firm sweetened a prior offer. The nationwide strike began July 16 over pensions and job security. Three other unions representing about 4400 workers remain on strike.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
General Electric
U.S
Carter backs Pentagon for SALT votes analysis
President Carter faces a pivotal budget debate as Sen. Sam Nunn and Pentagon allies threaten to link support for the Soviet American strategic arms treaty to expanded defense funding into the early 1980s. The White House pursues a roughly 14 billion rise, framed to avoid appearing capitulation to critics.
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Richard Burt
New York Times
Washington
Carter
Sam Nunn
Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Senate
White House
Air Force
Navy
White House Faces Hurdles Over Pentagon Budget Increase
The White House seeks a real 3 percent rise in the 1980 Pentagon budget amid inflation. Officials warn Congress may block extra funds as conservatives demand restraint. Pentagon and White House split on need for added money for parts and ship overhauls while pursuing a sustainable defense balance.
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Carter
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White House
Congress
Nunn
Senate
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate Budget Committee
Jimmy Carter
Sam Nunn
Sam
Nunn- Kissinger
Long Island man wins three life terms in MacDonald murders
Alfred Kassab, 58, of Cranbury New Jersey, hailed as the son in law of Colette MacDonald, reacts after learning his son in law Dr Jeffrey MacDonald will serve three consecutive life sentences for the killings of Colette and two daughters. Kassab helped pursue the case, calling on officials and organizing campaigns to reopen the inquiry. The trial at Raleigh, North Carolina, culminated in a federal judgment finding MacDonald guilty of three murders.
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New York Times
Raleigh
N.C
Jeffery MacDonald
Alfred Kassab
Cranbury, N.J
Long Island
Kassab
MacDonald
Mildred
Colette
Fort Bragg
Colette MacDonald
Army
Kassabs
Kimberly
Kristen
Franklin Dupree Jr
California
U.S. Attorney
Jeff
Britain
Foreign Intelligence Unit
Congress
Justice Department
Defense Department
Richard C. Kahn
Huntington
N.Y
Kahn
Washington
New York
Algernon Butler
Butler
William Saxbe
Government to investigate asbestos in 150 product types
The Consumer Product Safety Commission plans a major inquiry into asbestos hazards across about 150 products including toasters ranges automobile mufflers flower pots and paint. The effort will publish an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register inviting information from scientists manufacturers and the public while also asking manufacturers and importers for data on certain unlisted products for priority review.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Federal
Federal Register
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George Keller
Carbondale Elks Club
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