OSHA Revises Rules Ditches Old Safety Nonsense
The Labor Department moves to cut more than 1100 regulations including bans on toilet seat styles and fire extinguisher heights. OSHA officials say many rules were duplicative obsolete or trivial while new rules drop outdated limits and keep protections for millions of workers and employers.
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OSHA
Strike Looms as United Mine Workers Prep Nationwide Walkout
United Mine Workers president Arnold Heller warns a coal strike could begin at midnight with 130,600 miners affected. Negotiations with the Bigiinens Coal Operators Association are described as not promising, while 2,200 miners in Ohio and West Virginia already halted work in anticipation.
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Five Arab States Form Front Against Egypt at Tripoli Summit
Delegates from Syria Libya Algeria South Yemen and the Palestinian movement join to freeze diplomatic ties with Egypt and boycott Egyptian trade. Iraq exits after demanding more anti Sadat steps as Khadafy eyes broader action. Habib discusses Mideast with Soviet officials in Moscow.
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Moscow
Philip C. Habib
Middle East
U.S
Habib
State Department
Vance to Visit Arab and Israeli Capitals for Peace Drive
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance will tour Arab and Israeli capitals this weekend to assess prospects for a comprehensive Middle East peace settlement. Stops include Egypt Israel Lebanon Jordan and Saudi Arabia with Syria delayed by technical problems. The mission aims to gauge chances of a settlement from Israeli Egyptian overtures and seeks input from regional leaders on moving toward a broader deal.
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Supreme Court allows police to order motorists from cars
The Supreme Court 6 to 3 ruling permits police to order drivers to exit their vehicles during traffic stops for officer safety. The decision reversed a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling, stressing face to face contact reduces unobserved movements and potential assaults on officers. Justices Marshall Brennan and Stevens dissented.
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Texas
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Libya
Diplomat David K. E. Bruce Dies at 79
Veteran American diplomat David K. E. Bruce died of a heart attack at Georgetown University Medical Center. He was 79 and had served under six presidents, including as ambassador to Germany France and Great Britain. He also led the U S liaison office in Peking in 1973 and earlier negotiated in Paris on Vietnam peace talks.
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Peking
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Paris
Carter tax relief plan may grant $300 cuts for families
The Carter administration pursues a package with individual tax cuts around 300 annually for a family of four in the 15 000 to 20 000 income range. It also targets deductions for business meals and club dues and may tighten the foreign earned income exemption. Higher earners would see smaller cuts with no broad tax increases expected.
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Cold night forecast with 15 degree low and possible snow
John Dellinger reports a forecast low of 15 degrees in Southern Illinois near Carbondale with a 50 percent chance of snow. Rain is seen tonight with 90 percent precipitation, likely changing to or mixing with snow before tapering to flurries and no accumulation expected.
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Weather outlook and scattered notes from a metropolitan paper
Tonight remains cold with light snow flurries and winds. Tuesday turns partly sunny and very cold with a high near 20. Several days of mixed skies follow with gradually warmer readings by Friday. An investigation into threats against SIU student workers during a strike is dropped. National Bank of Georgia halt noted. Editorials and local briefs referenced across pages.
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