Chicago transit strike scrambles city for rides
Chicago faced a massive transit strike as CTA workers walked out before the rush hour. Up to 1 million riders strained expressways and tollways while union leaders and officials traded blame over the walkout and a court order.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
James E. Jones
CTA
Eugene Wiskiewski
Illinois Department of Transportation
Illinois Tollway
Amalgamated Transit Union
George Wallace
Jane Byrne
Regtional Transportation Authority
RTA
Wilford C. Spears
John M. Weatherspoon
Spears
Cook County
Donald J. O’brien
Weatherspoon
O’brien
Unity Day Proclaimed Over Iranian Hostage Crisis
National Unity Day declared as response to the Tehran crisis. The president urged all citizens and organizations to prominently display the flag as a symbol of freedom, justice and human dignity. Fifty Americans held hostage in the U S Embassy in Tehran for 44 days.
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U.S
Tehran
Weather forecast fair and mild spread tonight and Tuesday
The National Weather Service calls for fair conditions tonight with teens lows. Tuesday will be partly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid-40s. The Illinois forecast shows partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers Friday and much warmer highs in the 50s and lows in the upper 30s. Recorded conditions updates are available by phone at 348-8432.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Kennedy cancels Mount Vernon area visit
Sen Edward Kennedy cancels planned appearance this afternoon at Mount Vernon with Democratic leaders from the 24th Congressional District. A spokesperson for Rep Paul Simon says the cancellation stems from a windfall profits tax vote called to the floor. No further details available.
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Edward Kennedy
Mount Vernon
Paul Simon
D-Carbondalle
Massachusetts
24Th
Congressional District
OPEC eyes no new price rise amid hikes
In Caracas OPEC ministers discuss extending high prices as Saudi Arabia vows to keep the $24 a barrel level and 9.5 million barrels per day production through early 1980. Libya Iran and others push for higher rates while USA gas and heating oil could rise up to 11 cents per gallon.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Organization of Oil Exporting Countries
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
OPEC
Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Libya
Izzedin al Mabrak
Mabrak
United States
Indonesia
Iran
Pars
Ali Akbar Moinfar
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Kuwait
Ecuador
Algeria
Nigeria
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Uae
Mana
al Oteiba
Herrin family rescued as fire damages home
A Herrin family was rescued from a second story balcony after their burning home caught fire early today. David Garner and his wife escaped with their child through a sliding glass door onto the porch and were rescued. The blaze likely started near the hot water heater or furnace and damaged four rooms of the two story frame house owned by Virgil and Barbara Dye. Firefighters fought the fire with two tankers until 5 30 a m. Johnston City Fire Department stood by.
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Herrin
David Garner
S. 19Th St
Virgil
Barbara Dye
Johnston City
Post office bid for monopoly is rejected
The U S Postal Rate Commission rejected a Postal Service plan seeking a monopoly on electronic mail delivery in a 3 to 2 ruling. It allowed the post office to offer electronic mail services to businesses with large volumes but required competitive transmission from companies to the post office.
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Washington Star
Washington
U.S. Postal Rate Commission
U.S. Postal Service
Post Office
Postal Service
Western Union
Commission
Chesty the Bulldog Sets Marines Mascot Story
Chesty the Bulldog, a Campbell Hill hailing mascot for the U S Marines, charmed readers with his pizazz yet caused a stir by eating a punching bag in the Marine gym. Owned by Fred and Angela Olinger, Chesty’s journey from a litter sold to Purina Dog Chow to Marine mascot reflects bulldogs’ shift from fighters to people lovers.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Chesty
Rocky
Fred
Angela Olinger
Campbell Hill
U.S
Washington, D.C
Olingers
Olinger
Purina Dog Chow
Purina
Iran says hostages will not be released before Christmas
Iranian militants deny any of the fifty Americans will be freed by Christmas and promise they will be tried as spies. Foreign Minister Ghotbzadeh discusses a grand jury to review U.S. links with the former shah, with hearings set to start early January. The Shah’s departure and oil politics edge toward a possible resolution, while Iran rejects ICJ orders and plans to defuse the crisis.
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Tehran
Iran
U.S
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Associated Press
Ghotbzadeh
Saah
Ning
Tehran Radio Today
MacBride
Dublin
Shah
United States
Panama
Revolutionary Council
International Court of Justice
Hague
U.N. Security Council
Khomeini
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