Poland faces mass laborer strikes as Solidarity mediates
In Warsaw and Rzeszow, government and Solidarity leaders strive to curb wildcat strikes threatening millions of workers. Lech Walesa and Solidarity presidium negotiate for peasants and workers while a government team leads talks. A nationwide one hour warning strike is planned with a possible general strike if not met. About 10,000 Lodz students occupy university buildings demanding end to Marxism courses and political reforms.
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Poland
Rzeszow
Lech Walesa
Solidarity
Independent Labor Federation
Stanislaw Ciosek
Jaroslaw
Warsaw Radio
Lodz
Phelps Dodge Du Quoin plant seeks 6 day on 2 off schedule
Management at the Phelps Dodge Cable and Wire Co. Du Quoin plant says it will press a continuous 6 day on, 2 off schedule for key departments as part of a contract offer to 60 workers on a six day cycle. The company aims to boost productivity and return the plant to full production while denying plans to close. Local 347 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been involved as the strike enters its seventh month, with no new negotiating sessions announced.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Phelps Dodge Cable and Wire Co
du Quoin
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Bheges
H. C. Schell
du Qudlin
Schell
William Calliss
West Frankfort
Calliss
Richard Trokey
Robert Armstrong
Du Quoin Packing back in Southern Illinois markets
Du Quoin Packing plans to reopen its plant with help from a $750,000 HUD block grant while using outside meatpackers to produce Blue Bell labeled products for regional stores. Walter Naumer says production will resume as volume allows, with about 130 workers initially and all available Blue Bell meat sold through unspecified processors. The first shipment to Southern Illinois retailers arrived two weeks ago as efforts to restart continue.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinois
du Quoin Packing Co
Blue Bell
Illinois
Walter Naumer
Naumer
du Quoin
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
du Quoin Company
Rain and Snow Break Western Drought Relief
A West Coast weather shift brought storms to California and Sierra snow to the Rockies, easing a drought threat and reviving ski areas. Northern California received 2 to 3 inches of rain while the Sierra Nevada gained 4 to 6 feet of snow, enabling Heavenly Valley and Squaw Valley to reopen and restore lifelines for the ski industry.
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New York Times
San Francisco
West
California
Sierra Nevada
Bay Area
Phillip
Swain
National Weather Service
Sierras
Rockies
Heavenly Valley
Lake Tahoe
Hospital Ends Tax Reliance on County Funds
Franklin Hospital will abandon 7.5 cents per $100 operations tax and 11 cents per $100 Social Security tax starting in 1982, leaving only an 11 cents tax for bonds. Bonds scheduled to retire in 1989 will end the levy, with 1980 taxes collected this year earmarked for a $500,000 renovation.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin Hospital
Free Enterprise
Hospital Board of
Dave Woodland
Woodland
Hospital
Cut in welfare medical service proposed to save state money
Illinois officials propose trimming nonessential welfare medical services to curb Medicaid growth and ease the budget strain. The plan targets about two dozen services such as prescription drugs eyeglasses and dental care costing around 300 million this year. Governor Thompson cautiously backs a temporary measure not a permanent change and aims to keep general fund spending under 5 percent next year.
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Chicago
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Chicago Sun-Times
Illinois Public Aid Department
Bureau of the Budget
Illinois
Suarez resigns as Spain's premier amid party criticism
Premier Adolfo Suarez of Spain resigns after months of internal pressure. In office since July 1976, the 47 year old leader faced growing dissent within his party as Europa Press reported today from Madrid.
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Spain
Adolfo Suarez
Europa Press
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