New Orleans garbagemen wildcat ends DC transit standstill
Wildcat strike by New Orleans garbagemen ends in pickups along streets as Washington DC bus and subway systems remain shut down for a second day. Philadelphia and New Orleans labor actions complicate city services while workers vote on a tentative contract amid pay raise disputes and staffing cuts.
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Norfolk & Western officials weigh appeal over 11 day strike
Roanoke Va AP Officials of the Norfolk & Western Railway are considering appealing a federal judge’s ruling that the 11 day strike by the Brotherhood of Railroad and Airline Clerks is illegal. The strike idled about 20,000 workers. Union seeks job security and expanded membership. Picket lines remain at N W facilities in 14 states. Rail service continues with supervisory staff. The railroad cites a daily loss nearing 283000 dollars while providing limited details.
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Feds Begin Enforcement of Title IX in Athletics
Federal officials started enforcing Title IX to prohibit sex discrimination in high school and college sports. They warned it would take months to process backlogged complaints from over 40 colleges and universities while policy questions on applying the law are resolved.
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State of siege hits Bolivia as rebel chaos grows
In La Paz the military government of Gen. Hugo Banzer declared a state of siege amid reports of an armed rebellion in Santa Cruz and protests over the annulled presidential election. Air Force Gen. Juan Pereda Alban, backed by various civic groups, leads the upheaval. Soldiers patrol streets, schools close, and clashes loom as Pereda vows to bar communists and extremists.
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Carter and Byrd push allied response to Soviet action
Washington AP Senate Majority Leader Byrd urged U S allies to join Carter in economic measures against Soviet repression of dissidents. Carter said we would like to enhance trade with the Soviet Union while continuing talks on a strategic arms limit. He warned SALT depends on Soviet behavior and signaled caution on veto threats over capital gains tax changes. Carter also reprimanded UN envoy Young for a remarks causing embarrassment.
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Bakalis Campaign Reports Big Amended 1977 Figures
Michael Bakalis campaign finances show a balance cut by over 80 000 dollars after an Illinois Board of Elections audit found errors. The amended report changes about 170 000 dollars from the July 30 1977 filing, adjusting receipts 318 240 and expenditures 317 142. The largest gap is the fund balance: 93 649 in the original versus 135 151 in the amended.
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Carter sidesteps Bourne in televised briefing
President Carter kept the Peter Bourne affair from dominating his first prime time news conference. Bourne, once White House adviser on abuse, resigned under pressure to spare Carter embarrassment, ending a rapid sequence from paid leave to resignation. The move framed Bourne as a long time friend, seen as an able public servant despite the scandal.
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