Deadline Near For Coal Talks As Negotiators Press Bargaining
Negotiators for the United Mine Workers and the Bituminous Coal Operators Association began intensive bargaining as a midnight deadline nears for a tentative contract. The dispute centers on miners' pensions with union seeking gains and industry pushing to replace the multi-employer pension trust with company plans. Talks resumed after a brief reassessment period with both sides aiming to avert a strike.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Association of
Bituminous Contractors
B.R
Bobby” Brown
Sam Church
Rank and
Brown
Pittsburgh
Church
Coffee linked to pancreatic cancer not yet conclusive
A Harvard study links drinking up to two cups a day to higher pancreatic cancer risk, with three cups nearly tripling the risk, but researchers urge confirmation. Other studies find caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee may not be the sole factor, and experts warn against premature conclusions while noting pancreatic cancer’s rising death toll.
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New York
Brian MacMahon
Harvard
University of Southern California
American Health Foundation
Johns Hopkins University
Air traffic controllers strike picket at Southern Illinois Airport
PATCO workers picket today and Monday amid talks with the FAA over pay and retirement benefits. They demand a four day work week, a $10,000 across the board raise, and improved safety while criticizing the aging tower and inadequate facilities at Southern Illinois Airport and Williamson County.
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Jim Santori
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Airport Control Tower
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
PATCO
Illinois
Southern Illinois
Williamson County
Federal Aviation Administration
Congress
U.S
William L. Clay
D-Mo
Charles Mallett
O‘hare
Mallett
O'Hare
Robert Browning
FAA
Cape Girardeau
Paducah
Marion
Williamson
Browning
Richard Craig
End of Damascus hostage saga as hijackers surrender
Three Pakistani hijackers surrendered after 13 days and freed more than 100 hostages. The freed prisoners arrived in Damascus after a Mediterranean odyssey, then were taken to a military hospital. Syria kept both hijackers and prisoners, while hostages including Americans and Europeans left the aircraft smiling and crying.
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Damascus
Syria
Mediterranean
Libya
Tripoli
Athens
Pakistan International Airlines
Weather outlook with warm day and cool night ahead
The National Weather Service says temperatures will reach the mid 60s today under heavy cloud cover with a chance of showers. Tonight will drop to the low to mid 30s and Monday brings cooler, cloudy conditions with highs in the low to mid 40s. Ann Landers 40
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