SEPTA Strike Ends After Tentative Transit Settlement
Transit workers in Philadelphia resume buses subways and trolleys after a 19 day strike cost the city about 35 million. The tentative pact includes a 14.5 percent two year raise, no part time hire rights, and a vote by Local 234 members in about 10 days.
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Trouble Brews as Miners Strike Persists Across States
AP reports growing tension as the United Mine Workers strike spreads nationwide after a 2-1 rejection of a proposed contract. Appalachia sees fishing and calm before a likely month long stoppage. West Virginia imposes a 10 percent state hiring and spending cut, warning of revenue impacts.
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Virginia
United Mine Workers Union
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Herschel
Ned" Rose
Atlanta probe blends science and the supernatural
In an Atlanta police task force room, 20 poster-size drawings claim to show the killer’s appearance. The probe, probing 22 young black victims, has nearly 90 people on duty costing about 170000 monthly. No arrests yet. A Hartford report mentions a suspect being questioned, but Atlanta officials deny any connection.
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Paralyzed father wins custody after 34 year battle
William Carney, paralyzed from the neck down, regains physical custody and joint legal custody of his two sons Eddie and Willie, ages 10 and 11, after a Compton Superior Court ruling reversing a 1977 Los Angeles custody decision. Judge Stephen Gale said Carney provides better emotional guidance and can do more for the boys despite his handicap.
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Fireworks Seized After Fatal Newport Explosion
In Newport Kentucky an explosion at a secret fireworks factory killed two and injured 25. Fireworks enough to fill several trucks were seized in raids on four locations near the town. Debris damaged 100 homes and 80 buses. thresholds of illegal fireworks were noted by Fire Chief Ralph Quitter and ATF official Thomas Stokes.
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