Meany successor eyed Kirkland to lead AFL-CIO in fall
Washington reports that Kirkland, 57, long viewed as heir apparent to AFL-CIO chief George Meany, positions himself to assume leadership if Meany retires after two decades. Meany, ill and absent for months, has not ruled out a 13th term, while Kirkland emphasizes continuity and a businesslike, liberal-conservative path for the federation.
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Owen Ullmann
Washington (Ap
George Meany
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Opbanekia
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Federation
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Afl-Cio
China
Chicago
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AFLC10
George
Labor Movement
Merchant Marine Academy
Georgetown University
Boater 16 Drowns In Lake Champlain Accident
A 16 year old youth died after a small 12 foot boat overturned near the old state dock on Lake Champlain around 8 PM yesterday. Andre Floyd Richards of 100 Chapman St was pronounced dead at the scene by acting Clinton County coroner Stephen Gluck after an autopsy was ordered. Witnesses alerted the Rouses Point Rescue Squad as the youth flailed in the water and officials said an investigation is continuing.
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Champlain
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Chapman St
Clinton County
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Con Ed Saves on Fuel Costs for Consumers
Con Edison announced that customers will save about 73 million dollars on their bills over 11 months after federal regulators allowed switching from oil to natural gas. The move cuts oil use by roughly 11.5 million barrels from March 1979 to June 1980, with about 21 million saved since interim approval in March.
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New York
Con Edison
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Protestants Parade Quietly Marks Anniversary in Londonderry
In Londonderry more than 15,000 Protestants marched peacefully under heavy security in an Apprentice Boys procession tied to Northern Ireland’s sectarian past. While the parade drew no injuries or arrests, Catholic youths clashed with troops near Bogside after the march. A separate Belfast warehouse bombing caused no injuries, and four cars were set ablaze in west Belfast as tensions linger.
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ED Blanche
Londonderry
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Bogside
West Belfast
Arthur McGraw
Garvagh
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Defense Regiment
Southeast Asia refugee boat piracy tops danger list
AP report from Singapore details deadly pirate raids on Vietnamese boat people off Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Survivors describe attacks with automatic weapons and grenades, repeated boardings, and murders to steal supplies. Some victims are taken for ransom or forced into brothels. officials show little action.
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Kenneth L. Whitin
Singapore
Cena
Malaysia
South China Sea
Thailand
Pham van Dee
Bangkok
Sucaibas Cots
Asiaweek
Indonesia
China to tax couples with more than two children
Vice Premier Chen Muha announced in Renmin Ribao that China will tax married couples who have more than two babies and promote one birth per couple. She described a forthcoming family planning law with economic incentives and penalties to curb rapid growth toward zero population by end of the century.
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Robert Crabbe
Peking
UPI
China
Chen Muha
Renmin Ribao
Peoples Daily
Communist Party
Casino bids big boom for Old President Hotel demolition
Del E. Webb Corp plans a 304 room 100 million Casino hotel on the Boardwalk Atlantic City and seeks to blast the 53 year old President Hotel within 10 days. A public hearing is set tomorrow on the demolition which may occur all at once or in three stages. The Santa Atlantic City casino tower will rise 24 stories above the beach with a 32,000 square foot casino.
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N. J. Yap
del E. Webb Corp
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Swithin
Anthony C. Atchley
Phoenix
del E. Webb
Santa Atlantic City
Herald American Subscription Rates and Postal Details
Publication by Herald Co Syracuse lists subscription rates for New York State and outside zones. Daily and Sunday papers priced with postage, factors include 3, 6, 12 month terms and separate Sunday or daily bundles. Rates show various zones and total costs, with postages affecting final prices.
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