Labor leader backs Carter amid AFL opposition in 1980 race
William H. Wynn, new president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, endorses President Carter for re election, setting a contrast with AFL CIO head George Meany who criticizes the president on inflation energy and national health care. Spenkelink funeral held in Buena Park California honors the 1973 hitchhiker killer executed in Florida in 1979. mourners sing We Shall Overcome as opponents of capital punishment protest outside the mortuary chapel.
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Carter
William H. Wynn
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Buena Park
Calif
Iuin Spenkelink
Steve Mays
Calvary Chapel
Bellflower
Spenkelink
Starke
Rugged Cross
Windham College property auction halted by bank
In Montpelier Vermont the Windham College auction at Putney was stopped when Vermont National Bank announced it had recovered enough to cover its loans. The sale, planned for three days, was canceled on the final day over bank objections as Windham College trustees faced more than 225000 dollars in debt when the school folded in December.
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Montpelier
Windham College
Vermont National Bank
Putney
Vermoent National
Antioch Raises School Funds To Open In Fall
Washington AP reports Antioch University secured 700000 in private donations ensuring the private school will open in the fall. President William M. Bierenbaum praised faculty staff and students for cooperation and alumni for strong response during the emergency. Trustees plan steps to bridge cash flow through summer as Dayton bank extends deadline to clear over 1 million in defaulted loans.
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Sponse
Annesrament &Zan Ann
Bierenbaum
Dayton
Ohio
Bargain Gas Lines At 35 Cents In Pawtucket
In Pawtucket Rhode Island UPI reports hundreds waited in mile long lines for 35 cent a gallon gas at Silveira and Sons Arco station. About 4 000 gallons sold before 11 a m yielding an estimated 1 750 loss. Co owner Charley Silveira said the move aimed to attract repair customers and prove decent business ethics.
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Pawtucket
R.1
UPI
Silveira and Sons Arco
Charley Silveira
Silveira
Truckers plan renewed protest in Washington over diesel price rise
Angry truckers led by the Independent Truckers Association plan a new convoy of 36 to 40 rigs to block streets in Washington and draw DOE and ICC attention. They seek a halt to the rapid increase in diesel fuel costs after a week of scattered blockades and slow traffic.
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Associated Press
Washington
Independent Truckers Association
Department of Energy
Interstate Commerce Commission
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