Strike at GE halts Vietcopter production in Lynn and Everett
About 10,008 GE production workers walked out at the River Works and Everett plants over a requested 1.34 per hour pay raise for 65 jet engine test workers. The walkout follows a 3,211 to 879 vote by IUE Local 2010. Separately, 4,000 Pittsfield workers staged a one day walkout in support of women objecting to a new incentive pay plan.
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Lynn
Mass
Everett
General Electric Co
Irving E. Kane
International Union of Electrical Workers
Viet Nam
Hugh McManus
Rallé
Pittsfield
Pittfield
Atlantic cable outage disrupts transatlantic service to London
AT&T reports a four hour failure of one Atlantic cable affecting telephone and press communications to London. Engineers traced trouble to the British end near Widemouth, England, with the line routing from Tuckerton, NJ. The same cable was out last March for a week after scallop fishing damage off New Jersey.
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New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Telephone and Press Association
London
Widemouth
England
Tuckerton
Ihe
New Jersey
London prisoner escapes with note to jail governor
David Barnard, 24, who fled Wormwood Scrubs Prison earlier this week, left a note in prison clothes at a London Magistrate's Court waiting room. Detectives waited to testify, Barnard walked away unseen. Barnard was serving an eight year term for assault with intent to rob.
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London
David Barnard
Severa
Guy
Farefoot
Barnard
Wormwood Scrubbs
Hey
Key issue settled in New York paper strike
The Newspaper Guild of New York announced a settlement ending its strike against World Journal Tribune Inc. after a bargaining session led by executive vice president Thomas J. Murphy. The agreement ends the labor action affecting New York newspapers.
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
N. Y
NEW York
Newspaper Guild of
World Journal Tribune Inc
Thomas J. Murphy
Ae i
Fave
Murphy
Ayurnhy
VTE
Thall
World
Ardertiat
World Journal Tribune
Mem
Boston
Herald Tribune
Journal-Amert
Lean
World-Telegram & Sun
Howard Whit
More Jr
Particur
Lithuanian history exhibit to open museum in Chicago
A collection depicting 80 years of Lithuanian history and culture, including stamps armor and maps, will be housed in a Chicago museum dedicated to Lithuanian study and appreciation. The museum opens June 22 and reflects ongoing efforts to preserve heritage amid editorial and labor disputes affecting local papers.
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Chicago
APY
Forecasted Clearing With Cooler Tonight Across Regions
Weather summary notes gradual clearing tonight with low in the 40s and cooler conditions. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the 60s, tied to yesterday's peak and a 50s low. sunset at 8 45 p.m.. sunrise at 5 24 a.m. Relative humidity near 74 percent. winds northerly 10 to 20 mph tonight and tomorrow over Lake Ontario. Regional temperatures include Albans 63, Lacaretes 55, New York City 33, and others. overall rain and cooler trends across the Atlantic coast, Appalachians, Pacific Northwest, and parts of Plains and Plateaus with warmer pockets in the Plains. AP Wirephoto.
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Fowest
Baat Baum
Lake Ontario
Atlantic Coast
Appalachians
Pacific Northwest
Plains
Lakes
New England
Ohio
Tennessee
Mid- Mississippi
River study by three vehicle aided explorers
Renwood Minn AP Ken Sanders of Minneapolis gathers river data for canoe and boating study on the Minnesota River. He drives to the best site, launches his small motor boat, paddles downstream, notes observations, then returns to repeat the process, assisting three enthusiasts in the effort.
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RenWwooOn Pass
Minn
Ken Sanders
Minneapolis
Minnesota River
Sanders
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Ily Mogi Pest Works
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EGA Ltdey Brothers
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Fairmount Fair
Debby Blake
Derby Blake
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