Chicago mayor presses CTA takeover amid transit crisis
Mayor Jane Byrne proposes city run of the Chicago Transit Authority to fix a funding crisis as the Regional Transportation Authority faces an $87 million deficit. Governor James Thompson opposes the plan, saying it would harm the state while the RTA seeks a statewide tax to fund transit.
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Miners idle as talks resume on two UMW contracts
Coal and construction workers from the United Mine Workers remain off the job as negotiators return to Washington to resume talks after a stalemate. Picketing spans at least five states with up to 40,600 miners idle. The miners seek a 37.5 percent wage increase over 40 months, while construction workers demand parity with miners.
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Wheat crop looks like record yield again
The Agriculture Department cut its winter wheat forecast slightly to 2.01 billion bushels for 1981, still a record year with 10 percent more acreage. World grain output remains 5 percent above 1980–81, while Soviet production holds at 210 million tons. If Russia buys more U.S. grain, prices could stabilize despite large carryover.
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