Martina Upset at U S Open Sparks Mixed Day of News
Switzerland’s Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere defeated Martina Navratilova in the fourth round at the U S Open, while Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dave Steib finally delivered a no hitter in his long-awaited game.
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Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Navratilova
Toronto
Blue Jay
Dave Steib
Mohawks vow to die in stand as troops close in
Canadian troops surround a Mohawk house in OKA Quebec. Officials say up to 100 people are inside while the army estimates 20. About 750 soldiers have been deployed to the area as the standoff, which began in March, continues. Capt Richard Saint-Louis, the army spokesman, warns of the final pocket of resistance.
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Labor shifts mark a fading manufacturing era in Syracuse
Al Reno, a 48-year-old former Accurate Die Cast ing Co. machinist, epitomizes the era of plant closings and obsolescence. From 1985 to 1987, Central New York shed thousands of factory jobs as manufacturing gave way to services. Reno now works at Widewaters Building Services earning roughly half his former wage, illustrating a broader Labor Day reflection on a shrinking goods base and a decade of career upheaval.
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Accurate Die Casting Co
Fayetteville
Central New York
Widewaters Building Services
DeWitt
Salvay
Mattydale
America
Syracuse
Weather outlook for tonight and Tuesday details
Tonight will be sunny, clear and cool with a low around 45 to 50 degrees and light variable winds. Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a high in the mid 70s and a clear night expected afterward.
Right to Work and Union Power in the 1990s Debate
The piece examines Right to Work laws reducing union membership and lists major unions by size. It notes health care costs rising and large portions of Americans lacking or underinsured. It recounts strike dynamics, including Eastern Airlines pilots and machinists fired and replaced, and Greyhound’s labor clashes leading to bankruptcy.
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Wew
Eastern Airlines
Frank Lorenzo
Philadelphia
U.S
UN chief critiques Iraq over intransigence in Gulf crisis
UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar voiced deep disappointment after two days of talks as Iraq clung to its Kuwait seizure. He urged diplomacy toward Helsinki talks while Iraq announced food rationing to withstand sanctions and vowed not to bow to foreign pressure.
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Baghdad
Perez de Cuellar
Persian Gulf
Helsinki
Finland
Saddam Hussein
Amd
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Nay al-Hadithi
al-Hadith Tole
Iran
Tari Aziz
Jordan
UN Security Council
Klan Forced to Postpone March as 3000 Protesters Block Route
About 3000 counter-demonstrators barred Ku Klux Klan members from marching through Washington on Sunday. Police escorted 46 robed Klan members to the Capitol while crowds blocked the planned route. Klan leaders vowed to return next Labor Day, with authorities noting the protest and safety measures.
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Ku Klux Klan
Mount Holly
N.C
District of Columbia
Shannon Crockett
Christian Knights Grand
Horace King
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