UAW pushes expanded pension plans in 1979 talks
The United Auto Workers presented its first detailed money demand of the 1979 auto contract talks, urging Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. to improve pensions for retired workers. The union declined further comment Monday as talks began.
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Estes faces prison again in long fraud case
Leniency pleas abundant, but Billie Sol Estes and co defendant Raymond Horton each receive five year terms to run consecutively after 1963 fraud convictions. Estes vows to pay back taxes and debts, denies asset concealment, and asks for mercy as family and jurors plead for leniency amid looming sentences.
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Blood feud sparked Equatorial Guinea coup in exile account
Guinean exile says Francisco Macias Nguema’s 11 year rule ended when his nephew Lt. Col. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbansogo led the coup after Macias killed Obiang Nguema’s brother who served as a bodyguard for eight months of nonpayment. Exiles place Macias’ arrest at Mgomo while Spanish diplomats report he still hides in a bunker awaiting surrender.
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Chrysler bailout debate rises from Chrysler crisis
Michigan Senators Donald Riegle and Carl Levin urged a federal rescue for Chrysler arguing a collapse could cost about 13 billion dollars in lost tax revenues and welfare and unemployment benefits. They warned 360,000 jobs would be lost immediately with broader regional harm.
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Helou resigns from Lebanon unity cabinet over health
Former Lebanese President Charles Helou quits as minister without portfolio in Prime Minister Selim Al Hoss national reconciliation cabinet citing health reasons. No replacement named. The move signals strain on the first non-technocrat government since the 1975-78 civil war.
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Legionnaires disease suspected in Toronto killings
Toronto reports three deaths and nine infections in two hospitals as health officials await confirmatory blood and tissue tests. Dr. Sandy Toma cautions results may take a week to ten days, noting Toronto area has 21 prior cases with three fatalities in 1978 and one in May.
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U.S. backs British Rhodesia plan to write new constitution
The State Department acknowledged the end of the Anglo American peace plan and said the United States will support Britain's initiative to draft a new constitution for Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Spokesman Tom Reston emphasized U.S. backing and continued talks with Patriotic Front leaders in the guerrilla war.
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Iranian parties protest election in constitutional assembly
Leaders of 17 Iranian political parties charged vote rigging gave sweeping wins to religious candidates backed by Ayatollah Khomeini. Protests spread to Shahr-e Kord where offices shut. Returns showed Ayatollah Taleghani likely to win the most votes for a seat in the 73 member Assembly of Experts.
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Hot tub couple’s deaths linked to alcohol and heat
Ventura investigators conclude Wesley La Roza and Helen La Roza died from a mix of heat stroke alcohol poisoning and heart disease after heavy drinking before being found in their backyard hot tub May 15. Blood alcohol levels reached 0.41 and 0.32 respectively, revising earlier heat only conclusions.
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Kirkland Eyes AFL-CIO Leader Post If Meany Vacates
Chicago AP Kirkland longtime AFL CIO No 2 says he would run for president if George Meany retires or steps down due to health problems. He notes Meany has been away 30 months recovering from a hip issue, and says Meany will declare his plans in his own time. Kirkland presided at the executive council meeting in Meany’s absence.
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