48 000 Rail Workers Strike Paralyzes Canada
Canada faces a national rail strike as 48 000 rail workers walk out over job security. Canadian National and CP Rail move about 30 percent of freight, with Via Rail and commuter services in Montreal and Toronto halted. Thousands more layoffs loom. government may intervene to protect the public interest.
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11 arrested in Baltic protest at Moscow rally
Latvian human rights activist says Soviet police burst into Riga apartment and detained 11 leaders of a Baltic demonstration that drew thousands from Latvia Lithuania and Estonia to mark the 1939 Hitler Stalin pact anniversary. The group was held for three hours.
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Baltic protests draw mixed tallies and outside reports
Tass described Vilnius rally as a flop with 250 to 300 participants while a Western observer counted about 500 at St Anna church for a two hour vigil. Tallinn Hirve Park gathering was said to attract several hundred onlookers and be instigated by Voice of America Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.
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Shipping exchange with Iran and Kuwait convoy moves reported
Sources say U S and Iranian gunboats exchanged brief messages as a three ship convoy transited the Arabian Gulf escorted by warships. Ten reflagged tankers were in gulf waters while Kuwait planned to charter two American tankers for protection. A Lorain woman was deceived out of 800 dollars at Midway Mall by two women claiming found money. Iranian forces allegedly deployed Silkworm missiles and mines were suspected in the waterway.
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Daisy to mark toy gun replicas with orange identifiers
Daisy Manufacturing says it is adding international orange markings to its line of full scale military replica toy guns to prevent confusion with real firearms. President Raymond Pilgrim notes no incidents of misidentification so far and the change will begin in June with completion targeted for January 1, 1988.
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Buddy” Pilgrim
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