Local Teamsters join nationwide strike in Washington County
More than six hundred Washington County Teamsters joined forty thousand union members in a nationwide truck strike at midnight. Local 992 officials said the duration was unknown as industry negotiations continued in Chicago. Picketers reported a peaceful mood with no violence expected and leaders vowed to comply with the law while awaiting possible presidential action.
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Terry Talbert
Washington County
Local 992
Harrison Lushbaigh
Chicago
Slim Malecki
Hemingway Transport
Hagerstown
Wr Inn
Malecki
Hmen
Hemingway
Hyder
Unio
Hall
Donat Dion
Ryder’s
Hi Dition
Hall's
Freighe Carter
United States
Witen
Gerald Ford
Uiea
Lushbaugh
Dion
Wholesale prices rise in March amid mixed farm, fuel shifts
In March, wholesale prices climbed 0.2 percent driven by higher processed foods and feeds while farm prices fell 1 percent. The report notes a narrow price range over five months, seasonal adjustments, and a 3.4 percent yearly increase. Farm prices declines were offset by gains in processed foods and industrial commodities.
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Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Pound slides as Britain faces PM vote and oil payments shift
The British pound fell sharply to 8.02 dollars, pressured by political uncertainty over a new prime minister and concerns about British Leyland. Dealers cite selling from the Far East and oil payment demands as the currency weakens, despite Bank of England attempts to steady the market. Front-runners in the Labour leadership race include Michael Foot and James Callaghan.
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London
British Leyland
Bank of England
Renaume
Harald Wilson
Labor Party
Michael Feot
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Hotel Bust Traps Chambermaid In Deep Shaft
A hotel chambermaid, Anna Mings aged 18, fell into a 19 toe deep drainage shaft after stepping into a floor hole. She described how a weed and a wall stopped her from dropping further as coworkers rushed to aid.
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Enguma
Anna Mings
Syria threatens to send troops into Lebanon amid civil war
Syria warns it may send troops into Lebanon if leftist Moslem forces under Kamal Junblatt reject a cease fire amid heavy fighting near Beirut. Junblatt signals possible informal pause if President Franjeh resigns, but refuses permanent power-sharing on Moslem terms. U S mediation begins as clashes intensify around Kahmgle, leaving at least 15 dead. Damascus denounces actions as a conspiracy to partition Lebanon and the Arab world.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Kamal Jinblatt
Junblatt
Suleiman Franjieh
U.S
Dean Brown
Ford
Fransiel
Jeaders
Camille Chamoun
Phalange Party
Pierre Gemayel
Las Pot
Dunblatt
Kahhgle
Severties
Damascus
Jimer Assad
Thoes
Picketing Spreads in San Francisco City Strike
In San Francisco the municipal bus system and city services shut down for a second day as Lucusand workers strike. SEIU pledged to honor picket lines in hospitals though the union itself did not join, while City Hall weighed continued nursing and emergency care.
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San Francisco
Ves Public Works
Lucusand
Bap
George Moscone
Board of Supervisors
Local City Park Renovation Plans Spark Taxpayer Debate
Fragmented page notes mention a city park renovation potentially costing taxpayers up to 31 glen. References to jobless deniten and bankruptcy hints appear, with scattered names and page indicators. The readable content centers on capital project costs and fiscal concerns amid a broader page 2 and page 7 cross-reference.
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Renowation Bo
Meer City Park
Glen
Nationwide Teamsters strike erupts over trucking wage dispute
Arlington Heights reports a national Teamsters trucking strike with thousands picketing and potential shutdown of interstate goods flow. Ford and GM warn of immediate production impact while negotiators resume talks after a midnight deadline. Incidents of violence reported in Cleveland Detroit and Michigan as union leaders insist on a nationwide walkout.
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Arlington Heights
Teamsters
Lnes
WJ. Usery Jr
Ford Administration
Connecticut
Georgia
Colorado
New York City avert strike on transit contract
New York City officials and Transit Workers Union negotiators tentatively agreed to a two year labor contract. The accord provides a 0.8 percent cost of living increase for every 3 point rise in the consumer price index and a wage reopener if city unions obtain better terms elsewhere. The agreement ends a looming 34,000 member walkout that would have disrupted service for over three million passengers.
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New York
New York City
Subway
Igbor
Transit Workers Union
Transit Authority
David Yunich
Yumich
Yunich
Berjing
Britain bows to Monty at Windsor funeral
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery of Alamein was laid to rest at Windsor Castle with a gun salute and drums as thousands of Britons and Allied mourners gathered. A black beret and battlefield insignia topped the flag-draped coffin carried by pallbearers amid a formal service, ending Montgomery's war era.
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Windsor
England
Britain
Montgomery of
Alamein
Montgomery
Windsor Castle
Viscount Berard Law Montgomery of
Covntry
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Apecolated Press
Fiere
Cleveland
Paul Allen
Manilla
N.Y
Allen
Detroit
Nan Way
International Cartage Co
Hockford
Michigan
Michigan 9
Interstate 96
Hich
Richard Haupt
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Frank E. Futzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
United States of America
Willian G. McClyre
Trucking Employers Inc
Carters
Monty
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