Mount Holly Freightliner labor dispute stalls talks
War of nerves continues as Freightliner and the United Auto Workers fail to resume contract talks at the Mount Holly plant, with no schedule set for negotiations. About 1,300 workers remain without a contract since April 1990, as union members vote to authorize a strike amid wage and benefits disputes.
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Debi Nicholson
UAW
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Portland
Ore
Hostage turnstile In motion as Steen may be freed soon
Shiite captors said they would release American educator Alain Steen within 48 hours, signaling near resolution in the hostage saga. Fellow American Joseph Cicippio, freed earlier, is the eighth Western hostage released since August. others remain, and an Italian is missing or dead.
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Lebanon
Alain Steen
Joseph Cicippio
Cicippio
Norristown
Steen
Terry Anderson
of Islamic Jihad For the Liberation of Palestine
An-Nahar
Beirut University College
Boston
Arcata
Calif
Crossword Cash-in Puzzle Disqualified and Replaced
The Gazette apologizes for errors in Sunday's crossword puzzle disqualifying it. A new puzzle worth $5,300 will appear in next Sunday's Gazette, with regrets for any inconvenience caused.
Government shifts focus from GNP to GDP indicator
The Commerce Department will downplay the gross national product, gauging economic health instead by gross domestic product. The move, starting Wednesday, highlights GDP as the measure of all goods and services produced within the United States, even as the recession appears deeper.
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Commerce Department
U.S
United States
Christmas hires can’t offset layoffs as Gaston rate soars
Unemployment rose to 6 percent in Gaston as October seasonal retail hiring failed to counter manufacturing layoffs. ESC director Madison Riggan cited temporary plant shutdowns and predicted 6 percent or more through the quarter. Many sought extended benefits after Congress and the Bush administration expanded weeks. By Monday morning at least 200 waited for extra aid, with lines down the sidewalk. Brinlaw Inc. announced major layoffs at its two Gastonia plants.
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Gaston
Employment Security Commission
Madison Riggan
Gastonia Esc
Congress
Bush Administration
North Carolina
Riggan
Brinlaw Inc
Belmont mayor demands hard figures in trash talks
Belmont Mayor Billy Joye warned Gaston County leaders to bring precise costs to negotiations over new landfill agreements. He said Belmont and other cities unfairly bear landfill operating costs, noting a 1988 estimate and current per ton costs. County officials cited evolving figures and lack of scales at the site.
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Belmont
Billy Joye
Gaston County
Joye
Beasley
Broward Recycling
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