AT&T unions reach three-year contract with wage rise
AT&T and unions representing 110000 workers reached a three-year pact boosting wages by more than 10 percent and expanding benefits. Ratification by 90000 CWA and 20000 IBEW members will take weeks. Highlights include a 10.8 percent compounded wage rise over three years and improved health care with a 10 dollar per visit co-payment. A 12 percent pension boost and retiree inclusion in the managed care plan are also planned.
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Washington
At&t
CWA
Morton Bahr
eAn
King Cougars aim to win fans with new park upgrades
King Cougars owner Pat Gaffney says the team will win over fans as former major league pitcher Don Carman starts on the mound. Carman, 35, played for the Phillies Reds and Rangers, with 13 wins in 1987. Other signees include Deon Danner from UNC Charlotte and UNCC graduate Brian VandenHeuvel. The plan features a cleaner ballpark improved public address, repaired lights, new concessions and more staff to assist fans.
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Pat Gaffney
King Cougars
Don Carman
Carman
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Texas Rangers
Phillies
Deon Danner
Cherryville
UNC Charlotte
Brian VandenHeuvel
UNCC
Gaffney
The Sims Story A brief history of Sims Park baseball
A compact history of Gastonia baseball from Sims Legion Park opening in 1948 through the Sims Park era. Notes include a Pirates affiliate in 1965, park funding debates in 1976, a 3,400-seat grandstand build, Jack Farnsworth acquiring the Rangers in 1977, George Shinn buying in 1988, a 1992 Rangers sale and last game, and the 1993 rise of the Hickory Crawdads described as a new regional trend.
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Sims Park
Gastonia
Sims Legion Park
Marietta Street
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sims
St. Louis Cardinals
Jack Farnsworth
Gastonia Rangers
Farnsworth
Rangers
Charlotte Sports
George Shinn
Shinn
Juan Gonzales
Ivan Rodriguez
Texas Rangers
Hickory Crawdads
Mall shooting death ends life in Gaston artery incident
In a mall parking area in Gaston County a confrontation between two groups escalated into gunfire. Hayes was killed when a 9mm bullet struck him in the heart. a second shot hit his heel as he tried to reach his Volkswagen. Witnesses described threats and fear during the incident.
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Mr. Gore
Quilliams
Gaston County
Don Conrad
Hayes
Gaston
Harold Wayne Burnette
Cory Jason Johnston
Gastonia
Would-be bank robber aided by bank manager in Jamestown
In Jamestown Pennsylvania an inept bank robber could not open a bank door and relied on the manager to help him escape. Two hours later he tried a second bank demanding a cleaner present, but no money was taken in either attempt.
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Jamestown
Robert Lewis
Empedocles
Israel
Moses
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Butch Cassidy
Sponsor
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God
By David Vaughn
Church OF Christ
N. New Hope Road
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