Rubber Workers Strike Big Four in Uprising across Industry
United Rubber Workers launch a nationwide strike against Firestone Goodyear Goodrich and Uniroyal after mid night contract expirations affecting about 60 000 URW members. Firestone offer fails to meet cost of living needs prompting continued talks as auto tire production inventories hold steady. Also Princess Anne suffers concussion after her horse falls at a Portman trials event near Blandford in England.
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Cleveland
United Rubber Workers
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
B.F. Goodrich Co
Uniroyal Inc
URW
Peter Bommarito
URW International
Bommarito
Goodyear
Cincinnati
New York
Goodrich
Columbus
Ohio
UAW
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
Blandford
England
Anne
Princess Anne
Britain
Candlewick
Portman
Buckingham Palace
Agencies Probe EEOC Practices 2008 FY outlook
Investigations by FBI Senate and House committees and GAO probe alleged fraud mismanagement and misconduct at the EEOC. A GAO study cited chaotic records and 1974 appropriation issues while internal field audits reported shocking misconduct. Perry resigns to return to Chrysler amid White House friction.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Senate
House
General Accounting Office
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
GAO
The
Washington Star
Commission
Congressional
Star
EEOC
FBI
Milwaukee
Justice Department
Supreme Court ruling may force HUD to place low income housing in suburbs
An eight to zero decision holds federal officials responsible for past housing discrimination can be ordered to create projects in white suburban areas. The ruling could expand housing location plans across multi county Chicago suburbs and alter federal housing policy nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Chicago
John Paul Stevens
Chicago Circuit Court
Robert H. Bork
HUD
City Housing Authority
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Weather knocks out power in multiple towns after storms
Intermittent thunderstorms in the Winchester area caused scattered outages as five Potomac Edison crews worked overnight to restore power. Lightning damaged poles and three transformers while a Winchester pumping station loss of power lowered water pressure prompting fire crews to respond to two fires including a Fairmont Avenue kitchen blaze and a Wilson Boulevard playhouse fire.
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Winchester-Frederick-Clarke-Warren
Potomac Edison Power Co
Pat Robinson
Winchester - Frederick - Clarke - Warren
John Boettner
Boettner
Mountain Falls
Buckton
Lakeside
Bartonsville
Wardensville
W. Va
Capon Bridge
W Va
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Happy Creek
Winchester
Frederick County
Gene Dailey
Dailey
Fairmont Ave
Wilson Blvd
Inflation Eases as Prices Hold Steady in March
Government data show a 0.2 percent rise in consumer prices for March, the third straight monthly drop in groceries with beef prices down. Gasoline also fell 1.3 percent, helping keep inflation near 1972 levels and yielding the smallest three-month increase since mid-1972.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ford Administration
Maynard Comiez
Commerce Department
Fighting Still At War Level In Beirut And Hill Towns
Beir uti and nearby hill towns witness ongoing war level fighting as Christian and Moslem factions clash over Syria’s role with Palestinian guerrillas in the cease fire. At least 130 killed and 217 wounded as violence disrupts a truce supervisory committee meeting and a bank is hit by fire bombs. President Franjieh seeks Damascus to press Syria to remove guerrillas from cease-fire enforcement.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Bank of
Truce Supervisory Committee
Suleiman Franjieh
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Ford to Seek 322 Million for Missiles
President Ford plans to ask Congress for 322 million dollars to build 60 more Minuteman missiles and speed a bigger warhead program. The move follows stalled U S Soviet arms talks and growing Russian missile power as Ford faces potential Reagan challenge before the Texas primary.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Pentagon
Texas
Ronald Reagan
White House
United States
Injunction Denied In Koontz Case. New Hearing Set
Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Woltz denied the injunction against S. Roger Koontz. The judge said the ruling does not determine the final decision and scheduled another hearing for May. The unresolved matter centers on legal arguments about wording in the State Code and Constitution.
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Wees
S. Roger Koontz
Stephens
Lewis M. Costello
Frederick County
Robert K. Woltz
Clarke County Board weighs option on courthouse renovation
Clarke County Board of Supervisors considers another approach to renovating the county courthouse. The Star Courthouse page notes ongoing discussion with no final decision reported. The Scouts feature highlights last night’s annual recognition dinner with Henry Lowry among honorees. Adm Elmo Zumwalt was the guest speaker at the event.
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Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Scouts
Boy Scout Organization
Henry Lowry
Adm
Elmo Zumwalt
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John H. Powell
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