Labor disputes halt thousands amid national strikes
Labor fights across coal rubber fruit and grain sectors idle tens of thousands nationwide. California cannery strike risks a 1 billion crop loss as mediation seeks quick settlement. rubber workers walkout totals about 60 000 with wage disputes. West Virginia miners and Oregon grain inspectors also strike amid court battles and stalled shipments.
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California
William J. Usery
Oregon
Grain Ins S
West Virginia
Teamsters Union
James Scearce
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Washington
California Farm Bureau
Dent Peter Bommarito
Akron
Ohio
URW
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Salem
Ore
Edwin Wiles
West Virginia Coal Association
United Mine Workers Local 1759
Cedar Coal Co
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Chrysler Corp
Woodcock
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Washington Post
Newspaper Guild
Washington Newspaper Union
Post Guild
Plea Bargain Upsets Mothers in Petersburg Murders
In Petersburg two bereaved mothers condemned a plea deal that let New Jersey inmate Charles Williams plead guilty to the 1969 murders of Wayne Starke and Ronald Coleman. Williams received 20 year terms to run concurrently after serving time for a prior molestation conviction, with the judge defending plea bargaining as essential.
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Petersburg
New Jersey
Charles T. Williams Jr
Hackensack
N. J
Wayne V. Starke
Ronald Coleman
Gladys Starke
Williams
Lettie Coleman
Circuit Court
Oliver A. Pollard Jr
Richmond
Virginia Community College System
Dana B. Hamel
Community College System
Hamel
State Board For Community Colleges
Lady Bird Johnson Planta Tree in Israel
Tel Aviv report says Lady Bird Johnson walked two miles to a wooded area near Jerusalem and planted a tree dedicated to her late husband former President Lyndon B. Johnson during her visit to Israel.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Lady Bird Johnson
Jerusalem
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kelley address correction for July 19 report
An error in the July 19 article listed Donald Lloyd Kelley's address as Shenandoah Retreat. The correct address is Hickory Lane State Route 643.
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Donald Lloyd Kelley
Shenandoah Retreat
Kelley
Hickory Lane
State Rt. 643
Battle over Rouss Ave clarified in historic court case
The long dispute over the public square in Winchester Frederick County Maryland centered on ownership of a plaza now known as Frederick Plaza. After injunctions and appeals the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the county in 1889 and a 1899 agreement settled the plaza’s renovation with the city paying 9000 dollars for paving water closets and a wall while preserving the county’s access to the Grim lot and a hitching area.
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Borough of
Winchester
County of
Frederick
Loudoun
Cameron St
Boscawen St
Cartmell
Market Hall
Rouss City Hall
Charles Broadway Rouss
Market House
Court House Avenue
Rouss
City Hall
Frederick County Court
Frederick Plaza
Water St
Boscawen
Miss Your Paper Call Circulation Office for Help
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Weather outlook and rainfall figures for Virginia region
The regional forecast calls for cloudiness and a chance of scattered showers or storms through Friday with warm, humid conditions. Highs in the 80s, with lows in the 60s to near 70, followed by a warm extended period through Tuesday. Rain totals for recent periods and long term averages are listed for context.
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Southern Plains
Gulf
Florida
Virginia
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Clinton Lavine Barr
Jones
Memorial United Methodist Church
Charles R
Dick) Adams
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Bernard F. Groves
Braddock
Whachester
Winchester Evening Star
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Wesley Chapel Cemetery
Rouss Ave
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R. E. Byrd
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