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...mind. This time, they were more subdued. Some of the men had spent all night in front of the station TV set, following the tense pay negotiations between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and their employers, a network of local government authorities that manage the brigades; when the talks broke down around 7 a.m., amid cries of betrayal from all sides, the firemen knew they were in for an eight-day walkout - with the possibility of two equally long strikes scheduled before Christmas. For Collis, 46, the immediate problem was financial: the firemen wouldn't be paid while on strike...
...Galician shoreline, home to the region's critical fishing industry and a variety of exotic seabirds, are already coated in the gunge that began leaking from the single-hulled Prestige when it foundered in huge waves and gale-force winds on Nov. 13. When the Greek-owned tanker finally broke in two and sank, it took with it the livelihoods of 5,000 people who depend on small-scale fishing in the area. Spanish officials, who have banned fishing from El Ferrol and A Coruna in the north to Cape Finisterre in the south, estimated last week's damages...
...wasn’t as bad I thought he was,” Day wrote in a later letter. “I couldn’t help but shake hands with him and we went to church together, he seemed quite happy to be friendly again and nearly broke down...
...Assistant Deans did not attend. At first, Clark “denied any connection with homosexualism, and he denied talking about it except to help some students to cure themselves.” Court records note that his memory was poor and he seemed nervous. He eventually broke down and confessed to approaching “S14” hoping for homosexual relations. Clark told The Court he had “been lying to cure himself and thought he was succeeding...
...best corner chances—its sixth—the Crimson worked the ball behind the Spartan goalkeeper with short passes, but on the final touch, a well-positioned Michigan State defender broke up the play...