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...week a rival mission board, the Mission Society for United Methodists, will open for business in Atlanta with $150,000 donated by large churches, and the hint of much more to come. "We can no longer support the direction in which the board has gone," says Ira Gallaway, a Peoria, Ill., pastor who is secretary of the new mission society...
...additional paycheck in the uptown neighborhood of $ 15 million. His first project, The Charlie Parker Story, based on the life of the great jazz saxophonist, is due to start shooting in October. It will be followed by Double Whoopee, reuniting Pryor with Funnyman Gene Wilder. The poolroom "stroker from Peoria," as he used to call himself, is finally in a perfect position to run the table...
...beaming workers pouring through the gates at Caterpillar Tractor's East Peoria plant were obviously happy to be back on the job after the longest company-wide strike in United Auto Workers history. But they were not a bit pleased about what the walkout had cost them. Art Borowiec, 43, an electrician, figures he lost nearly $20,000 in wages and benefits during the 205-day strike, and like many of his coworkers, he doubts that the results were worth it. Says he: "I've never been so broke, desperate or dependent. I'd like to have...
...biggest winner in the settlement could be the city of Peoria (pop. 125,000), whose residents depend on Caterpillar for one out of every five jobs. Recession and the slumping farm economy had pushed Peoria's unemployment rate to 19.2% before the walkout, and the strike sent it to more than 40%. A wave of corporate defections has compounded the city's problems. Pabst Brewing and Hiram Walker have pulled out of the central-Illinois community in the past two years. Now Caterpillar paychecks will pump badly needed money back into the city and help sales of cars...
...Still, Peoria's relief is tinged with bitterness. During the lengthy dispute, residents were torn between their sympathy for striking friends and neighbors and their respect for Caterpillar, which had previously been a popular local employer. Now many are angry at both sides for prolonging a fight that hurt the community. Says Mayor Richard Carver: "The day will come when people will look back and see the strike as the most foolish thing that ever happened here." Some returning employees already feel that way. Said Caterpillar Worker Steve Stannard last week: "The company starved...