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...record summer for domestic travel. NATCA claims that only about 62% of current controllers are fully qualified for all situations compared with about 80% of those employed before the strike. The FAA says 72% of the current controllers are fully qualified. NATCA also complains that many controllers regularly work six-day weeks without relief. Says Thornton: "They also put in too much time on a position without relief. Before the strike a controller typically worked a position two hours, then got either a break or a transfer to a less demanding job. Today controllers remain on a busy position...
While most undergraduates will be able to attend several of the events planned for the six-day celebration, including a black-tie ball and a bandstand concert, the principal organizer of the event, Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III, said it was simply impossible, logistically and financially, to include everyone in all events...
...citizens' lobby Common Cause, all-expense-paid nights away from home have increased 50% among Senators over the past five years and 200% among Congressmen. One example: Minnesota Senate Republican David Durenberger and his two sons, 21 and 23, were able to wrap a free and entirely legal six-day Caribbean vacation around the Senator's informal meeting with Puerto Rican health officials and a speech he delivered to Squibb Corp. executives...
...strike at the company's Indiana Harbor Works in East Chicago, Ind., because LTV, as part of its bankruptcy strategy, had abruptly canceled benefits for 66,000 retired workers. On Thursday, Federal Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland ordered the company to pay the benefits for six more months. That ruling ended the six-day walkout and permitted LTV to reap a short-term bonus in extra orders from USX clients...
...were buoyed by the Prime Minister's uncommon popularity and out-front style. Over the past month, besides serving as host to the Tokyo summit, Nakasone has presided over ceremonies marking Emperor Hirohito's 60th year on the throne, and feted the Prince and Princess of Wales during their six-day visit to Japan. A new poll released last week by the Tokyo daily Yomiuri Shimbun showed support for the Prime Minister at a robust...