European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes monday August 11,1986 68,000 strike phone firms in new York West Washington a about 68,000 workers struck Telephone Compa Nies in new York and 12 Western states Shonley before Midnight saturday. But walkouts in some mid Atlantic Stales parts of inc Midwest and Southwest were averted shortly before the strike dead line. The communications workers of America and southwestern Bell corp., serving Arkansas Kansas  and Texas reached a Tenta Tive agreement on a new contract for 48,000 Union members nearly an hour before a threatened walkout there at Midnight. After bargaining throughout the night negotiators Tor he Union and Bell Allan tic companies reached a tentative agreement Early sunday morning Avert ing a walkout by 40,000 workers in Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Vir Ginia West Virginia new Jersey and the District of Columbia Cwa spokesman Drew von Benjon said the two sides had reached a Tenta Tive Accord on a three year contract Call ing for a 7 percent wage increase retention of Cost of iving allowances an improved health benefits. He said negotiators were to meet again Ai 4 . To Hammer out final language but he said they have a  meanwhile Cwa leaders and the five Amer Lech companies providing Tele phone service in Illinois Michigan Ohio Wisconsin and Indiana agreed to continue bargaining. Cwa spokeswoman fran Zucker said Union leaders representing 38,000 work ers at Rynex corp., the Parent company of new York Telephone and new eng land Telephone caucuses shortly before Midnight and rejected the company s last offer. Company negotiators she said were discussing a Union counterproposal when picket lines went up in new York Massachusetts and new Hampshire. But the rival International brother Hood of electrical workers which rep resents virtually All new England Tele phone workers continued negotiation through the night reaching a tentative Accord just before 5 a.m., As its 30.000 members continued to work past the Midnight Uipi ration of their old con tracts. About 11,000 workers struck North Western Bell fact Silica in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota and North Dakota about an hour alter the expire lion of their old contracts at Midnight. Shortly after Midnight 19,000 Cwa members struck Mountain Bell facilities in Arizona Colorado Idaho Montana new Mexico Utah and Wyoming. The tentative agreement Between the Union and southwestern Bell was reached just minutes after the Nyne workers put up their picket lines Zucker said the southwestern Bell Accord provided a healthy wage increase with inflation Protection for our  a tentative agreement was reached Early sunday Between inc Union and Pacific Northwest Bell. The four companies where negotiators were still apart and the states affect dare Amer Lech based in Chicago an serving Illinois Indiana Ohio Wisconsin and Michigan. Bell Atlantic corp., based in Phila Delphia and serving Pennsylvania Del care the District of Columbia Mary land Virginia West Virginia and new Jersey. Hyner corp., based in new York and serving Maine Massachusetts new Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont and new York. Us West inc., based in Denver and serving Arizona Colorado Idaho Mon Tana new Mexico Utah Wyoming. Iowa Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota. Oregon and Washington state. It sprays she plays five year old Erica Kohl gels ready to jump Orer a water wiggle on the front Lawn of her borne. Set Lis a the Wythe Section of Hampton a profess Mark Nagasaki a bomb anniversary by the associated press anti nuclear weapons protesters rallied at a weapons component test site in Cali fornia and an  depot in new York state on the 41st anniversary of the us atomic bombing of Nagasaki Japan. About 100 demonstrators Sang peace songs carried anti nuclear banners and joined hands saturday near ,calif., at the Entrance to site 300, a test ing ground for nuclear weapons components. None of the protesters at the lest site,18 Miles South of Livermore was arrested said Ron Teunis spokesman for Lawrence Livermore Laboratory which is affiliated with site 300. Later saturday in Tracy calif., about 11 Miles Northeast of site 300, about 70 people attended a peace rally to Mark the anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing. Paula Leveck of Stockton a registered nurse who attended the rally said adults have an obligation to make the world Safe for children. In upstate new York about 150 anti nuclear demonstrators carrying posters gathered along the Road to the Seneca  depot on saturday to Mark the 41st anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki police and organizers said. It was quite peaceful said Dave Lincoln a dispatcher for the Park police at Sampson state Park through which the Road curves. There were no arrest that i know  Leann Irwin a member of the Syra Cuse peace Council said the demonstrators lined both signs of the Street hold ing up signs for motorists to read. One of the Points we were trying to make is How close to ground Zero do you live she said adding that the Finger lakes peace Alliance a coalition of peace groups in Central new York organized the protest about 1,265 atomic weapons Are stored at Seneca  depot according to William Arkin and Richard Field House of the Institute for policy studies a Liberal think Lank based in Washington,. The  refuses to confirm or deny the presence of nuclear weapons at any site. The United slates dropped the first atomic bomb on the City of Hiroshima on aug. 6, 1945, and bombed Nagasaki on aug. 9,1943. Monument dedicated to victims of Titan fire Jacksonville Ark. A Morel an 400 friends and relatives of 53 civil ians who died in a Titan missile silo explosion attended the dedication of a Monument to the men on the 21stanniversary of the tragedy. A Flash fire occurred aug. 9, 1965, when a welder s Torch bumped against Aline carrying a combustible fluid. Crews were convening the Titan i silo at scary to hold a newer Titan ii. Joy Turley whose father died in the Accident formed an organization called the memorial honouring fifty thereabout h j Yean ago Sood after the air Force announced it was dismantling the outdated missiles. When you lose a loved one each years a reminder of the time you might have shared together Turley said. The 7-foot Granite Monument stands near Little Rock fab. In a sense these civilians Are just As much patriots As soldiers who have died. They contributed to the strength of this country said Lynn Hamilton whose brother Archie died in the explosion. Turley said people in the crowd came from several Stales including Oklahoma Louisiana Missouri Tennessee califor Nia Colorado and Missouri. Penny Hoggard Lindsey treasurer of the group and daughter of one of the victims said members of the Organiza Tion researched obituaries and located families who donated to a fund. We buy insurance on our Auto mobiles every Day and Hope we Don t need it said Frankie Elkins whose Hus band John was lulled. Several people sought out Hubert a Saunders so of Conway one of two survivors of the explosion. Norma Phillips of Ward whose Hus band Sidney was killed asked Soun Ders did you know my husband do you know if he was going out or going i when it happened Saunders said he did t. All these years i be wanted to know that Phillips said her eyes filling wit tears