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Wednesday, august 29, 1979 pago2 daily nebraskan Thousands of teachers striking throughout the country By The Associated fycss t k ' '. t S 1 ' .,'1 ' ' 1 A t Thousands of striking teachers were off the job In seven states Tuesday. In Oklahoma City, the school district refused to send negotiators back to the bargaining table, saying it might be illegal to do so. Other strikers were reported in suburban New Orleans, where more than 2,000 teachers walked out, and in some school districts in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Indiana. language in a state law barring teacher strikes that S3ys school boards are relieved of the duty to negotiate with teacher organizations that strike. In Louisiana, a strike by the.l,800-member Jefferson Parish Federation of Teachers entered its third day Tues day without a budge in financial positions by either side, a federal mediator said.' , , , None of the parish's 85 public schools were closed. Classes were staffed by administrators, substitutes and non-striking teachers. .... . Less than half of the 37,500 pupils in the district show ed up school Monday. oo)d dlstGlSilSS Truck ban extended ins the previous fiscal year to $34.8 million in the fiscal year just enaea. mai increase was j,muiion more than the $6 million increase reported on investments for last year, and was the largest jump he's seen in four years at the council, Mathes said. Short-term interest rates increased from 7.65 percent to 9.7 percent during the period, Mathes said, adding that long-term interest rates varied from 9.17 percent to 9.85 percent during period and compared to an overall figure of 9.35 percent on June 30, 1978. Mathes said the council was "not very active" in in vestments in stocks, and did not have figures for how much state money was invested in stocks. That figure will be included in the council's annual report, to be released later this year. Oklahoma City 'School Superintendent Thomas Payzant refused a request by the striking American Fed eration of Teachers to resume talks Tuesday. In a statement issued Monday night, Payzant cited 2 OFF AMY SERVICE (STYLE CUTS, PERMS, HIGHLIGHTING) m & i7or$ swurje 12th & Q 432-0304 Expires Nov. 15 MTWP til 7:00 Thurs. til 9:00 Sat. til 6:00 ST. LOUIS, MO. AP-A 10-day ban on 65-foot twin trailer trucks in Iowa was extended until Sept. 10 by a panel of three federal judges Monday. Judges Donald P. Lay, J. Smith Henley and Theodore McMillian of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the stay sought by officials of the Iowa Attorney Gen eral's Office. Oral arguments on whether to extend the stay even further will be heard Sept. 10. A federal court decision had ruled on Aug. 21 that Iowa's ban on the long trucks is unconstitutional. The state has appealed and got a temporary injunction Aug. 21 to continue the ban for 10 days to give the state time to appeal. The request to extend the ban was filed Saturday in Rapid City, S.D. Investment income up LINCOLN AP - Income from both long-term and short term investments by the state for the fiscal year ended June 30 increased by $9 million, state investment officer Don Mathes said Tuesday. The Nebraska Investment Council manages short-term investments of idle state funds and long-term investments of various state-related retirement and pension plans. Mathes said income increased from $25.8 million dur- USPS 144-080 Editor In chief: Amy Lenzen; Managing editor; Margaret Stafford; News editor; Randy Essex; Associate news editors: Brenda Moskovits, Rocky Strunk; Night news editor: Frank Hassler; Assistant news editor: Bonnie Lund; Features editor: Jill Denning; Layout editor: Deb Shanahan; Entertainment editor: Kathy Chenault; Sports editor: Rick Huls; Photography chief: Mark Billingsley; Art director: Mike Whlteley; Magazine editor: Mary Fastenau; Magazine managing editor: Gail Stork; Ombuds man: Mike Zangari; East Campus Bureau chief: Kevin Field. Copy editors: Liz Austin, Julie Bird, Barb Blerman, Roger Buddenberg, Alice Hrnicek, Barb Richardson, Bob Lannin, Kris Hansen. Business manager: Anne Shank; Production manager: Kitty Policky; Advertising manager: Denise Jordan; Assistant advertising manager: Art Small. 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