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_ Memphis mayor proposes mge settlement for strikers Fi- ield United Press International MEMPHIS — Mayor Wyeth Chandler, trying to the city from the grips of a walkout by police and men, proposed a strike settlement Tuesday that mately might let taxpayers approve or reject the ikers’ wage demands. handler presented to the City Council a plan cal- ;for the strikers to return to work immediately, h sides would then present their “best offer” to a eral mediator, who would choose between the two ;rs. [fthe mediator chose the city plan, no further ac- would be necessary. But if the union plan was scted, a city-wide referendum woidd be held in vemberon increasing the local sales tax to hind the on pay package. fthe sales tax increase is rejected, the city plan uld remain in effect. lie council did not immediately vote on the pro- al, but council member Ed McBrayer said most ncil members he had talked with “thought it was id idea. ” Jnion officials were reported in a meeting and ild not be reached immediately for comment on andler’s proposal. refighters and police earlier Tuesday picketed itation outlets and other locations to push their nands for higher wages. The picket lines were ir withdrawn, but many of the garbage collectors refused to make their rounds, snarl in garbage pickups would further com- md an already tense situation In Memphis, which immed with thousands of visitors who are marking first anniversary Wednesday of singer Elvis Pre- s death. deanwhile, Mayor Chandler issued an ultimatum firemen, who walked out in sympathy with strik- krijuana limited side effects Legal pot smoker dies United Press International tLBUQUERQUE — A cancer ient, who won his fight to legally oke marijuana to offset the side sets of his treatment, died Tues- ,'at the age of 26. Lynn Pierson helped persuade Legislature this year to pass at was believed to be the nation ’s t law permitting the medical use marijuana. A spokeswoman at Veterans Hos- where Pierson was admitted raaldays ago, said he died at 7:50 Jm. iPierson, a graduate business stu- lent at the University of New Mexico, claimed smoking marijuana ised the side effects of pbmotherapy for lung cancer. ugh he was able to obtain jnarijtiana illegally, Pierson lobbied i the Legislature for a bill to allow certain medical patients to receive the drug legally. Because of his efforts, the Legisla ture approved a marijuana research program to “further experimenta tion and research and, at the same time, provide relief for the pain and suffering of cancer and glaucoma pa tients.” The three-member board of doc tors created by the law unanimously approved Pierson’s participation in the program last month, but Pierson said at the time there was a need for further action. “It (the fight) won’t be over until marijuana is widely available throughout America for use as a drug by those who need it,” he had said. “Then it will be oyer.” He was asked why he spent so much effort lobbying when he sim ply could smoke marijuana illegally. "For me, yes, it would have been easier (to keep getting it illegally),” he said. “But for a 60-year-old cancer patient, no.” He also said he had become wary of dealing with illegal drug suppliers. “When you deal with them, you deal with a criminal element,” he said. “They carry guns, and when you deal with them, it gets kind of shaky at times.” Pierson also did not put much faith in federal approval of his par ticipation in the program, which was required before he could obtain the legal supplies of marijuana, so he began growing it in his back yard, T don’t think they’ll (federal agencies) come through with it,” he once said. “They’ll hold it up as long as they can.” Is. tier P =P 0Ut dime He 0c /4t HAIRATHOIM Com i*i c» Sundtof rfciqudt 20 f 1*77% 9.00 - fr-OO HELP SUPPORT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AND ENJOY IT!! Entertainment ReFresIiments Now in College Station for your convenience. AppoiNTMENTS AdvisAbU Behind Rimada Inn N»xt to U-Tot#-M On Univortity Driv* 846-7877 846-2924 ing police officers, either return to work Tuesday or resign by 3 p.m. today. The mayor also sought contempt citations in Chan cery Court to enforce separate injunctions ordering the 1,100 police and 1,140 firemen back to work, and said he would ask the City Council to withdraw rec ognition of the two unions. Meanwhile, Tommy Powell, president of the 60,000-member Memphis AFL-CIO Labor Council, said the council may call a city-wide general strike if the City Council withdraws recognition of either the police or fire union. With the exception of continued arrests of strikers, primarily for violating the dusk-to-dawn curfew im posed by Mayor Chandler, Memphis was ghostly quiet. Most streets were eerily deserted during the 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew hours. The city’s latest labor strife cast a pall over events commemorating the first anniversary of Elvis Pres ley’s death, and businesses relying heavily on night time trade were feeling the effects of the curfew. Tourists and local residents watched somberly as guardsmen, some in armored personnel carriers armed with .50 caliber machine guns guarded police headquarters, precinct stations and fireballs and provided escorts for non-striking firemen answering calls. This was to have been a boom week for Memphis, with up to 100,000 free-spending Presley fans paying tribute to their idol, who died of a heart attack at his beloved Graceland Mansion here one year ago Wed nesday at the age of 42. But bars, restaurants, cab companies and other businesses reported sharp losses because of the night-time curfew. LOOK!! ■ Buy One & Get the Next Smaller Size ■■ FREE! 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