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> Eastern union vol Scriptwriter By Associated Press NKW YORK ? East Coast members of mt t*iuci? \juiiu 01 /Miicrica voted Monday night to rcject an $84 million contract offer and join their California colleagues in a strike against the motion picture and television industries. p The walkout would halt all movie and television script-writing as well as entertainment scripts for radio. Newswritcrs, cove red by their own agreement, will not be affected. The guild's Fast Coast division braved freezing rain Monday night to reject the pact, which offered 6 percent raises for each of the next three years. The 9,(MM) member guild rennrledlv had snm?hi 7 nmvm raises. BUY ONE I Get Chi Om r nEAAIW A SENSE Of WONDER 1. VAN MORRISON Served two decodes crecrtti Influenced Soger. Springste New Lp features unique mt Ifs no secret : Another clossk V ACROSS A CROWDED ROO 2. RICHARD THOMPSON Founded ond led legendary CONVENTION Produces passionate song nttcrf cowGOifOn j and moving music. vu 3. VHVET UNOBKMOUNI ^ " 60*s band occ used of leavir musk: scene " tapes lost tof 16 yec ROLLING STONE" mcx I MARKETED BY i PolyGram Records DAilAM AWVU1 i SALE PRICES GOOD THRC | COLUMBIA MALL & DUT .?< ' Mr!,-] 1 I .; .< ; :es to join strike s walk out; pi The eastern writers voted 236 to 35 to reject the contract. On Saturday, West Coast members voted against thecontract 1.526 to 604. In a separate vote, the West Coast group also voted 1,255 in favor of a strike and 803 against a walkout. The E-ast Coast vote was 146 in favor of striking and 127 against. A union hotline contacted early yesterday reported the rejection of managmcnt's final offer and the strike authorization as of midnight. A recorded message at a strike headquarters telephone in l.os Angeles said simply: "The Writers Guild is on strike as of midnight, March 4th, 1985." The impact of a strike would be felt immediately by producers of daytime soap MZZA ... One Pizza FRt SMALL LARGE sese 5.50 8.50 b Item 6.40 9.85 o Items 7.30 11.70 tem Deluxe 9.10 14.10 ra Items .90 1.35 791-7767 LK/s PIZZ/ 1 - FREE - DELIVERS clip and post near phonenHwi I BAP'S COOf NAME: Music lnte*g \\ UN MISSION: Track Down Vital V\\\\ \ OUECnVi: Expose New All \ \\\ \\ u J Special Prices & Inside Irrfor \\ ? CONTACT: Any Record Bar f^mI r>g rock masterpieces / ? en, & others x of R&B. Jazz, & Rock ; from a true rock original 6.99 CASStTTE Oft LP _ m a j \ r1 | | liHvniir j \ \\ " fok-rock group FAIRPORT "1 \\ 4?3* / \ fiM? c? Ir^fjumcnfce/ fcrtJHant \ \\ ?**yjj 6.99 CASSETTE Oft IP I \ \ . ? \)^ >g major impact on new 1 ??^" 3? unttt recent discover/ ^azine \<jc^ 6.99 CASSETTE Oft i Bar \V XJGH MARCH 13THI \ ^ CH SQUARE MALL J i?>i: a i.' ' " i I <t <: . ; . . ' oducers at lo operas, who present live new shows a week with a short lead time. Daytime writers in particular opposed the strike. Trent Jones, a soap opera writer, said he had "a great deal of resentment" against the strike and urged delaying the strike because producers had been "stockpiling" scripts. Daytime writers would be most adversely affected of those taking pari in the strike, lie said. Vlnvii* ctnriifit :in?l TV iiiMu/uLa. tav. ed sciipts in anticipation of a walkout, and most prime-time TV shows have finished taping for this season. Marty Nadler, a television writer for 20 years, said he also felt the guild was striking 1 LATEST lie 1SUN THURS | ' 4:00 pm till 12:00 am * !.j>M FR| - SAT I 1 |3j[ f 4:00 pm till 2:00 am , ^ A, ^ once Project I *5 1 New Music . Dums Through ^ " v motion \ Agent j H-B'W'C / il yJJ featuring ??n \\ B.B. BO r^T^i \ \\ 'dmbuimll hi 1 OE"m S \ \\ ab>; | vy ^ \ \\ I K-fiirc \\ FRl I \\ la k\ 11 11 a \ itc Vi Record; m Nocklt f* ^ "TURN . MIDNIGHT TICKETS Anotht Info: 771-1 . I ! .4 -i I I I t! ' i >i , , . ] ss for words at the wrong time and should hold off until October. "We are locking ourselves out. That has to slop. 'Cagncy and I.acey' already has 10 scripts for next season," he said. No talks were scheduled in the dispute; representatives of the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers last met early Iriday. The last writers' strike, in 1981, laslcd 13 weeks. Naomi Ciurian, the guild's executive director, said the proposed contract covered threeyears and offered a 6 percent increase in pay to the writers, who are compensated on a project basis. For example, a half-hour situation comedy under the just-expired contract would bring a wirier $14,782, including the residual from a first prime-time rerun. JUST ARRIVED SPRING FASHION EARRINGS Sgfe & BEADS values to $5.00 3 o . 61 nn ! apeciai v/l.uu |j gS^JEWELRY WAREHOUSE- || imecock Headquarters Across from Honeycombs! 2909 Plait Springs Rd. Decker Mall j T* WF PHOUDLY f'Rf SfNT THt UlIIMAIfc IN FASTtH - JT Mr SAFfcR SUN TANNING LOUlPMt N T ' A r ) KunmAiu? i. 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