
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, May 14, 1990                   TAG: 9005140060
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
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IN THE NATION-BRIEFLY . . .

About 3,000 union workers for Cincinnati Bell struck over health benefits early Sunday, leaving management personnel to run operations. Though the walkout began on Mother's Day, one of the busiest calling days of the year, it didn't affect long-distance calls to Mom, said Bell spokeswoman Cyndi Cantoni. Cincinnati Bell isn't a long-distance carrier.

It was a night for comedy in New York, but the mission was no laughing matter when the fourth Comic Relief special drew at least $4.7 million in pledged donations for the homeless. Comedians Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams were hosts of the event Saturday night, staged at Radio City Music Hall and broadcast on cable television by HBO.

by CNB