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Strike Talks Collapse; Supermarkets Turn Down Union Health Cost Offer
SAN DIEGO - Negotiations in the Southern California grocery worker strike and lockout broke off Friday night after a 12-hour session, local newspapers report. Federal mediation chief Peter Hurtgen said the talks had been "recessed indefinitely," a term not used before during the strike, which began Oct. 11. -
Fred Meyer Selling Movies, Music and Video Games Online
PORTLAND, Ore. - Fred Meyer, a division of The Kroger Co., is offering around-the-clock online shopping for movies, music, video games and accessories at FMStore 24/7, the company's new Internet site that is accessed via its main Web site, www.fredmeyer.com.