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HonoluluNewsBlues
October 2000
The Year of
Stalemate and Sitzkrieg
The Battle Takes to the Streets
Dispatches from the Front by Burl Burlingame
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10/25/00 Gannett executives attempt to derail a planned press conference
by SOS members on the front steps of the News Building by hurriedly
hiring a pressure-washer crew to close off the building entrance,
spray water and run noisy generators. At least one TV station
calls the clumsy move "sabotage." Since the building exit is suddenly
locked during business hours, with citizens are trapped within,
fire inspectors show up and demand an explanation of what appears
to be a fire-code violation. The only way to use the exit is to
trip the fire alarm. SOS had planned to complain about Gannett foot-dragging on sale negotiations. |
| Above, Hawaii Newspaper Guild representative Wayne Cahill attempts to
talk to Democratic Party chair Richard Port and former Lt. Gov.
Jean Sadako King over the roar of the pressure washers. |
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Above, Gannett executives, hiding upstairs in their executive suites,
sent a secretary to explain to fire officials why customers were
trapped in the building.
Left, a woman rattles the door in an effort to leave, but is locked
inside in violation of Honolulu fire codes. Customers were forced
to call 911. |
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| 10/26/00 Federal judge orders Gannett to extend the sale deadline to Nov. 6. This came shortly after Gannett executives disrupted
a press conference by SOS with high-pressure hoses. |
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10/31/00 For Halloween, the Mystery Owner mask was popular among the staff. |
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NEXT! November 2000
The Cavalry Comes Over the Hill
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