![]() "I can't think of anything that would devastate morale any more than this," said executive editor David Lawrence. It had planned to publish a 56-page convention magazine, 16 extra pages of convention news and added 15 extra pages to its TV magazine. The paper had invested more time and money in its Sunday edition than any edition in years. The members rejected management's final wage offer by a 12-vote margin this afternoon. Teamsters Local 372 has worked without a contract since June 17. Usually when you tell the staff about them there are questions," he added. "It's like everything they've worked for the whole year has been kicked out from under them. "Everyone is just shattered by the whole thing," said managing editor Neal Shine after informing staff members of the decison not to publish. The announcement was a major blow to the paper, which had spent $2 million and 14 months preparing the convention kickoff edition. There were no new negotiations scheduled, and indications were that the paper would not publish during the week of the convention. The newspaper told its editorial employes that Sunday's editions were canceled at 7:40 p.m., five hours after 550 circulation workers walked off their jobs and placed pickets around the newspaper's buildings. ![]() With the Republican National Convention in town and a special convention issue written, the Detroit Free Press, one of this city's two major newspapers, was shut down tonight by striking Teamsters.
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