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Elizabeth Hays, who first went to work in 1923 at age 16 for Pacific Telephone Co. in Spokane, Wash., and retired 42 years later in 1965 as a CWA Representative, died Oct. 29 in Spokane. She had observed her 91st birthday eight days earlier.

Louis E. Moore, who has been CWA’s first and only international affairs director, has announced his decision to retire, effective Jan. 4, 1999.

CWA Morton Bahr received the Department of Labor’s highest award for improving employment opportunities for veterans, Nov. 10, in recognition of a referral program CWA has developed jointly with DOL’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service.

Helping pay for higher education is part of CWA’s commitment to its families and ensuing generations. Membership opens the door to three possible sources of college funding:

More than 500 traffic enforcement agents, police and New York City Mayor Rudolph Guiliani turned out for the funeral of CWA Local 1182’s Larry Siegelbaum, affectionately know to many as “Ziggy.” Siegelbaum was killed on the job Oct. 19, when a taxi collided with his police scooter.