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Details the plan offered by Detroit Newspapers Inc. to union members which put an end to the strike against the jointly operated `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press.' Striking unions' offer to return to work unconditionally; Management's offer to rehire former strikers from a `preferential hiring list' in order of seniority to fill job openings; Training fund for employees whose jobs were eliminated.

Reports on student journalists from at least 18 colleges and universities in the United States who will continue to work as interns in summer 1996 at the `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' even if the papers remain on strike. Involvement of students in an educational project; Advice of newspaper editors to the students. INSET: Husband, wife on opposite sides of the fence..

Reports on rise in the number of newspaper strikes in Detroit, Michigan. Number of labor stoppages between 1955 and 1967; Creation of joint operating agency by newspaper corporate owners Knight-Ridder Inc. and Gannett Co.; Issues in the unions' front; Circumstances leading to strike at `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' newspapers; Financial losses suffered by striking newspapers.

Reports on the hesitation by the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) to take a stand on the decision by member Jennifer Juarez Robles to accept a position in `The Detroit Free Press,' newspaper which was vacated by striking employees in Detroit, Michigan. Threats of divisiveness of Robles' decision to the organization; Protest by organization members; Comments from NLGJA president Leroy Aarons.

The article reports on the decision of the Michigan-based newspapers, "The Detroit Free Press" and the "Detroit News," to drop four days of home delivery, which is said to be the most sought-after type of circulation by advertisers. According to the U.S. Audit Bureau of Circulations, the move will make "Detroit News" to miss out on about 94,800 copies. It notes that the move hopes that readers will tap into the web sites of the two newspapers.

Reports on US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) chairman William Gould's plans to seek a federal court order returning all former striking employees of `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News' newspapers to their jobs. Filing of a petition for a Section 10(j) injunction; Earlier ruling by an administrative law judge claiming that the strike was caused by unfair labor practices at the newspapers.

Reports on the optimism of striking employees at Detroit, Michigan newspapers `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News' that the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will rule in favor of their reinstatement. Elation over an administrative law judge's ruling that the strike was caused by management's unfair labor practices; Alleged shortcomings of the newspapers in their contract negotiations with the strikers.

Provides an overview on developments in the strike against the `Detroit Free Press,' `Detroit News' and their joint agency, Detroit Newspapers. Detroit Newspapers executives' claim that the strikers are starting to lose their momentum; Details on protests activities of strikers; Detroit Newspapers' vice president of labor, Timothy J. Kelleher's suggestion for strikers to negotiate with the management.

Reports on developments on the strike at Knight-Ridder's `Detroit Free Press' and Gannett Co.'s `Detroit News.' Number of terminated striking employees; Strikers and sympathizers' claim that newspapers terminated employees for participating in nonviolent acts of civil disobedience; Bargaining developments.

Reports on Detroit, Michigan-based automobile makers' agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) to ban the `Detroit News' and `The Detroit Free Press' from their contract negotiation press conference in June 1996. Statements issued by Chrysler Corp. and Ford Motor Co.; UAW's support for newspaper strikers; Continuing strike of six unions against Detroit Newspapers.

Reports on the strike by six unions that has hurt the circulation of daily newspapers in Detroit, Michigan since July 1995. Unions' claim on the decrease of combined paid circulation of the `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News'; Papers' non-filing of publisher circulation statements since the start of the strike.

Reports on the attempts of strikers from unions from daily newspapers in Detroit, Michigan to boycott `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News' newspapers. Use of phone banks to discourage union members to cancel subscriptions to the `Miami Herald'; Support for strikers from the AFL-CIO.

Reports on the advertising boycott campaign the striking unions in Detroit, Michigan has launched against the `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News' newspapers. Union's action on massage parlors and other sex-oriented advertisements; Dealers' termination of advertising since strike started; Comments of Detroit Newspapers head Frank Vega.

Focuses on the humorous crime stories written by Earl Duby for `Monroe Guardian' in Monroe County, Detroit, Michigan. Duby's profession as a banker and a writer for `Guardian'; Petty crimes reported in the column; Duby's writing style; Public opinion for the column.

Reports that Michigan-based Court of Appeals has cleared newspapers `Detroit News' and `The Detroit Free Press' of a libel suit under the state's broadened fair reporting privilege law. Case stemming from the newspapers' coverage of a gang-related shooting; Failure to prove that the articles were materially false.

Reports on gains claimed by trade unions and management of Michigan-based `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' amid the strike against the two daily newspapers. Loss of insert account by Detroit Newspapers due to the strike; Return of some strikers to work; Journalists' view of the strike as a fight between the Teamsters and Detroit Newspapers.

Reports on the settlement deal offered by daily newspapers 'Detroit News' and 'Detroit Free Press' to resolve their dispute with unions in Detroit, Michigan. Offer of wage increases in exchange of increases in newspaper circulation; Views of the labor unions on the settlement offer.

Announces plans for the relocation of the `Detroit Free Press' newsroom into the `Detroit News' building by July 24, 1998. Sentiments of columnists over the move.

Reports on the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) approval of an agreement to end picket line violence by unions on strike for more than a year against daily newspapers `Detroit News' and the `Detroit Free Press.' Provision against strikers from blocking the entrances to newspaper buildings; NLRB director, William Schaub Jr.'s issuance of an unfair labor practice complaint against `Detroit Free Press.'

Reports that the strike at Knight-Ridder Inc.'s `Detroit Free Press' and Gannett Co.'s `Detroit News' has passed the one year mark on July 13, 1996. Loss of circulation and advertising in both papers; Unions' failure to stop the papers from printing.

Editorial. Looks at the impact of the strike at newspapers in Detroit, Michigan. Instances of violence during strike; Underestimation of will and determination of newspapers involved in strike; Likelihood of closure of `Detroit News' or `Detroit Free Press'; Support for strike from the American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).

Reports on the class action suit filed by supporters of the workers' strike at Knight-Ridder Inc.'s `Detroit Free Press' and Gannett Co.'s `Detroit News' against the newspapers and their joint operating agency Detroit Newspaper. Claim of illegal amendment of the approved 1989 JOA to permit combined daily publication in the event of a labor dispute; Detroit Mayor Coleman Young as one of the plaintiffs.

Reports on the continued strike at the `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' newspapers. Launching of a weekly paper by the union called `Detroit Sunday Journal'; Filing of a Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit by Detroit Newspapers against the six striking unions; Violence at the strike.

Reports that the `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' have rejected the conditional offer by six unions to return to work in exchange for several conditions. Lawsuit against Detroit Newspapers, the agency that operates business and production functions at the two papers, from the six striking unions; Allegations in the lawsuit.

Reports on the decision by `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News' to resume separate publication on September 18, 1995. Effect of strike by workers that began on July 13, 1995; Return to work by striking newsroom employees; Newspaper Guild's claim that separate publication may put strain on financial resources.

Reports that bargaining between Detroit, Michigan's two daily newspapers and six of their eleven unions have continued beyond the April 30, 1995 deadline. Accusation made by the Metropolitan Council of Newspaper Unions against `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News'; Internal memo from the papers' operating agency; Reaction to the elimination of jobs.