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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1976
Page
8
Three mine rescue teams prepared to start efforts to recover Johnny Hackworth and 10 other Scotia Coal Co. miners buried since March 11 beneath Big Black Mountain. Widows describe the wait as hell while plans involve removing bricks and repairing roof falls to reach the entombed bodies.
A break-off of negotiations between Uniroyal and the United Rubber Workers ends another bid to resolve a 12 week tire industry strike. The Roosevelt Hotel talks collapsed hours after meeting began with URW officials departing without comment. The union reportedly linked a settlement to Firestone while Uniroyal pressed for a pattern from Goodyear.
Nearly 18,000 workers at Westinghouse Electric Corp walk off the job closing four plants and halting 34 more nationwide as union members dispute wage gains and cost of living protections. Talks continue with no clear progress as one plant remains operational under old contracts.
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