Miners weigh safety versus job security in strike era
Joe Taylor and about 60 miners testified before a United Mine Workers panel in Charleston over safety and grievances at coal mines. They argue operators favor production over safety and prefer legal routes to settle disputes, while locals push to enforce the contract locally.
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Taylor
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
UMW
Safety Committee
Clifford Martin
U.S
K. K. Hall
Martin
Pittston
Buffalo Mining Co
Lorado
Buffalo Creek
Logan County
Henlawson
District 17
Pomeroy School Pupils Share Thanksgiving Dinner
Pomeroy Elementary special education pupils hosted a pre Thanksgiving dinner in their classroom with Mrs Denise Gibson arranging the event. Principal Robert Morris and Ohio University staff joined as guests after the children studied Thanksgiving and etiquette. The meal featured turkey dressing mashed potatoes cranberries and a homemade gelatin salad with each student crafting centerpieces headgear and gifts for Morris the Indian chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Amy Allen
Denise Gibson
Morris
Winter Firewood and Coal Buying Guide
A guide to purchasing fuel in Classification 56 detailing where to buy firewood and coal, pricing, delivery options, and providers. Learn which suppliers offer home delivery and what costs to expect this winter.
West Virginia TRIP transports rural workers to town
In Glen White and across Appalachia TRIP helps about 5,500 West Virginians including Elsie Riley, a widow with five children, reach jobs. The subsidized program uses special buses and TRIP tickets priced by income, funded by a $4 million CEO grant and local initiative to ease isolation and transport gaps in 17 buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen White
W.va
Elsie Riley
Beckley
Riley
West
West Virginia
Tom Tinder
TRIP
Greyhound
Tunity
Visions of Christmas Flower Show At Pomeroy
Meigs County Garden Clubs hosts a two day Christmas flower show at Pomeroy Elementary School with the theme Visions of Christmas. divisions cover horticulture houseplants Christmas greens and senior citizen horticulture, plus artistic designs and invitational and junior categories with many titled classes and displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Meigs County Garden Clubs
Hans Brinker
Earl Ingels Jr
Hearings On IRS Planned By Vanik In January
U S Rep Charles Vanik chairing a House subcommittee says he will launch investigations and hold hearings in January on alleged IRS corruption. He doubts Ford administration probes and vows to examine a year old IRS inquiry into possible tax evasion by hundreds of wealthy Americans with investments in Bahamas Cayman Islands and Netherlands Antilles.
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Washington
U.S
Charles Vanik
Ohio
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Vanik
House
Ford Administration
Justice and Treasury Departments
Bahamas
Cayman Islands
Netherlands Antilles
Jackson 5 Highlight Cleveland Thanksgiving Parade
In downtown Cleveland the eighth annual Thanksgiving parade drew about 100000 spectators with 86 bands and floats. Police said a crowd surged toward the Jackson 5 float trampling snow fences and overwhelming auxiliary officers as the singers moved along the parade route. Santa Claus closed the procession at the rear.
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Cleveland
Santa Claus
Savannah Steamship Crosses Atlantic in 29 Days
Steamship Savannah built in New York was bought by a Savannah Georgia shipping company and became the first vessel to cross the Atlantic in 1819 completing the voyage in 29 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
New York
Savannah, Ga
Logan man cited after crash at Main and Market Streets
Police investigated a 12:35 a.m. crash at Main and Market. John W. Saving of Logan Route 2 was struck on the right side by an auto driven by William C. Tremper of Lancaster 34. Tremper was cited for driving while intoxicated and will appear in Mayor's Court.
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Logan
Main
Market Streets
John W. Saving
William C. Tremper
Lancaster
Tremper
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Strat Dou
Associated Press
Charleston
Joe Taylor
Municipal Auditorium
Cabin Creek
Southern Appalachian Coal Co
Bull Creek
Ashford
Boone County
Blue Bible
Wildcat
Renee Stone
Ohio University
Robert Morris
Lester Mills
Pomeroy School
Mills
Gibson
THE
Nelsonville Home & Savings Association
Columbus
Nelsonville
Telephone
Equal Housing Lender
Eldon Tucker
Morgantown
Arch A. Moore Jr
Tony E. Blackford
Logan Route 3
City
Rita Bailey
Bailey
W. Hunter St
Blackford
Tinder
Office of Economic Oppor
Hemlock
Miller High School
Cunningham Music Center of Athens
Lakin
Lakin State Hospital
Nancy Hamm
Parade
Jackson 5
Santa
the Messenger
Athens Messenger
Johnson Rd
Athens
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