Union Officials Study OU Offer To End Nonacademic Strike
Union officials study two 158 page no nacademic layoffs report and arbitration offer from Ohio University as talks continue. AFSCME Local 1699 President Oscar McGee says the documents are under consideration and a full membership meeting may wait until after a county court hearing. OU Personnel Director Ward Wilson proposes filing union complaints with an impartial referee and a conference after the strike to discuss mutual interests.
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Tom Price
Messenger
Ohio University
American Federation of State
Oscar McGee
the Messenger
McGee
1699
Afscme Council
Herschel Sigall
Columbus
Ward Wilson
Self
Wilson
Baker Center
Claude R. Sowle
Sowle
Coal Strike Talks Resume Ahead of Deadline
Negotiators for the coal industry and about 80 000 soft coal miners reopened talks on a new contract with a Thursday midnight deadline looming. A tentative agreement by then could avert a walkout in the Appalachian fields where 2 000 men were idled by wildcat strikes in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Union leaders have pressed for a $50 daily wage and doubling of the 40 cent per ton royalty.
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Washington
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Wyoming County
W. Va
UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
State May Not Reopen Parks In Ohio Budget Fight
Natural Resources Director William Nye warned that if the Ohio Senate budget cuts hold, state parks may remain closed or see higher fees. He outlined options including closing high cost parks, operating on smaller staffs, and adding day use and overnight surcharges to cover rising costs from inflation and new facilities like Salt Fork lodge and cabin complex.
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Columbus, Ohio
William Nye
Ohio Senate
Nye
Senate
Rhodes
John Gilligan
Senate House Conference Committee
Ohio
Salt Fork
Editorial praises university move to resolve stand off with Local 1699
The Ohio University administration offers to arbitrate two key issues and to have the grievance procedure reviewed by an impartial referee. It signals readiness for a special conference after the strike and urges the union to accept these steps, arguing courts cannot settle the dispute. The piece calls the move a positive step and urges an end to the work stoppage.
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University
Assembly Gets Cushion On Final Tax Decision
Both houses of the 109th General Assembly approve a $172 million interim appropriation for October to buy time for a tax and budget compromise. A joint House Senate Conference Committee now has weeks to resolve deep differences on income and corporate taxes, education cuts, and the proposed sales tax increase amid partisan debate.
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Columbus, Ohio
109Th General Assembly
Senate
House Finance Appropriations Committee
House
Joint Committee
Norman Murdock
Cincinnati
House Health, Education and Welfare Committee
Murdock
Rep
E.W. Lampson
Jefferson
Ways and Means
A. G. Lancione
D-30
Bellaire
Layoffs Confirmed At Mine In Meigs County
Layoffs were confirmed at the Ohio Power Co. Wellston Mine project in western Meigs County. The action affects personnel at the mine as operations scale back amid local economic shifts.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Ohio Power Co
Wellston
Meigs County
Unverified Cutbacks Hit Gavin Power Plant Project
A spokesman at the Gavin Power Plant site in the Salem Center area said contract delays have caused temporary layoffs though no figure was given. Crews prepare the $115 million deep coal mine complex as operations are expected to resume when contracts are awarded.
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Gavin
Salem Center
Thieu orders police to shoot to kill antigovernment rioters
Saigon reports President Nguyen Van Thieu instructs police to fire on anyone endangering lives during political unrest. Government spokesman Vu Khanh confirms the order as a duty to maintain order amid turmoil.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vu Khanh
Thieu
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