Coal Area Faces Bleak Yule As Welfare Stops
In southern West Virginia and the surrounding coal belt, welfare benefits for UMW miners were cut off after small mine operators failed to pay union royalties. Picketing, closures, and talk of rival unions grow as tensions rise between small operators, large mines, and the UMW. The dispute centers on a $25 daily wage, a 40 cent per ton welfare royalty, and funding for welfare programs.
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Burl Csborne Welch
W. Va
West Virginia
Appalachian
Tennessee
Kentucky
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Lloyd Haynes
Raymond C. Lewis
Charleston
UMW District 17
Lewis
Lewis Meadows
I Beckley
Southern West Virginia Independent Coal Operators Association
Meadows
Southern Labor Union
Onedda, Tenn
UMIV
TV Programs To Reflect Theme Of Christmas
Cynthia Lowry notes a varied holiday TV lineup with Christmas specials on NBC CBS and ABC. Highlights include Sing Along With Mitch Amadeus Menotti Amont Night Visitors Bing Crosby Mary Martin and evening Christmas Eve Masses from St Patrick's Cathedral National Shrine and Christ Church.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Mitch
NBC
CBS
ABC
Gian Carlo Menotti
Amuht
NBC Opera Company
Florence Anderson
Earl Wrightson
Bing Crosby
Mary Martin
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
8. John the Divine
St. Patrick's Cathedral
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington
Christ Church
Methodist
New York City
Protestant Episcopal Washington Cathedral
Eric Severeid
Five Auto Crashes Sparked by a Dog on Austin Interregional
On the northeast edge of Austin, a small dog allegedly caused five separate crashes along the interregional highway involving 20 to 25 vehicles in drizzle. Six people were injured. Debert McCullough on a three wheel motorcycle reported the sequence as drivers swerved to avoid the dog, triggering pileups. The dog escaped with a cut. McCullough, Frances Wolff and several others received treatment for injuries.
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Austin
Motorcvere
Debert McCullough
McCullough
Foam Inn
AleCimough
Frances Wolff
Regina
Sask
Texas
Canada
Port Aransas
Tex
Fred Bard
Museum of Natural History
Washington, D.C
Suspicious Motorists’ Free Parking Sparks Debate
Wilmington officials grapple with a Chamber of Commerce plan to allow free curb parking as a Christmas gift. Hooded meters deter some drivers but others still feed coins, prompting Mayor Bates Harcum to urge clear signage if the program returns next year.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Bates Harcum
Mary Christmas Name Haunts Texas Tech Student
Mary Christmas, a 1-year-old sophomore at Texas Tech, says her name invites scrutiny and jokes. She recalls long distance calls revealing disbelief from operators and notes the name was inherited from a Seminole great grandfather who chose it.
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Lubbock
Mary Christmas
Texas Tech
Miss Christmas
John Christmas
Leveland
Sust
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