Work stoppage memorializes dead miners across nation
United Press International reports an 80,000 soft coal miner walkout for five days to honor the more than 100,000 miners killed this century. Arnold Miller leads the first memorial since 1969, as 1,200 mines may close. The strike tests talks before a Nov. 12 contract deadline, with NLRB dismissing an unfair labor practices charge. Rallys planned in Mannington West Virginia and Washington plus sites in Kentucky Alabama Illinois Colorado. TVA notes 23 days of coal on hand at Widows Creek plant. steelmakers and utilities hold varying stockpiles districts.
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United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
UMW
John L. Lewis
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Harlan County
Birmingham
Ala
West Frankfort
Ill
Ludlow
Colo
Tennessee Valley Authority
Widows Creek
North
Alabama
West Virginia Coal Association
Ford nears decision on vice president pick
President Ford may announce his vice presidential choice this week after returning from Chicago. Two to three candidates remain, including Nelson Rockefeller and George Bush, with Newsweek citing alleged fundraising irregularities in Bush's 1970 Texas Senate race.
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Ford
Washington
UPI
Chicago
White House
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George Bush
GOP
Maine
Newsweek Magazine
Bush
Senate
Texas
Newsweek
Nixon
Townhouse
Lloyd Bentsen
Cyprus
Jordan
Hussein
Rockefeller
Wave of telephoned bomb threats hit Los Angeles
Police evacuated airline terminals at Los Angeles International Airport and the Greyhound bus terminal after calls claimed bombs were planted. No bombs were found. A weekend explosion at a trucking firm caused five injuries and $5 million damage. Police ruled out the “alphabet bomber” theory.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Delta
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Hughes Air West
Los Angeles International Airport
Greyhound
Isaac Rasim
Aliens of
Missing Air Force cargo plane bound for Bolivia
An Air Force C141 with seven crew and 16 tons of cargo vanished on a flight from Charleston to La Paz Bolivia. Radio contact was lost after takeoff from the Canal Zone and fuel was estimated to run out around noon Sunday. Crew members were Capt James R Tant pilot and others listed without hometowns.
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Charleston, S. C
UPI
Air Force
Charleston
Bolivia
la Paz
Harry Griner
Charleston Air Force Base
Griner
Canal Zone
Guiner
South America
James R. Tant
Charles T. Moorefield
Dale W. Lake
Paul N. Burroughs
Carl H. Church
Thomas H. Kuechman
Joseph M. Gorin
Communists Cut Key Road to Saigon in Major Offensive
Communist gunners cut a northern path to Saigon and seized Truong Hoa, a 30,000 resident village seven miles from Tay Ninh, as heavy fighting spanned at least six fronts. Saigon reports 203 Communist attacks since dawn, with Minh Long district capital lost to Viet Cong. Highway 22 remains a vital supply route for over 200,000 in Tay Ninh area.
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Saigon
UPI
Tay Ninh
South Vietnam
Cau Khoi
Truong Hoa
Waldheim calls for global plan on population and food
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim urged delegates from 149 nations to coordinate a world plan addressing the population explosion and rising food shortages. He said the conference marks a turning point but warned the topic is sensitive and controversial.
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Bucharest
UPI
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
China
Extended Boston Forecast With Showers Likely
UPI reports the extended forecast from Wednesday to Friday shows a chance of showers on Wednesday and Thursday, with fair conditions on Friday. Temperatures will reach the 70s to low 80s during the day and fall to the 50s to low 60s at night.
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Boston
UPI
Drought ends in midlands but rains fall too late
The midlands receive rains after a severe drought that devastated the 1974 crop season. Crop and livestock losses are pegged at over 10 billion dollars as five state corn belt yields plummet. Meat prices may dip briefly, but a broader food shortage and economic strain loom while experts warn of possible long-term effects.
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Corn Belt
U.S. Agriculture Department
USDA
U.S
Clifton R. Wharton Jr
Michigan State University
Congress
New Food Advisory Panel
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National Labor Relations Board
Mannington
W. Va
Consolidation Coal Co
Farmington, W. Va
UMW International Union
Jerry terHorst
Watergate Spe
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Leon Jaworski
TerHorst
Philip Buchen
Mr. Long
Watergate
E. Howard Hunt
Jaworski
Los Angles
Rasim
Daysdale
Health- Tex
Stantog
Drysdale
Drysdales
Bennington
Waldheim
Health, Education and Welfare
Caspar Weinberger
United States
Weinberger
Feghart
Monet
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams
North Adams, Mass
Vermont
F.d.1.c
St. Jerome's Church
East Dorset
Midlands
Illinois Agriculture Director
Robert ‘‘Pud’’ Williams
Williams
Wharton
Kodak
Kennington
Zenith
Zenith Hearing Air
Bennington Banner
Bennington Banners
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corp
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Nichols
Pantyhose
Nylons
Agilon
Curvare
Walker
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