Union Officials Postmaster Strike Could Begin At Midnight
Washington AP says union officials show little sign of retreat from a threatened nationwide mail strike as Postmaster Bolger refuses to reopen talks. A court order blocks a work stoppage, but unions mandate a strike if contracts are rejected. Potential start midnight Monday with federal troops prepared to keep mail moving. binding arbitration urged by Bolger, unions oppose.
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William F. Bolger
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John Pratt
American Postal Workers Union
APWU
National Association of Letter Carriers
Emmet Andrews
Laborers’ International Union
Cabbit mystery charms Virginia woman in small town
Mrs. Pansy Ball of Bland County Virginia keeps a curious pet described as a cabbit a cross of cat and rabbit. The two month old offspring of a tabby and an unknown father baffles locals as it eats cat food yet hops like a rabbit. Ball defends the pet as a house kept member of the family with no official verification of its hybrid status.
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Daily Telegraph
Stett
Kitty
Bland County
Wytheville Community College
Midwest
Pope John Paul appeals for a new order and unity
Pope John Paul in his first world message pledges to follow Pope Paul VI’s programs and seeks a new order with greater justice, peace, and cooperation. He speaks to 200,000 in St Peter's Square, praises Paul VI, and vows to continue reformist policies while emphasizing humility as his strength.
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St. Peter's Square
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Pope Paul
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John Dearden
Detroit
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Il Gazzettino
Albino Luciani
Opinion Survey On Unions Draws Mixed Views
Mary Davis reports in Daily Telegraph on a Wilcoe homemaker Mrs Luther Addair opposing abolishing government unions and praising their role in industry. An Bluefield ad executive Charles Denham weighs the issue, noting unions aid workers but warns against premature limits and fairness concerns.
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Mary Davis
Daily Telegraph
Luther Addair
Wilcoe
Charles W. Denham
Bluefield
Government workers and unions in public service debate
Telegraph readers weigh in on whether policemen firemen and other government workers should form or join unions. Opinions split on strikes restrictions penalties and safety concerns with several readers arguing for rights tempered by limits to prevent harm to the public.
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Ellis Daniels
William Byrd
Elkhorn
Daniels
Golf winner Leatherwood clinches Bluefield title
Kevin Leatherwood, 19, a Bluefield State student, shot 69 to win the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Annual Golf Championship at Fincastle Country Club. He defeated Jim Godsey in a sudden death playoff, taking the title on the first extra hole.
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Kevin Leatherwood
Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Leatherwood
Jim Godsey
Fincastle Country Club
Beckley Arts and Crafts show features Bluefield crafts
Several Bluefield area craftspeople displayed work at the Beckley Arts and Crafts show on page 3, highlighting regional talent.
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Beckley
Federal court session opens in Bluefield this Tuesday
A two day session of federal court in Bluefield begins Tuesday at 9 30 a m A consultant from the Mountain State Arts and Humanities Division in Charleston will visit Tuesday and Wednesday to study creating a regional cultural center in the former city hall Bondurant has appealed to the Circuit Court Mercury County teachers gather Wednesday for a workshop with D Lilly set as keynote at the first official termi ny event in Clinton iy
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Arts and Humanities Division
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Mercer County
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Will Clinton Iy
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