Half Of Nation's Mines Closed As Strike Begins
On December 6 1977 about 160 000 coal miners began a nationwide strike by the United Mine Workers against the Bituminous Coal Operators Association halting roughly half the nation s coal production. Benefits for about 815 000 miners and dependents were cut as trustees warned of tighter finances while talks paused with federal mediation.
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Charleston
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Virginia
Wyoming
Alabama
Illinois
United Mine Workers Union
Miller
West Virginia
Medical Benefits Canceled Amid Coal Strike in West Virginia
Miners lose health and death benefits as UMW contract stalls in southern West Virginia. At 12:01 a.m. medical bills shift to miners, Welch’s Stevens Clinic reports 25 percent of patients with UMW cards, and hospital warns of possible staff cuts if strike lasts. Funds financed by royalties halt income with no production.
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Miller
West Virginia
Washington
Umw-Bcoa
UMW Health and Retirement Funds
Cabin Creek
Charleston
UMW
Wayne L. Horvitz
Dan Fields
West Virginia Coal Association
Appalachian
Frank P. Jarrell
Daily Telegraph
Stett
Rt. 52
Bluefield
Welch
Bath House
Eastern Associated Coal Corporation
Keystone No. 1
Bob Graham
United Mine Workers Health and Retirement Funds
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Stevens Clinic
Joseph E. Perry
The
Telegraph
Perry
United Mine Workers Health and Retirement
Barbara Maldauer
Coal miner in winter shopping for Christmas dress
Mike Totten, a young coal miner from OHLEY West Virginia, paused during the coal strike to window shop for a Christmas dress for his wife. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports relief efforts as the Community Christmas Tree fund rises to 244 dollars toward a 4000 dollar goal with a December 24 tree party for about 1000 underprivileged Bluefield children. Contributions may be mailed or dropped at the Daily Telegraph office. Totten says he cannot afford gifts due to the strike but plans to contribute as soon as possible.
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Ohley
W.va
Mike Totten
Bluefield
Oro
Daily Telegraph
Bland Street
Community Christmas Tree
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Pike Collision Kills Bluefield Man and Canton Resident
A head on crash on the West Virginia Turnpike near Princeton killed Bluefield resident James F. Kelley and Canton man Thomas C. Eubanks after one driver reportedly suffered a heart attack. Kelley 31, and Eubanks 76, died at the scene or after hospital transport.
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Bluefield
Canton
Ohio
James F. Kelley
Breeze View Street
Thomas C. Eubanks
Kelley
Beckley
Eubanks
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Wilmington
Del
Francis J
Mary Ann Steele Kelley
Newcastle
The
Furniture Company
Record on mob case dominates historic prosecutions
A new case against the Cosa Nostra is described as the most significant in history. The report notes major legal action and potential implications for organized crime prosecutions.
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Cosa Nostra
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