Carter Campaigns in Texas On Energy Bill and Beef Imports
President Carter visits Fort Worth for a luncheon as he pushes his energy program amid cattle and gas industry concerns. He defends fuel conservation as a moral priority, argues for incentives to oil and gas producers, and says beef imports will rise only modestly to ease price inflation. He also asserts strong U S stance toward the Soviets and calls for new arms talks and a nuclear test ban.
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Fort Worth, Texas
Carter
Texas
United States
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Pravda
Brzezinski
California
Colorado
Illinois
Oregon
West Virginia
Rockefeller Calls End to Coal Over-Regulation
West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller IV urged reduced government regulation of the coal industry to boost production and efficiency. He cited the burden of dealing with 15 agencies and endless forms, and urged stronger private sector initiatives and stricter enforcement of the Federal Surface Mining Act to ensure fair competition.
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Washington
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller IV
Rockefeller
Mining and Reclamation Council of America
Carter
Presidential Commission On Coal
Appalachia
Union
England
Aes
Consol Lays Off 140 At Maitland And Turkey Gap Mines
Consolidation Coal Company will cut two shifts to one at Maitland and Turkey Gap Mines in West Virginia effective Sunday at 12:01 a.m. Seventy six miners lose jobs at Turkey Gap and Maitland, part of a broader six mines curtailed or closed as the steel market remains weak. Overall, Consol employs 5,663 miners in Appalachia, with a 15.5 percent year to date reduction.
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West Virginia
Maitland
Turkey Gap
Consolidation Coal Company
Consol
Joseph M. Richards
Consol Appalachian Region
Appalachian
Roanoke Native Named BCH's New Administrator
Raymond Board, Roanoke native, will become administrator of the Bluefield Community Hospital in July. He arrives after serving as assistant administrator at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond and four years as Roane General’s administrator. The board opposes Humana’s plan to build a second 72 bed hospital in Bluefield, citing sufficient capacity and cost concerns.
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Bluefield
Louisville
Humana
West Cumberland Road
Bland Street
Shott
Raymond Board
Roanoke
Community Hospital
Douglas M. Parker
Parker
Hospital Corporation of America
Habersham County Medical Center
Demorest
HCA
Chippenham Hospital
Richmond
Roane General Hospital
Spencer
Albemarle Hospital
Inlizabeth City
N.C
Annual Miners' Vacation Begins This Weekend
United Mine Workers of America members start their annual vacation in three shifts under the new contract. First period runs today to July 8 with most miners. U S Steel workers take the third shift from July 22 to August 5. Each miner receives about 800 in vacation pay, roughly 200 more than the 1976 agreement, though many may still face debt after the all day stoppage.
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Myrtle Beach
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Virginia sets new minimum competency tests for diplomas
Virginia high school students must meet performance indicators in minimum competency tests approved by the State Board of Education. The indicators cover reading a road map writing a check and understanding directions on a label, impacting diploma eligibility after 1981.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Board of Education
Miller to Change Union Contract Talks Method
UMWA President Arnold Miller, recovering from a heart attack and stroke, says he will return to work Monday and seek to change how the union negotiates contracts with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association. He plans to drop the bargaining council, which rejected his tentative 1981-aimed deal, as doctors predict full recovery and an eight hour day.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Miller
Florida
UMW
Sam Church
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Fort Worth
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VPI
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Medical College of Virginia
Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk
American College of Hospital Administrators
U. S. Steel
Virginia Grads
UMWA
Clamshell Alliance
Seabrook
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