Trustees Brace Funds for Medical Cost Sharing Amid Strikes
C W Davis trustee says UMW Health and Retirement Funds will require beneficiaries to share medical costs as cuts to benefits aim to keep the funds solvent. He cites declining national coal production and rising strike activity as core causes and warns further cuts may follow if productivity does not improve.
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United Mine Workers Health and Retirement Funds
C. W. Davis
Davis
Harry Huge
Paul R. Dean
McDowell County
The
Daily Telegraph
Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
BCOA
United Mine Workers
Public Q and A column answers reader questions
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph provides an information column answering readers about sewage delays, Boulder Park housing restrictions, and Appalachian Power refunds. It notes rain delaying sanitary work, confirms Boulder Park limits, and reports PSC actions on rate refunds with hearings pending. Mickey Cox's snack scene is described in a brief human-interest aside.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Welch
A. Sanitary Board
James Macomber
Boulder Park
Princeton
Daily Telegraph
W. S
Bluefield
W. Va
The
Telegraph
Appalachian Power Company
Public Service Commission
K. M
Bluewell
A. Appalachian
PSC
Carter Says Soviet Reaction Hinders SALT Talks
President Carter acknowledged unexpected Soviet backlash to his human rights stance, calling it a bigger obstacle to nuclear arms talks. He cited no new SALT steps since Geneva, and noted broader White House concerns including diplomacy travel and evolving expectations from Secretary of State Cyrus Vance.
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Washington
Carter
Geneva
Soviet Union
White House
Leonid L.) Brezhnev
Cyrus Vance
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Canola
Chef Testimony Details Explosive Battlefield at Groucho Marx Home
A chef who worked for Groucho Marx described 22 chaotic months at the comedian’s Beverly Hills residence. He recounted a dinner table as an explosive battlefield and alleged long-time secretary Fleming sought conservatorship, with accusations of drugging and coercion amid Marx’s frail condition and hip surgery.
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Linda Deutsch
Santa Monica
Calif
Groucho Marx
Fleming
Auty
Miss Fleming
Marx
Arthur
Beverly Hills
Cedars- Sinai Medical Center
Larry Baum
Rafeedie
Perrin
Ballow
Melinda
Groucho
From Carter Energy Plan Congress Opposes Fuel Shortage Ban
A report notes Congress rejects President Carter energy program and asserts power to curb the fuel shortage. The item reflects legislative debate and policy stance during the period.
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Carter
Congress
Patterson predicts rerun bid in United Mine Workers election
Lee Roy Patterson says he will decide Sunday whether to challenge the June 14 UMW election results. He claims evidence of rigging and aims for a new vote with a bloc on the union’s executive board favoring reversal amid financial strains and recent miner benefit cuts. Patterson plans a Washington meeting with state supporters to discuss the challenge. Miller’s aides weigh appeals while department inquiries loom.
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Louisville
Lee Roy Patterson
United Mine Workers Union Oe
Patterson
Arnold Miller
International Executive Board
Madisonville
Washington
Miller
U.S. Labor Department
Executive Board
Labor Department
UMW
W. A
Tony’’ Boyle
West Virginia
Kentucky
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Frank P. Jarrell
Joseph P. Brennan
Brennan
Telen
Bluefield Sanitary Department
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Mickey
John Cox
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Chef
John Necessary
Jim Cox
Tazewell
Bluefield-Welch Run
Williamson
Billy Graham
Business Review
Church News
Common-Terry Community Notes
Mercer
Servicemen Society
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