Coal Strike Looms Over Hampton Roads Exports
Norfolk editors warn an Appalachian coal strike slated for late March could cut Hampton Roads exports to a trickle and lay off 1000 plus railroad workers. Industry officials estimate six weeks as a short walkout while 140 ships await loading and two million tons may sit idle in rail cars awaiting end of the dispute.
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Norfolk, Va
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Newport News
T. Parker Host Jr
Hampton Roads Maritime Association
N&w
Chessie
J. Donlan Piedmont
Coal Output May Reach 1.35 Billion Tons by 1990 Says NCA
The National Coal Association forecasts U S coal output could hit 1.35 billion tons annually by 1990 but regulatory constraints from the Clean Air Act, surface mine reclamation, taxes, and transportation policies may slow growth. Utilities remain the largest users, with 1990 consumption projected around 935 million tons, up from last year’s 566 million. Exports could rise to 142 million tons, depending on world demand and port capacity, while synfuel demand may range from 9 to 75 million tons annually.
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Associated Press
U.S
National Coal Association
NCA
RE. Samples
Consolidation Coal Co
Association
United States
Reagan Team Itemizes Hefty Military Budget
Washington AP reports the Reagan administration will propose a record peacetime defense buildup. Defense Secretary Weinberger will seek about 33 billion more in budget authority for 1981 and 1982, lifting totals to 177.7 billion and 222.8 billion respectively, much of which will be spent in future years on ships, planes, and equipment.
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Washington
Reagan
U.S
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Congress
Carter
Pentagon
United States
Weinberger
Davidson predicts inevitable strike in WV coal talks
Beckley AP reports UMW International Executive Board member Joe Davidson warns a new contract with Bituminous Coal Operators Association may not be ready before the March 27 expiry. He notes progress but fears a strike before a settlement, while UMW President Sam Church urges a proposal by March 15 for rank and file ratification. Negotiations continue with daily meetings sought by Church.
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Beckley
W.va
United Mine Workers International Executive Board
Joe Davidson
District 29
IEB
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
UMW
Sam Church
BCOA
Davidson
Church
Remembering A Doctor Friend From Mountain Practice
Rosa Agnew of Princeton recounts Dr. Bently who tended two coal camps and surrounding shacks. He made house calls in a home office, drove a Model A to the hills, walked muddy paths, crossed a rain swollen creek on a foot log, and listened to a baby's heartbeat as a child watched with a lollipop in hand.
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Mama
Dr. Bently
Great American Story Time Reader Tales From WV
A reader recounts a childhood memory from a West Virginia town, focusing on a newborn sister, a nurse, and the stopping moment when wart-covered hands prompt a doctor’s quirky cure. The tale hints at the small town impulse to share kindness and odd remedies in a family moment.
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Bivefield
Traffic ticket inventor Weger reshaped U S enforcement
Ronald Weger, a 70 year old Lansing businessman, holds more than 75 copyrights on traffic citation forms. His Weger Governmental Systems sells over a million tickets yearly to states and cities, standardizing tickets from Michigan towns to reduce confusion, speed traps, and court costs.
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Lansing
Mich
Ronald Weger
Weger Governmental Systems
Weger
Mount Pleasant
Kalamazoo
Reagan Gets Low Marks On Energy
New York AP NBC poll finds 31 percent approve lifting crude oil price controls, 39 percent disapprove, 30 percent unsure. Overall energy efforts rated good or excellent by 32 percent, with public largely negative about Reagan's early energy policies and actions.
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Reagan
Associated Press
NBC News
Ap-Nbc News
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