Hopeful mood as UMW tentative accord echoed in coalfields
After a tentative deal between the United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association, optimism spread through 160000 miners though 7000 remained on wildcat strike. Union leaders foresee a three year package with wage gains, pensions shifting to company plans, and a possible ratification by 930 locals, while concerns over pension protections and credibility of leadership persist.
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UMW
Sam Church
Randall Duncan
Kentucky
O.J. Tolbert
Deep Water
Monongah
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Virginia
District 28
Clyde Lambert
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Our International
Consol confirms 150 million shaft mine to employ 500 in Buchanan
Consolidation Coal Company on Monday confirmed a 150 million shaft mine project in Buchanan County Virginia to hire about 500 union workers with production slated for early 1983. The site near Oakwood will mine Pocahontas No 3 coal using longwall and continuous methods and may include nearby coking facilities. The mine is expected to operate for at least 30 years with output shipped via Norfolk and Western Railway to Hampton Roads.
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Eustace Frederick
Consolidation Coal Co
Southern Appalachian Region
Buchanan County
Oakwood
Joseph P. Aman
Thomas J. Sawarynski
Southern Appalachian Division
Consol
Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegraph
Consolidation Coal Company
Mercer County
Appalachian
Buchanan County No. 1
Frederick
Pocahontas No. 3
Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway
Hampton Roads
Weather forecast shows warming trend later week
Tuesday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with highs in the 50s and overnight lows around 30. National Weather Service predicts fair weather from Thursday to Saturday with a warming trend, highs mid 50s to low 60s Thursday, 60s Friday and Saturday, and morning lows in the 30s Thursday and Friday, rising into the 40s Saturday.
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National Weather Service
Princeton Council to receive tight budget plan next week
The upcoming Princeton City Council meeting will review a tight budget proposal, with the agenda set for next week. The report notes potential impacts on city services as officials prepare for the financial year ahead.
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Princeton City Council
Inmate Nailed to Pole Near Albany Oregon
Steven L. Phillips, 27, a fugitive from Oregon Correctional Institution, was found with his right hand nailed to a telephone pole in Albany after failing to return from a social leave. He threatened responding paramedics and claimed a person he fought with nailed him. investigators had no clear suspect. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. in downtown Albany, about 60 miles south of Portland.
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Albany, Ore
Oregon Correctional Institution
Steven L. Phillips
Lee Sims
Phillips
Albany
Kathy Wyatt
Fire Department
Portland
Bob Omstead
Omstead
Assistant Coach Loses Leg But Not Heart at Northfork High
Henry Winkfield, longtime Northfork High School basketball coach, is recovering from an above the knee amputation of his left leg after a diabetes related infection grew into gangrene. Despite this, the 62 year old remains hopeful about returning to coaching.
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Sharon Friese
Daily Telegraph
Logan
Henry Winkfield
Northfork High School
Winkfield
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