UMW Officials Say BCOA Refuses To Talk On Strike
United Mine Workers officials say efforts to resume negotiations with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association have failed. Vernon Massey reports that BCOA chief negotiator B R Brown would not meet, leaving no progress on ending the 39 day, 166000 miner strike. Senator Jennings Randolph urged federal intervention to restart talks.
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United Mine Workers
Vernon Massey
West Virginia
UMW
Sam Church
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
B.R. Brown
Brown
Massey
Coal
Callen
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Sands Still Singers Riot Echoes Across Four Cities
Rioters clashed with police in Belfast Dublin Liverpool and Londonderry as Bobby Sands near death in a hunger strike. Protests drew thousands with banners torn down and clashes leaving injuries. Sinn Fein says Sands has lost most eyesight and remains alive only by sheer will.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Dublin
Laverpool
Satuday
Irish Republican Army
Bobby Sands
Irish Republic
Sands
O’connell
Liverpool
England
Reggettz Remembers Tragedy in West Virginia
Paul Reggettz of South Charleston recalls the 1979 murder of his wife Vanessa and children Bernadette and Paul Jr. in a St Albans home. He describes the shock, the drive to understand why, and the lasting impact as he lives with trauma and memory.
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South Charleston
W.va
Paul Reggettz
Atal
Reggettz
Dante
Hell
Sil
St. Albans
Vanessa
Bernadette
Ime
Paul Jr
Aaugner
May 12 primary referendum decisions for Bluefield voters
Sunday Bluefield voters will decide referendum questions in the May 12 primary. The War City election is previewed as part of broader coverage. The coalfields are described as beginning to resemble the Wild West with rising tensions and disputes.
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Bluefield
War City
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