UMW Fete Highlights Bluefield Labor Day Activities
Bluefield marks Labor Day with a large United Mine Workers District 29 rally at City Park expected to draw over 15 000 attendees. Speakers include UMWA leaders Sam Church and Robert Byrd, with governors and lawmakers arriving by helicopter. If rain, events shift to the City Auditorium.
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United Mine Workers’ District 29
UMWA
John Connelly
Harold Hayden
Mullens
Sam Church
Mingo County
U.S
Robert Byrd
Jay Rockefeller
Nick Joe Rahall
Beckley
Donovan and Labor Leaders Clash Over Policies and Amnesty
In Washington on Labor Day the Reagan administration and labor unions clashed over policies harming workers. Labor Secretary Donovan said there will be no amnesty for 11,000 to 12,000 fired air controllers, while AFL-CIO President Kirkland and Kenneth Blaylock urged rehiring. They warned of a weakening air traffic system and urged a fair resolution.
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Reagan
Organized Labor
America
Raymond Donovan
Donovan
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Kenneth Blaylock
ABC
Kirkland
Blaylock
American Federation of Government Employees
CBS
NBC
Meet the Press
The
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Labor Department
Democratic Party
Ronald Reagan
Solidarity Seeks Dialogue to Avert Tragic Confrontation
Solidarity pledged at its first national congress to keep talking with Poland's Communist leaders as the only way to avoid a tragic confrontation. Andrzej Celinski warned that recent Soviet troop maneuvers near Poland could intimidate Solidarity, which has grown into a major force with about 9.5 million members. The union called for constructive solutions and continued dialogue with the government.
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Gdansk
Poland
Solidarity
Andrzej Celinski
Celinski
Labor Celebrates Centennial On The Outside Looking In
Washington AP reports the American labor movement marks its 100th anniversary amid strain. AFL-CIO leader Lane Kirkland cites limited White House access under Reagan as big labor feels sidelined. Union decline continues as younger workers enter the workforce, with notable losses in auto and steel unions since 1978.
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American Labor Movement
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Federation
Lane Kirkland
White House
Afl-Cio
Executive
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
International Brotherhood of ‘Teamsters
Pittsburgh
Labor Department
United Auto Workers and
Ones
Nara
Police trainee foils intruder in home arrest
Chicago police trainee Christine Speros woke to an intruder in her Northwest Side apartment. She held the man at gunpoint until husband George Speros arrived. The intruder, Lawrence Milan, 34, admitted fear and was charged with burglary. Weather brief ends with unclear lines and erroneous figures.
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Chicago
Father Grieving as Farmer Finds Missing Boy in Field
A farmer guided by a psychic map found 22 year old Justin Stahly dead in a corn field hours after his father urged volunteers to keep searching. Justin had wandered from his rural Ocheyedan home Thursday. over 4,000 volunteers aided the search. He was later found alive in a field, then died at Dickinson County Hospital.
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Iowa
Justin
George DeGroot
Ocheyedan
Justin Stahly
Jeff Stahly
Dickinson County Hospital
DeGroot
Sandy
Stahly
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