West Virginia miners fear 30,000 jobs vanish if mine safety bill ends gas distinction
Arch Alexander, former West Virginia mine chief, warns that federal legislation removing the gassy nongassy mine classification could force about 30,000 miners and 80 percent of Southern state nongassy mines to shut down. He says conversion costs rise from 20 000 to 200 000 per eight man section and cites no recent nongassy explosions. He argues operators favor uniform rules and that many miners would leave the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Apostles of Safety
Arch Alexander
Charleston
State Department of Mines
Alexander
Coal Industry Committee On
West
Virginia
Cleveland
Chicago
State forecast and Middle East turmoil near Haifa
Cloudy and warm with a chance of afternoon and evening showers. Highs in the 80s and 90s. In other news, Israeli and Egyptian jet fighters clashed over the Gulf of Suez with both sides claiming a kill, while an Israeli oil pipeline near Haifa was damaged by Arab saboteurs. The threats amid guerrilla raids and cross border actions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Gulf of Suez
Haifa
Middle East
Israel
Suez Canal
Otepka Confirmed to SACB Post After Five Year Fight
Ole F. Otepka won Senate approval for a $36 000 a year position on the Subversive Activities Control Board after a brief liberal protest. The decision follows a pledge by Republican Leader Everett M Dirksen. In another note, Rocky Flats in Colorado reported a May 11 fire halted production of nuclear warhead components at a plutonium handling plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otepka
Washington Post
Washington
Ole F. Otepka
State Department
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Rocky Flats
Colo
Uruguay’s Pacheco Declares Limited State of Siege
In Montevideo President Jorge Pacheco Areco decreed a limited state of siege amid a wave of disabling strikes political violence and a congressional move to impeach him as unrest deepens in Uruguay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uruguay
New York
Times Service
Montevideo
Congress
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Pensions Raised for 70000 Miners by UMW Trustees
The United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund votes to raise monthly pensions from 115 to 150 dollars for about 70,000 soft coal miners effective August 1. W. A. Boyle named fund chief executive and union member on the three person board. The fund is financed by a 40 cent per ton royalty on union coal. Last year the fund paid 96 million dollars in pensions and survivor benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Trustees of
The
United Mine
W. A
Tony” Boyle
John L. Lewis
Pension Fund
Boyle
United Mine Workers Union
George Judy
Josephine Roche
Senate Votes to Boost Food Stamp Fund to 750 Million
The Senate approved by voice vote a resolution to raise the food stamp program’s authorization to 750 million dollars for the new fiscal year starting July 1, up from 340 million and 140 million more than the administration requested. The measure aims to aid urban districts and precede a House debate on farm legislation. Rep. Poague warned farm price support must stay largely intact to avoid higher consumer costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Senate
House
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Rep
W. R. Poague
D-Tex
Uncertainties Delay Consideration of Surtax Extension
House leadership postponed floor action on a 10 percent income tax surcharge pending clearer Democratic votes amid chairman illness. The Rules Committee approved the administration bill on a closed rule, aiming for floor discussion, while labor groups hailed the delay as leverage against rapid reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
House Rules Committee
John W. McCormack
Dmass
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Senate
No Brake Seen On Price Spiral
The Labor Department reports May CPI up three tenths of one percent, the slowest rise since January, with no signs of a broad downward trend and expectations of further increases. The index reaches 126.8, indicating typical family costs at $12.68 versus the 1957–59 base. Food, apparel, services, rent, medical care, and mortgage interest drive the gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Asst
Arnold Chase
Chase
Nixon
Suit branded wriggling and writhing over power play
Washington reports a fraud suit against Rep. John M. Slack and W. N. Green Co. filed in Charleston, W Va. seeking 100000 in compensatory and 200000 in punitive damages. Slack calls the suit squirming and vows to prove Shaver and attorney Stanley Preiser face a bond liability confrontation. The complaint lists Central Asphalt and Paying Co V N Green Co Pioneer Investment Co and West Virginia Paying Co with insolvency notices of 3.3 million in debts and 859000 assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accuser
Slack
Washington
John M. Slack
D-W
W. N. Green
Charleston
W. Va
W. Holmes Shaver
Stanley Preiser
Shaver
Central Asphalt and Paying Co
V. N. Green Co
Pioneer Investment Co
West Virginia Paying Co
Central Asphalt
Black Panther Coloring Book Provokes Controversy in Bay Area
A 23 page coloring book distributed by the Black Panthers to Negro children in the Bay Area depicts police being shot and stabbed. Bobby Seale says he ordered the drawings. 25 copies were given out at free breakfast programs in San Francisco Oakland and Sacramento. Police and community leaders condemn the material as racist and crude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Panther
San Francisco
Black Panthers
Panther
Bobby Seale
Ben Lashoff
Senate Permanent Investigations
Washington
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Hunters Point
Oakland
Saccramento
Eugene J. Boyle
Sacred Heart
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward Peeks
Business Labor Editor
Calednia
Ont
Carol Shoobridge
Peru
Mountains
Ohio
Government Square
Mideast
UMW
Tee
McCormack
Democratic Study Group
DSG
PSG
Source
United States Dept. of Labor
W. Holmes
Sluck
Panthers
Bay Area
Roe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!