Steel Union Election Pivotal in Pittsburgh
The United Steelworkers vote to choose a new leader as incumbent I W Abel retires in June. Lloyd McBride and Edward Sadlowski contend for the $75 000 annual post, with contrasts over integrity versus insurgent change and broader labor movement implications. The outcome could signal mood among blue collar workers and influence labor management relations nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Lloyd McBride
Abel
Edward Sadlowski
Chicago
Sadlowski
USW
America
Winter Blizzards Strain Nation As Energy Push Aids East
The blizzard week tested the eastern half of the nation with cold linked supply strains and job losses. President Carter authorized fast energy legislation diverting natural gas to fuel short East and Midwest areas, while shortages kept factories idle and millions of workers unpaid. Buffalo suffered a deadly snow siege prompting a presidential disaster declaration offering unemployment aid and loans.
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Carter
Midwest
Help Line Answers From The Enterprise Q and A
Readers ask about recycling magazines, addressing TV stars, radio interference, and labor boards. United Waste Materials buys magazines. Farrah Fawcett Majors' address is through TV Spotlight. Interference filters are available from Drake and Green sboro committee. NLRB handles union questions, with state and federal labor contact options.
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Farrah Fawcett
Anonymous
TV Spotlight
The
Enterprise
Farrah
c/o
Charlie's Angels
Abc-Tv
Ave. of the Americas
New York
N.Y
Pay Increases Set for Washington Elite Officials
An AP report notes March 1 pay hikes for Congress members, Supreme Court justices, Cabinet members, and top federal workers. Salaries would rise to 57500 for lawmakers, 75000 for Speaker and VP, 46000 for Cabinet members, 72000 for associate justices, and 54500 for lower court judges, with up to 7900 boosts for many civil servants. Congress faces a Feb 19 deadline to reject. otherwise increases take effect.
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Washington
Senate
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Walter F. Mondale
Warren E. Burger
Cyrus R. Vance
Defense
Harold Brown
Supreme Court
Congress
Gerald R. Ford
Agencies Rally To Meet Frigid Crisis Across States
President Carter mobilizes up to ten federal agencies to ease the ice and snow emergency. New York’s Buffalo area is hit hardest with nine counties declared disasters. Troops, fuel tankers, and a disaster hotline are deployed as coffers open for aid and recovery.
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Carter
Buffalo
N.Y
Upstate
New York
Washington
Chip
Midge Costanza
Coast Guard
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
White House
Judge Overrules Drunk Verdict in Hickory DUI Case
In 3rd District Court Hickory Judge Bill J. Martin acquitted Maurice Dale Brooks after a Breathalyzer showed .20 but the officer could not prove Brook s operated the vehicle as required for conviction. Prosecution argued law could support multiple readings amid an officer testimony gap.
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Hickory (Ap
Hickory
Bill J. Martin
Maurice Dale Brooks
Brooks
Thomas I. Barrows
Daniel Rosenbalm
Samuel P. Moose
Newton
North Carolina
Undercover Cops Raid Fancy Club in New York
New York police raided an after hours gambling club claimed to be financed by organized crime. Eleven persons were arrested after undercover officers entered at 4 a.m. and a back-up team conducted a search warrant as about 100 patrons were held for questioning.
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New York
East Side
Bronx
Becaus
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Steel Union
United States
Canada
Afl-Cio
I. W. Abel
McBride
Ed Sadlowski
U.S
Marilyn
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietna
Decem
Recycling Magazines
High Point
T.C. A. United Waste Materials Co
S. Hamilton
Anon. A
Greensboro
P.O
Labor
Labor Board
C. A
National Labor Relations Board
Wachovia Bldg
Winston-Salem
National Labor Relations Act
U.S. Dept. of Labor
N.C. Dept. of Labor
Raleigh
House of Senate
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Iron Curtain
Maryland
Virginia
Florida
State Supreme Court
Barrows
Fancy Club
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