Guest Editorial argues miners should seek tax-efficient gains
The piece argues coal miners would vote against the contract again, noting the 37 percent package mainly boosts wages while health and pension benefits are taxed differently. It criticizes UMW leaders for not following instructions, calls for an 80 day cooling off period, and questions inflation and tax impacts on miners and operators. It uses Steve Entin's calculations to show after tax gains and warns of potential real wage loss under higher inflation.
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Wall Street Journal
Carter
Uncle Sam
Steve Entin
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Miller
Harlan
Normandy Beach
Arnold Miller
U.S. Army
National Guard
U.S. Marshals
United Auto Workers
Auto Union
Ford
General Motors
UAW
Women in Combat Duty Proposed by Pentagon
ART BUCHWALD notes the Pentagon asks Congress to end the ban on women in combat roles. It seeks permission for women to fly planes, serve aboard ships, and share trenches as the military faces a shrinking male pool by the 1980s. The column mixes debate with a WWI foxhole anecdote about a rival named Brinkerhoff.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Pentagon
Congress
United States
Brinkerhoff
Pacific
U.S. Marine Corps
Los Angeles
Byodiegie
Foxhole Talk and War Time Banter in LA Dispatch
A fragmentary Indiana Evening Gazette page issue blends local press notices with a World War I vignette set in a foxhole. Dialogue between Brinkerhoff and narrator touches on gender roles, combat fear, and patriotism amid wartime slang and reminiscence.
Pipeline perils loom as aging networks risk major blasts
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports nearly two million miles of aging pipelines carry volatile fuels, with gaps in safety standards and enforcement. Inspectors are thinly spread across states, while incidents in 1976 killed 63 and injured 36. Sen Ford criticizes lax oversight. department promises stricter rules and a new pipeline safety director. Separate note covers solar funding for Rockefeller properties amid questions over taxpayer subsidies.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Los Angeles
Fremont
Neb
U.S. Department of Transportation
Transportation Department
Office of Pipeline Safety
General Accounting Office
Alaska
Wendell Ford
D.ky
Brock Adams
Ford
Inside Labor All Should Be Lawful By Victor Riesel
Washington essay argues Labor Department heavy influence over industrial policy favors unions in coal strikes. It cites Ray Marshall, Arnold Miller, and looming questions about interunion alliances, potential nationwide stoppages, and government mediation amid a pattern of coercive tactics and clashes with law.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
California
U.S. Department of Labor
Justice Department
Labor Movement
Ray Marshall
Secretary of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Auto Union
Arnold Miller
Miller
Mount Rushmore
Labor Department
White House
Fiela Newspaper Syndicate
Our Readers Write Miners Deserving Dear Sir
A letter defends coal miners against insults claiming they deserve higher pay and benefits. It argues mining is the nation’s most dangerous job and cites long, hard years in risky mines. It calls for improved retirement pay beyond 250 dollars monthly for aging workers.
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United States
Miner’s Fight for Safe Quarters and Dread of Coal Dust
A miner’s daughter writes of brutal working conditions deep underground in near darkness 300 feet below the surface. She asks critics to imagine 24 inches of coal as roof creaks and a cave-in threat loom, noting long nights awaiting loved ones and families harmed by unsafe mines.
Three Year Degree Program Dropped by University Leader
Clark Kerr, director of the Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education, rejected the idea of a three year degree, noting that four years bring in more tuition and state support, and the institution moved to drop the three year program.
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Clark Kerr
Carnegie Council On Policy Studies
Higher
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ID Press
Gt Press
AP News
Iadison
Armstrong
Cambria
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westmore
Fedians
Bo Djans
U.S
Laurance Rockefeller
America
Rockefeller
Rockresorts, Inc
North America
Woodstock Inn
Vermont
Canect Bay
St. John Island
Caribbean
Rep
Richard Ottinger
D.N.Y
Energy
James Schlesinger
Cancer Bay Plantation
Ottinger
Caneel Bay
Virgin Islands National Park
Department of Energy
Wyoming
Hawaii
British Virgin Islands
Rockresort
Teamsters Brotherhood
Common Front
American Agricultural Movement
United Labor Front
Federal Mediation Service
Chattanooga Choo
Berry's
Arel
NEA, Inc
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