Tentative accord to end 59-day coal strike in WV
Charleston dispatch reports a possible agreement to end the 59 day coal strike as UMW district presidents are summoned to Washington for a tentative contract review. Officials warn the rank and file vote could delay ratification by about 10 days, keeping strike length a record.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers Bargaining Council
Washington
UMW
John Guzek
Associaton
Arnold Miller
District 6
Bellaire
Ohio
Groundhog Shadow Myth Debated In Huntington And Punxsutawney
AP report notes that groundhogs may not predict weather as legend claims. Mammalogist Gene Frum of Marshall University explains the lore originates from a badger in German folklore, later replaced by the groundhog in America, while Smithsonian curator Richard Thorington cites fallacies in the forecast theory and recalls a groundhog’s protective teeth and nerve.
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Huntington
W.va
Gene Frum
Marshall University
Frum
Phil
Punxsutawney Pa
Appalachia
Washington
Richard Thorington
Smithsonian Institution
Thorington
Groundhog
Woodchuck
Groundhog Day Musings On Sleepy Hibernation And West Virginia Fare
Southwest Oklahoma enjoys sun after cold spell with no more precipitation expected and weekend warmup forecast. Wednesday’s high reached 34 and the low 16 as experts note groundhogs remain in deep sleep until late February or March. In West Virginia, farmer Wallace Adkins says he has eaten groundhogs and that there are few if any out yet this month.
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Thorington
West Virginia
Wallace Adkins
Brown calls for $56 billion military buildup over five years
Defense Secretary Harold Brown told Congress the United States must increase military budgets by nearly 56 billion dollars over the next five years to prevent falling behind the Soviet Union. He warned of a standoff in strategic nuclear forces and urged stronger conventional forces, with a total 1983 budget request of 126 billion and an overall defense outlay of about 172.7 billion for the year. Brown cited Soviet missile expansion and potential early flight tests of new intercontinental missiles, noting limited public knowledge about them.
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Washington
Harold Brown
U.S
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Brown
Pentagon
Warsaw Pact
Europe
House Armed Services Committee
Carter
West
Congress
Federal action urged in desegregation plans for six states
HEW Secretary Califano says Oklahoma and Arkansas plans fully acceptable while Georgia and Virginia fail to present adequate desegregation plans for state colleges. North Carolina's higher education plan only partly acceptable. Hearing within 45 days could cut off federal funds. NC 57 community colleges deemed acceptable.
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Washington
HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Oklahoma
Califano
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
Arkansas
Florida
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Califang
City Youth Beaten In Pigeon Dispute
A 15 year old Lawton boy was treated at Comanche County Memorial Hospital after a Wednesday beating at his home over a pigeon dispute. Police said James Robert Morgan suffered a possible broken arm and head lacerations requiring around 30 stitches. The incident began when a man and two others demanded a pigeon from Morgan, claiming he stole it, and stemmed from a prior sale dispute with a former owner. Further details were to be continued.
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Lawton
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
James Robert Morgan
Glenda Ziegler
Ziegler
Morgan
Water Leak Closes Tomlinson Junior High
Students were dismissed early after a serious water leak halted classes at Tomlinson Junior High. Crews worked since morning to repair a six foot deep leak between the gym and main building, requiring the water to be shut off. lunch was served on an early schedule, with potential further disruption to be announced by local media.
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Tomlinson Junior High School
John Elkins
Elkins
Tomlinson
Lawton
Panel Rejects Military Pay Changes
Washington AP a presidential commission rejected a proposal to change the military pay system affecting about 2.1 million personnel keeping basic pay plus housing and food allowances. The panel 7-0 also voted to study a modernized salary plan and expects to report back later this month with recommendations for Carter by mid March.
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Washington
Commission
Carter
President Carter Flexible on Panama Canal Treaty Amendments
Senate Republican leader Howard Baker said Carter is flexible on amending the Panama Canal treaty though the president opposes it publicly. Baker urged Panamanian approval beyond Torrijos and credited Carter's fireside speech with improving ratification chances. Senate Democratic leader Byrd echoed similar views.
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Washington
Senate
Howard H. Baker
Carter
Baker
Omar Torrijos
GOP
Robert C. Byrd
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