UMW Seeks Pact Votes in West Virginia Coalfields
United Mine Workers officials launch a campaign to win ratification of the proposed soft coal contract to avert a prolonged strike that could hamper the economy. A three-year wage and benefit raise faces opposition in several coal regions amid local strike rights concerns.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers
UMW
Arnold Miller
Miller
Logan County
Beckley
West Virginia
Bellaire
Ohio
GM to Keep Production Low in 1975 Layoffs Rise
Detroit AP General Motors will keep production at low levels in 1975 with announced layoffs totaling 105,000 workers in January and 65,000 more indefinitely. The company cites a large stockpile of unsold cars, about 71 days of inventory, and a 1.75 million all-time industry backlog. Next week total auto industry layoffs reach 165,000, with Chrysler Ford and AMC among major cuts.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Ford
AMC
Six Inch Snow Delays Traffic in Mexico Area
Mexico area residents faced a six inch snow cover the third snowfall this month and first major dump of the season. City crews worked since 2 p.m. Friday clearing streets while a roadside truck spread cinders at key intersections. Police patrolled as the east annexed area saw its first visible city services.
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Mexico Area
Midwest
Mexico
Glen Singleton
City of Mexico
Highway Department
Missouri Braces for Heavy Snow Across the State
AP reports up to 11 inches fell in towns like Kirksville and Macon as a winter storm sweeps northeast Missouri. Travel warnings cover eastern Missouri while a heavy snow warning persists in east central areas. Temperatures range from the low 20s in northwest Missouri to near 50 in the southeast with accumulating snow across many counties.
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Kansas City
Macon
Kirksville
Missouri
Highway Patrol
Trenton
Higbee
Boonville
Columbia
Springfield
Ford Brezhnev seek Middle East peace accord
Ford signals potential joint US Soviet effort to defuse the Middle East deadlock after Vladivostok talks. A suggested plan would urge Palestinian participation in Geneva if the PLO recognizes Israel, with possible Israeli-PLO negotiations on the agenda.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Middle East
U.S
Vladivostok
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
New York Times
Beirut
Lebanon
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Yasir Arafat
PLO
Miss Fitler Dumps Welsh Boyfriend
Philadelphia AP reports Rachel Fitler, 77, a wealthy Philadelphia heiress, ends engagement to Michael Wilson, 29, after police remove him from her estate. A staff member quoted Fitler saying the engagement is off and the whole affair is over, with Fitler described as terribly upset and unavailable for comment.
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Philadelphia
Rachel Fitler
Miss Fitler
Michael Wilson
Happy Rockefeller
Wilson
UN Council Urges Peace Talks and Extends Golan Force
The U N Security Council voted 13 to 0 to press for early resumption of Middle East peace talks and extend the buffer force on the Golan Heights for six more months, with the mandate due to expire today. Waldheim warned of rising dangers without progress while Geneva talks drew mixed support.
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United Nations N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
U.N
Golan Heights
China
Iraq
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
Israel
Syria
Egypt
Soviet Union
France
Geneva
United States
Senator Ervin Criticizes Boston School Busing Policy
Senator Sam Ervin says the Boston desegregation order violates the Constitution by splitting children into bused and neighborhood groups. He tells state Rep. Raymond Flynn he cannot join action but supports the principle, calling the order inconsistent with the original desegregation case and denying rights based on race.
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Boston
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Ervin
Raymond L. Flynn
Dboston
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity
Merchants and Police Brace for Christmas Shoplifting Surge
In Mexico area, merchants and the Public Safety Department prepare for a heavy holiday shoplifting period. A special enforcement team offers guidance to stores, security measures are installed at Wal-Mart on Highway 34 South, and prosecutors note most cases involve items under 50 dollars with penalties up to a year in jail or a 1000 dollar fine.
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Mexico Area
Mexico
Public Safety Department
PSD
Don Bolli
Bolli
Wal-Mart
Highway 34
Jack Mackey
Mackey
Thomas I. Osborne
Missouri
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