Recall drive swells to oust UMW chief Miller
In Charleston West Virginia a recall push against United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller picks up momentum after a contract proposal is voted down by the 39 member bargaining council. Organizers say they have gathered roughly 13 500 signatures toward the five percent requirement and plan to hand petitions to secretary treasurer Bill Esselstyn to start the recall. Miller Esselstyn and Sam Church supported the package. three others did not vote or could not be reached.
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Storm threat adds danger for California mud slide victims
Richard Lowe and his sons wait through a new storm after a mud and boulder flood damaged their home near Los Angeles. 75 families evacuated as a dam nearby could overflow. Authorities warned more rain could trigger further slides while residents fortify homes with barriers and CB radios. Insurance issues loom and residents question relocation.
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Coal crisis heightens miners strike as contract rejected
The United Mine Workers system faces a prolonged walkout after a 30 to 6 vote against the proposed contract, with energy shortages spreading. President Arnold Miller says most workers would have accepted the deal, while a Carter task force seeks nonstrike energy sources and warns of broad power reductions in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and nearby states.
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Today Inside Today Inside If you see a crime com mitted or spot suspicious activities, call this police number.
A compact guidance item urging readers to report crime or suspicious activity by calling a police number. It emphasizes vigilance and quick action to involve authorities.
Carter praised for civil rights enforcement gains in 1977
The Civil Rights Commission lauded the Carter administration for stronger civil rights enforcement in its first year. It cited reorganizing the EEOC and actions by Justice and HEW against discrimination in federally funded programs. Unemployment among blacks remained at postwar highs, the panel noted.
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Snow forecast tapers to flurries into Tuesday
The forecast shows tonight's snow tapering into flurries by Tuesday with a night low near 20 and a high in the low 30s. This morning's low was 18 after a Sunday high of 35, with mostly fair skies expected later and a Wednesday morning low around 10 rising to the teens and low 20s by Friday. highs stay in the 20s to 30s through Friday.
U S aid may hurt CG E s stockpiles
William Dickhower president of Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co says federal intervention in the energy crisis could help or hurt utilities. CGE has coal and outside power contracts but fears loss of stockpiles as a national task force seeks fair sharing and to minimize outages amid the 69 day coal strike.
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Miller urges quick resumption of coal talks
Miller calls for rapid restart of negotiations to end the nation’s longest mine strike. He telephoned Joseph P. Brennan, president of the Bituminous Coal Operators Association, after the union’s bargaining council rejected the settlement 30-6. Brennan said the agreement would have made coal miners the highest paid workers in any industry. Sam Church Jr. noted objections to the health insurance act and pension provisions, penalties for wildcat strikes, and paid holidays.
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