The Hard Life of Low Coal Miners and Risky Pay
An AP report from Huntington West Virginia describes underground mining in low coal seams of two to three feet height. It profiles Arnold Miller, president of the United Mine Workers, and examines fatalities, injuries, and safety reforms sparked by disasters like the 1969 Farmington mine explosion.
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Consolidation Coal Co
No. 9
Farmington
W Va
Arnold Miller
The
United Mine Workers
Miners await details of Carter pact amid long nationwide strike
The 83 day United Mine Workers walkout, affecting 166 000 members, awaits the written contract with Bituminous Coal Operators Association. Officials urge conservation, while 37 percent wage rise tops the proposal. P&M miners reject in Missouri and Kentucky locals vote Monday.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
Carter
Arnold Miller
UMW
Rank and
P&m
Kentucky
Franklin captures third state gym title in five years
Franklin High School tops the Ohio State gymnastics meet at University of Dayton Fieldhouse scoring 145.88 to 136.53 over Boardman. Junior Doug Naylor wins the all around with 49.35 points as coach Don Sellman secures back to back state crowns for the Wildcats, a feat matched by only a few programs since 1965.
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Tom McRoberts
Dayton
Franklin High School
Ohio
University of Dayton
Wildcats
Don Sellman
Franklin
Sellman
Doug Naylor
Boardman Naylor
Naylor
Todd McCloud
Russ Warfield
Bob Tussey
Sehman
Cuyahoga Falls
Dayton Wayne
Kettering Fairmont East
Fairmont East
Worms bring happiness for former paper exec
Virgil Perry, ex-president of Harding Jones Paper Co and ex-VP of Crystal Tissue Co, launches Midwest Worm Growers with Homer Gay. They raise 16 million worms in Middletown basements, selling bait, organic fertilizer, and starter kits, touting high protein content and ecological benefits.
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Virgil Perry
Perry
Harding Jones Paper Co
Crystal Tissue Co
Homer Gay
Harding Jones Co
Worm
Wrenn
Middletown
Perry and Gay
Midwest Worm Growers
Crystal
Midwest
Second Avenue
Harding Jones
Crystal Officer
Sheckler
Clouds and Cold Continuing Through The Week
A weather forecast notes cloudy today and tonight with highs in the low to mid 30s and teens overnight. Monday offers partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 30s and a 20 percent chance of snow. From Tuesday to Thursday cold conditions persist with teens overnight and daytime highs in the 20s.
Senior citizens progress as Golden Agers mark 25th year
A city senior citizens group celebrates 25 years, no longer called the Golden Agers, now a vital community presence. Sandy Pawelkoski previews the history on Page 31. A rehabilitative halfway house for recovering alcoholic women in Butler County nears reality, with funds as the key factor, Joy Jones reports on Page 16. A bill to close down plants for profits prompts strong opposition and lines form in Columbus, Page 56.
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Sandy Pawelkoski
Butler County
Joy Jones
Ohio
Columbus
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EPA
Akron
Gay
West Second Avenue
Thomas Collins
Llelevision
State
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Bae Music-Art
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