Sell Term Plan To Rank-and-File UMW Miners In 1979 Pact
About 400 United Mine Workers officials and district reps will be briefed today on how to sell the proposed soft coal contract to 160,000 striking miners. Ratification is expected next week in 2100 local halls with education sessions beforehand. The deal includes a 37 percent wage rise over three years and an immediate $1 an hour raise, moving typical pay to about $80 a day by 1980. It also shifts health and pension costs to miners, imposes limited penalties for wildcat strikes, and ties some benefits to hours worked rather than coal mined.
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Washington
Miller
Miners push for favorable terms in bellwether settlement
UMW Local 1142 leader Ken Foreman says the group will not settle for less as coal miners in Kentucky and Kansas weigh a tentative nationwide pact after Pittsburg and Midway Locals reject the contract. District 20 head Charles Fuller and other locals assess job protections health and retirement guarantees and arbitration provisions.
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Ken Foreman
UMW
Kentucky
Pittsburg & Midway
Kansas
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Western Kentucky Paradise
Charles Fuller
District 20
Alabama
UMW Bargainin Council
Fuller
January 0.8 Percent Rise in Prices Sets Inflation Pace
The Labor Department reports consumer prices rose 0.8 percent in January, the largest monthly gain in nearly a year. Food and housing drove the increase, with food and beverages up 1.2 percent and housing up 0.8 percent. Transportation and medical care also rose, while the new index covers about 80 percent of the population.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Derailment causes chlorine death toll in Florida incident
A derailed tank car released chlorine near Youngstown Florida killing eight and injuring eighty eight as crews attempted to right the car. Authorities attributed the crash to a broken rail with air tests and evacuations underway.
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Youngstown, Fla
Waverly
Tenn
Florida
Horowitz Returns to White House for Second Recital
Pianist Vladimir Horowitz performed a White House recital before President and Mrs. Carter and 250 guests. Carter praised him as a true national treasure after a Chopin sonata, drawing prolonged applause and marking Horowitz’s first White House appearance since a Hoover invitation decades earlier.
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Washington
White House
Vladimir Horowitz
Herbert Hoover
U.S
Horowitz
Carter
Crime Alert Police Tip Line Publicized
A community crime alert urges residents to call the police number 425 7700 if they witness a crime or observe suspicious activity. The notice emphasizes reporting incidents promptly to aid response and safety.
Weather outlook: snow and possible rain mixed in
Snow is forecast to start late tonight and continue into tomorrow with possible rain mix at times. Tomorrow morning will be in the mid 20s, with highs reaching the upper 30s before turning cooler later. Middletown reported a Sunday high of 31 and a morning low of 6 today.
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Middletown
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