Coal firm defies UMW opens mine for shipments
Ohio Coal and Construction Co. resumes production at Wintersville mine with 300 workers after repeated picket disruption by UMW, shipping 7,000 tons to Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. under state and federal protection. Boss Jerry Pullins says workers earn 8.9 per hour, compares favorably to UMW terms.
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Ohio
United Mine Workers Union
Jerry Pullins
Ohio Coal and Construction Co
Wintersville
Pittsburgh
UMW
Pullins
Crow Hollow Mine Workers Union
Ohio Coal
Women May Soon Gain Combat Roles in U S Defense Plan
A Pentagon official says manpower shortages from a lower birth rate and an all volunteer force push lifting bans on women in combat. The plan would let Navy and Air Force women fly combat aircraft or serve on warships, with discretionary authority to service secretaries and a view toward sex neutral job eligibility.
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Antonia H Chayes
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Defense
Charles W. Duncan
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Congress
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Ms. Chayes
Floods hit far West in weekend Pacific storm surge
The Associated Press reports heavy rains flood Arizona and California as a Pacific storm lands, triggering weekend flooding across the far West with rising rivers and road hazards.
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Arizona
California
Venezuelan airliner crash kills forty seven near Caracas
A Venezuelan airliner crashed after takeoff from Caracas plunging into the Caribbean. Forty seven believed dead among 43 passengers and four crew. Rescue crews recovered 20 badly mutilated bodies. no survivors expected. Weather and flood conditions worsened in the West with tens of thousands homeless.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Caribbean
la Guaira
Coal supplies for Ohio utilities show days left
Breakdown for Friday shows Cincinnati Gas & Electric with 42 days of coal for 555,000 customers in southwestern Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric with 36 days for 430,000 customers in central and southern Ohio Dayton Power and Light reports 50 days of coal for 400,000 customers in west central Ohio.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Central
Southern
Dayton Power and Light Co
Senate energy accord aims to end Carter gas price impasse
Senate Energy Committee chair Sen. Henry M. Jackson said a tentative Senate backed agreement on natural gas pricing could break the three month stalemate on the energy bill. Key conferees and Energy Secretary James Schlesinger reached the compromise in three days of talks and Jackson will present it to the full negotiating units next week. The proposal would lift price controls on newly discovered gas by 1984 and permit a gradual price rise before then.
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Senate Energy Committee
Senate
Carter
Henrys M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Energy
House
Jackson
Energy
James St. Schiesinger
Rhodes Opens Re-Election Bid for Fourth Term as Ohio Governor
Gov. James A. Rhodes, coal miner's son and Columbus former mayor, launches a statewide bid for a fourth four year term. At 68 he is the nation's oldest governor and plans a rapid tour with formal announcements in Cleveland, Dayton and Cincinnati. He hints at a costly campaign and a possible running mate choice amid rival attacks over coal shipments and energy policy.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Cleveland
Dayton
Cincinnati
Richard F Celeste
John J Gilligan
General Assembly
Sabotage blamed for fatal Youngstown rail derailment
A derailed 120 car freight train spilled chlorine near Youngstown Florida killing eight people and prompting a broad FBI probe. NTSB says joint rail spikes were removed likely with a crowbar to cause the disaster. four bolts were loosened. A $10,000 reward is offered.
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Youngstown
Fla
FBI
Ron Johnson
Bay County Civil Defense
Panhandle
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Kay Bailey
NTSB
Arthur Hooks
Atlanta and St Andrews Bay Railroad Co
Space record broken by Soviet cosmonauts on long orbit
Moscow AP reports two Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Georgy Grechko stayed in space beyond 84 days on the Salyut 6 station after surpassing Skylab 4’s 84 day US endurance mark. They launched Dec 10 and are in their 12th week, with return date to Earth undecided. Tass confirmed they passed the US record at 5:36 a.m. today EST.
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Yuri Romanenko
Georgy Grechko
Salyut 6 Space Station
Earth
Tass
Flight Control Center
Autopsy Finds Pneumonia Fatal for Dr Stuart Kutler
Marion Ohio AP report says Dr Stuart Kutler former Cleveland area physician imprisoned for the beating death of an 8 year old died Friday in Marion hospital from overwhelming double pneumonia. He entered Marion Correctional Institution infirmary Thursday night after complaining of breathing trouble abdominal pains and coughing blood. Marion County coroner Dr Robert Gray noted he was apparently a severe alcoholic.
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Marion
Ohio
Stuart Kutler
Cleveland Area
Kutler
Department
George Lehner
Marion County
Robert Gray
Cork float mistaken for bomb on liner Mikhail Lermontov
Navy divers searched for a bomb aboard the Russian luxury liner Mikhail Lermontov with about 1,000 passengers after a rope was found under the hull and a cylinder shaped object appeared. Fire Department Sgt. Grant Fahs said a crew member reported the sighting on Friday night.
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San Francisco
Navy
Fire Department
Grant Fahs
Mikhail Lermontov
Chicago Daily News Folds After 102 Years
Chicago Daily News ceases publication today after 102 years, succumbing to economic woes. Once a pioneer in columnists and foreign correspondents, the paper had won 15 Pulitzers and saw readership dwindle amid changing lifestyles.
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Chicago Daily News
Chicago
The
Daily News
Weekend Weather Outlook: Mild Sunday After Cold Night
Clear cold tonight followed by a sunny Sunday with a high in the mid to upper 30s. Lows 10 to 15 tonight. Monday will be fair with highs in the 40s. Chance of snow Tuesday then fair Wednesday with highs back in the 30s and lows around 20.
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