Early Vote Totals Show Miners Reject Contract
Washington AP reports striking coal miners voting totals indicate a 2 to 1 rejection of a proposed contract. With 109 locals reporting, 6,143 miners opposed the pact while 2,974 supported it, about 13 percent of UMW locals. Carter administration officials monitored the count as the 160,000-strong strike continued.
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Virginia
Rhodes Warns Of Drastic Action Over Coal Pact
Gov. James A. Rhodes told a Cleveland fundraiser that he would take drastic action if coal miners fail to ratify a national contract. He said he was prepared to make unpopular decisions to save, preserve and protect Ohio if miners reject the agreement.
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First Ohio vote rejects national coal pact 5 to 1
Opponents of ratification of the national coal contract gain early support as the first of 52 locals votes in Ohio. United Mine Workers Local 1810, with 650 members, goes 437 to 85 against the White House brokered bargain. At least two other Ohio locals vote Saturday.
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Miners reject tentative coal contract in multiple districts
Early returns show Kentucky and regional miners voting against the tentative agreement that could end the walkout. District 19 in southeastern Kentucky and Tennessee cast strong opposition while District 30 and District 23 in eastern and western Kentucky saw mixed results. Leaders warned the vote could threaten UMW leadership as a nationwide strike nears 90 days.
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Record Low Temperatures Hit West and Midwest
A weekend storm blasted California with heavy rain and strong winds, while the Midwest endured bitter cold. Flash flood watches covered Southern California canyons and San Joaquin valley foothills, with widespread single digit readings across the central and northern plains.
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Warmer Weather With Mixed Precipitation Possible in Ohio
Warmer conditions enter southwestern Ohio with possible snow or rain and a mix of both. Partly cloudy today with highs in the upper 30s. Snow may begin tonight, turning to rain tomorrow after a low in the 30s. Monday highs reach the 40s, with a 10 percent chance of precipitation today and 50 percent tonight.
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Space endurance record falls as cosmonauts begin new Salyut 6 mission
Three Soviet cosmonauts and a Czechoslovak colleague launch new experiments aboard Salyut 6 after two Russians break the longest space journey record. Yuri Romanenko and Georgy Grechko receive congratulations from American astronauts, while Brezhnev and Husak hail the mission as a new stage of socialist space exploration. Remek and Gubarev join the station, greet hosts with bread and salt, and will return to Earth after scheduled stay.
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Henry Ford IIs Share Meager Pay As Busy Life Goes On
The article contrasts two Henry Ford IIs in Detroit. A 29 year old bachelor composer and teacher, with a $150 weekly income, shares telephone woes and collect-call debts. The other Henry Ford II, 60, Ford Motor Co chairman, earns just over $150 weekly.
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Downtown Middletown Then And Now Showchanges Since 1921
Photographs from the First and Merchants Bank building’s early opening contrast with modern views of Middletown’s downtown in a feature by Journal photographer John Sheckler. The piece surveys how the City Centre Mart complex and City Building reshape the skyline from the same vantage point.
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Study argues caste like system hurts black youths education
A Carnegie Council on Children study by John A. Ogbu argues that black youngsters perform lower than white peers due to a perceived bleak job future. He maintains a caste-like system rewards whites more, challenging genetic deficiency or parental influence theories. The 410 page work links economic realities of black adults to attitudes toward learning.
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University of California At Berkeley
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National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
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