Hardships of early coal strikes outpace today’s woes
The 93 day current coal walkout is mild versus past crises when coal powered homes and transit. In 1919 President Wilson and Attorney General Palmer warned of a nation at risk as 425,000 miners walked out and rationing began. Past strikes in 1922 1949 1950 and earlier triggered mass layoffs and even city power cuts.
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Woodrow Wilson
Mitchell Palmer
New York
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Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Tin and Steel
Chicago
Youngstown
Ohio
Danville
There Will Be War Violence Warning From Miners
Washington AP report on a presidential Taft-Hartley panel hearing amid coalfield violence warnings. The three member board will draft a report for President Carter to urge the attorney general to seek a court injunction to end the 93 day old strike.
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Carter
Board of Inquiry
President Carter
Patrick Burke
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Coal miner wives fight to survive amid long strike
Madison West Virginia AP reports Appalachian coal families bear cuts in a 93 day strike. Jane Burns 21 supports family as a secretary earning 100 dollars weekly while Edith Burgess notes meat and savings dwindling with no food stamps. Some urge restraint though risks of conflict rise as federal seizure or court orders loom.
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Appalachia
Jane Burns
Auto Agency
Edith Burgess
Roy
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Weather outlook for Middletown area with mixed precipitation
Rainfall in the Middletown area ends tonight with a low in the upper 20s to low 30s. Thursday brings mostly cloudy skies and a high in the mid 40s. Overnight three inches of snow fell, after a high of 29 yesterday. the morning low was 24. The extended outlook calls for warmer, fair weather Friday and Sunday, with a chance of showers Saturday and highs mid 40s to mid 50s and lows in the 30s and low 40s.
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Middletown
Marietta Faces 25 Percent Power Cutback Tomorrow
Monongahela Power Co will impose a mandatory 25 percent cutback on its Ohio customers starting Thursday after PUCO approval. About 2,600 industrial and commercial users in Marietta will be affected as the utility aligns Ohio curtailments with West Virginia limits. Mayor Geoffrey Brunton says the aim is to soften impact, though job losses and service cuts loom.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of
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West Virginia Public Service Commission
PACO
James A Rhodes
Marietta
Geoffrey D. Brunton
Crime Alert Phone Number Shared for Suspicious Activity
A public safety notice urges residents to call 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activities, emphasizing vigilance and quick police notification.
Bowling Green considers appeal as HEW moves to cut federal funds
Bowling Green Ohio Superintendent Richard Cummings says the district cannot estimate the money at stake as HEW plans to terminate all federal aid over a sex discrimination complaint. The district will appeal within HEW and notes limited past precedents exist. The case centers on a teacher demotion and a male colleague’s promotion after rumors of an affair, with HEW focusing on differential treatment rather than the alleged affair itself.
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Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green
Richard P Cummings
Cummings
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
David Tatel
Office of Civil Rights
Washington
Romeo, Mich
Joyce Rucker
Rucker
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