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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1978
Page
1
A UC anthropologist questions claims of residents in Vilcabamba, Ecuador living beyond 100, suggesting many ages are exaggerated or misremembered. The report also covers February 1978 unemployment figures, with gains for Black and minority workers, coal strike effects, and projected unemployment rises if the strike persists.
In the 95 day coal strike, federal marshals delivered back-to-work orders to striking miners. About 160,000 were ordered to return at 7 am but reports showed little rush to resume duties as some waited for formal service. UMW President Arnold Miller said resolution will come from talks at a Washington hotel with four Bituminous Coal Operators Association officials.
Gov. James A. Rhodes says Ohio utilities now obtain about 50 percent of their daily coal needs from non union deliveries and hopes to reach 60 or 70 percent to avert widespread curtailments. He outlines a coal hauling program with escorts and notes potential impacts on plants and workers. Georgia
A public safety note repeats the Crime Alert line 425 7700 encouraging residents to report crime or suspicious activity by calling the police number for immediate assistance.
Tonight mostly clear with possible fog in the morning and a mid 30s low. Saturday partly cloudy with a mid 50s high. Morning low reached 20 and yesterday's high was 40. Extended outlook Sunday to Tuesday shows daily chances of showers with highs upper 40s to low 50s and lows in the Ws.
In Jackson Minnesota residents object to closing the municipal women's restroom to save about 4500 dollars a year. A petition with 344 signatures prompts the mayor and council to reconsider. Over six weeks visitors will sign a guest list to gauge usage and determine if the facility stays open.
Rep Myra Shoemaker in Chillicothe says President Carter's Statehood Day telegram to Gov Rhodes was not released by Rhodes office on March 1. A suspected duplicate copy dated March 8 surfaced later, prompting questions about how the message was handled and who bore responsibility.
Moscow Tass reports cosmonauts Alexei Gubarev and Vladimir Remek landed after seven days in space marking the first mission to include a non Soviet and non American astronaut. Teammates Georgy Grechko and Yuri Romanenko continued aboard Salyut 6 after more than 12 weeks in space.
Charleston AP reports coal mines are ready to resume under the Taft Hartley injunction but most cannot produce before Monday. Quin Morton II of the Kanawha Coal Association outlines steps: court order delivery, worker notification, union safety inspections, maintenance, and first shift production after sufficient workers report. Some mines may run Friday, but few, with weekend work unlikely.
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