United Mine Workers Council votes on new agreement
The 3 member UMW bargaining council rushed to Washington to vote on a new pact ending the 100 day coal strike. Terms include health care costs limits, wage gains to 10.20 an hour with COLA, and pensions raised to 275 monthly, plus a company bonus incentive for extra production. Critics warn incentives may raise injuries.
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Taft-Hartley
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Arnold Miller
Nicholas Camicia
Camicia
Miller
Council
Carter
Pension Trust
Chemist finds leukemia fighting substance in rare Asian tree
A U S Department of Agriculture scientist at the Northern Regional Research Center in Peoria reports a new method to synthesize harringtonine from commercially available chemicals. The substance, a leukemia inhibitor, was previously extractable only from plumyen trees imported from Japan. The find could enable larger quantities for cancer research, with further testing planned in animals and then humans.
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Peoria, Ill
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Kenneth Mikolajczak
Cecil R. Smith Jr
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Northern Regional Research Center
Peoria
Japan
Smith
Mikolajczak
U.S
People’s Republic of China
National Cancer Institute
United States
American Chemical Society
Anaheim
Calif
Giant Santa to Leave Evansville Courthouse Lawn
In Evansville Indiana the 32 foot high Santa statue at the Old Courthouse grounds stands since November as part of the Enchanted World of Christmas display. Volunteers plan its removal within 10 days after spring arrives hindered by heavy snow.
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Evansville
Ind
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YMCA
Eddie Edwards
Edwards
William W. Sorrells
Jonquils
Protocol in diplomacy traces to Greek proto koleon roots
The ceremonial procedure in diplomacy is called protocol, derived from Greek proto koleon meaning the first rough draft of a dispatch to shape a treaty.
Pig heart pump offers temporary lifeline for patients
At Michael Reese Medical Center researchers test an electric heart pump on pigs to buy time during surgery. Led by Dr. Robert Replogle and Dr. Charles Campbell the device could keep patients alive longer by circulating blood while repairs are made, inspired by a Utah system.
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Chicago
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Michael Reese Medical Center
Robert Replogle
Replogle
Charles Campbell
University of Utah Medical Center
Salt Lake City
Tollway resurfacing plan announced for Northwest Tollway
Illinois Toll Highway Authority unveils 25 million in resurfacing work this summer on a 40 mile Northwest Tollway stretch from Elgin to Rockford and sections of the Tri State Tollway. About 300000 leaflets will explain construction zones and a tollway hotline 323-1111 will answer delay questions.
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Chicago
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Illinois Toll Highway Authority
Elgin
Rockford
Tollway
Julie Andrews Best Actress Oscar winner year question
The World Almanac quiz asks who won best actress in 1964 for My Fair Lady and tests Pyrenees border knowledge and Poona identity. The placeholder answers appear garbled. likely correct picks are Julie Andrews for Mary Poppins or Sound of Music confusion.
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Welch
Burton
Peter Firth
Julie Andrews
Poona
Chile
India
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