Strikers strike at New Castle steel plants
A group of about 30 striking truckers blockaded steel hauling between New Castle plants while remaining orderly. Trucks were damaged and a driver injured when a stone was thrown. factions include Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers and sympathizers seeking separate contracts.
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Linda Thompson
Dave Kassel
New Castle
Sampson Street
Grant Street
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
FASH
Teamsters
New Castle Steel
John Peluso
Elliott Bros Steel Co
N. Cedar St
Peluso
National Steel
Ocean mining at sea hits milestone in nodules test
Ocean Mining Associates reports a first for continuous nodules gathering at 50 tons per hour from three miles deep in the Pacific aboard Deep Sea Miner II. Nodules contain manganese copper nickel and cobalt. awaiting shipment to San Diego around December 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Ocean Mining Associates
Pacific Ocean
Associates
San Diego
Zaire
OMA
U.S. Steel Corp
The
Sun Co
Union Miniere
Belgium
Surviving Buffalo Pass crash endure blizzard night
Air crash survivors huddled in blankets and spare ski outfits as 21 passengers and crew endured a night in a snowed-in Rocky Mountain Airways twin-engine plane near Buffalo Pass Colorado. One person died and 21 were injured in the crash as survivors prayed and comforted each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamboat Springs
Colo
UPI
Rocky Mountain Airways
Buffalo Pass
Joseph Garbina
Sur
Peoples Gas hikes rates under PUC order in 1978
Peoples Natural Gas Co. enacted new gas service rates effective Nov 27. Most residential heating customers using 185000 cu ft annually face a 3.74 cent daily increase, about 13.66 dollars a year. A small segment in District II Grove City area will pay 7.35 cents per day, about 26.81 dollars yearly. The PA PUC approved 25 percent of a 14.3 million dollar request, directing the largest increases for residential and large industrial users and ending the 29 MCF block low rate. Peoples serves 307,000 customers across 16 Southwestern PA counties, with territory from Ohio to Altoona and from WV to Mercer.
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Peoples Natural Gas Co
Peoples
District II
Grove City
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
PUC
Peoples Gas
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
Ohio
Altoona
West Virginia
Mercer County
Merger clears path for major steel company consolidation
The merger of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp and Youngstown Sheet & Tube, approved by LTV Corp and Lykes Corp stockholders, creates a firm with about 10 percent market share and potential annual losses of millions. The combined operation aims for efficiencies, leveraging plant types, locations, and raw material access to boost competitiveness amid costly losses and missed dividends.
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Dallas
UPI
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Hope
LTV Corp
Jones & Laughlin
Lykes Corp
Youngstown
Lykes
Griffin Bell
J&l and
Paul Thayer
LTV Board
Jones and Laughlin and Youngstown
LTV
Foreigners flee riot in Iran as evacuations begin
U.S. companies evacuate hundreds of American employees and dependents from Tehran amid anti shah protests and oilfield strikes. The Defense Department allows service members to evacuate dependents while embassies warn nationals to stay indoors and avoid crowds during Moharram.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
U.S
Westinghouse
General Electric
Defense Department
Grand Bazaar
Moharram
News Digest Summary Briefs and Notices
A compact digest item notes sections for business, classifieds, comics, female-focused content, public notices, sports, theaters, and page 10 column layout. It indicates a multi-topic roundup typical of a daily newspaper segment with brief items across genres.
Lottery and Weather Notes From December 6 1978
The column lists lottery participants Mrs Jed Scheppele Sarasota Fra Nicola Russo Sr age 89 Mrs Frank Stembal 84 Mrs Hazel E McNamara 86 Mrs Jessie Cousins 93 Mrs Kathryn A Haas 214 Park Ave Walter F Bixler 77 William R Ralph 70 Mrs Clair Davis Atlanta Paul Edmiston 57 plus Western Pennsylvania weather: increasing clouds low 30s rain possible Thursday high in 40s 20 percent tonight 70 percent Thursday weather stats cover Dec 4 5 with records and Shenango River at 8.0 feet.
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Jed Scheppele
Sarasota
Fra
Nicola
Nick) Russo Sr
Highland Ave
Frank Stembal
Hamilton St
Hazel E. McNamara
Sandy Lake
Jessie Cousins
Guys Mills
Kathryn A. Haas
Park Ave
Walter F. Bixler
Dushane
William R. Ralph
Pennsylvania
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Teamsters Union
Clif Pag
Harold Forkey
National Steel Plant
Phillips Hawkins
Charles Darwin
London
Hawkins
Great Lakes
Honolulu
Empire State Building
Tont
Bruce Lalima
Jane Botti
Norwich
Conn
LaLima
News Index
Shenango River
Moraine State Park
Vas
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