Miners Ready to Talk Strike in Third Week
United Mine Workers bargaining council says it will resume contract talks as the coal strike enters its third week. Rail lines Norfolk and Western and Chessie System report additional layoffs as mine closures cut business. leaders vow to press for reliable bargaining. Church pledges daily contact with BCOA to restart talks. miners previously rejected a tentative three year contract 66,760 to 32,905.
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Marine Sgt John Payette Killed Clearing Minefield
Marine Sgt. John A Payette of New Bedford Massachusetts was killed when an anti mine exploded as he cleared brush near a minefield at the U S naval base in Guantanamo Cuba. Payette, 28, served in the Marines for over six years.
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Job relocation plan draws critics on Capitol Hill
Labor Secretary Donovan proposes a ninefold funding increase to retrain hard core unemployed and move workers from declining auto hubs like Michigan elsewhere The House committee voices doubt comparing the plan to Dust Bowl relocation with critics warning of forced migrations while Donovan aides insist on offering opportunities rather than coercion
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Housing increase forecast in lukewarm outlook
An industry spokesman, Jack Carlson of the National Association of Realtors, predicts existing home sales will improve in the second half of 1981 though modestly. He cites slightly lower mortgage rates, stronger economy, and a congressionally amended tax cut as drivers, projecting 3.2 million units for 1981, up 11 percent from 1980 but below 1979.
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