Coal Talks Resume Today Amid Kentucky Strike Spread
United Mine Workers leaders return to Washington for talks while rank and file miners prepare to descend on Kentucky non union fields to extend a two week nationwide strike. An Ohio caravan will shut down non union mines near Chesapeake and Wilkesville hosts a planning meeting for the move. The dispute centers on a clause requiring reimbursements to the UMW Health and Retirement Funds for income lost during wildcat walkouts and other bargaining issues include absenteeism wages and limited strike rights.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
Washington
Kentucky
Ohio
UMW
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Christmas Tree Sales Hold Up Despite Disease Quarantine
Washington reports the Agriculture Department says Christmas tree sales show only moderate impact from a two month old quarantine in New York and Vermont to curb scleroderris canker. Retail sales last year were about 240 million dollars. signs point to a strong or possibly record year ahead.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New York
Vermont
National Christmas Tree Association
Liberty Bowl Tonight Sees Nebraskas Hip Charged I-Formation
Nebraska and North Carolina clash in the 19th Liberty Bowl with Nebraska favored by a touchdown. Amos Lawrence and Hipp lead their backfields as coaches tout speed, strength, and diverse offenses in a televised showdown from Memphis.
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Memphis, Tenn
Nebraska
North Carolina
Ilm
Amos Lawrence
Abc-Tv
Isaiah
Hipp
Tom Osborne
Jeff Kinney
Rick Berns
Bill Dooley
Lawrence
Don McCauley
Baltimore
Colts
Sammy Johnson
Minnesota
Vikings
Mike Voight
Houston
Amos
Osborne
Snow Flurries Cross Northwestern Kansas Today
Light snow fell overnight in the northwestern Kansas corner as a front from Nebraska moved east. Winds over 30 mph bring colder air with highs slipping from the 60s to the 30s in northern regions. Overnight lows ranged from the teens to the 80s in Chanute, with a dry outlook through Friday.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Nebraska
Garden City
Coffeyville
Beloit
Concordia
Goodland
Chanute
National Weather Service
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Don Nunley
Cornhuskers
Dooley
Gans
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Earl Sthmante
Russ
Anderson
Tab King
Ottawa, Kansas
Higace
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Mercury
Frank Salb
Walt Artinger
Ralph Robertson
Dick Tice
Jim Warnock
John Dryden
RAY Brown Ford, Inc
S. Main
General Electric
Auto Parts
Eels
Grenoble
John Deere
Pence Foods
Bill Leib
Rory Et al
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