Near New Coal Accord Could End 99 Day Miner Strike
Washington AP reports striking coal miners ignore a back to work order while United Mine Workers and coal industry negotiators near a new contract. Officials say talks show progress with optimism but caution a last minute snag could derail an announced deal. If terms are agreed, workers would not automatically return to work.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
UMW
Arnold Miller
Nicholas T. Camicia
Carter era treaty struggle persists as Senate balks
The Carter administration faces new Senate opposition to the Panama Canal treaties despite two amendments aimed at securing approval. As a key vote on the neutrality guarantee nears, several lawmakers remain uncommitted and Georgia senators Herman Talmadge and Sam Nunn announce they will vote yes, denying a White House farm bill linkage.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
White House
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Sam Nunn
Talmadge
Dutch Marines Free Hostages in Assen Siege
In Assen, 60 Dutch marines stormed a government complex under rooftop fire and freed 70 hostages held by South Moluccan terrorists. Three hostages were slightly wounded and one badly wounded. three young gunmen were captured after a 20 minute assault.
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Assen
Netherlands
Family forum explores modern Kansas families
In Emporia a Kansas State University Extension sponsored Family Forum gathers ministers health officials and school reps from ten counties to list concerns about today’s family. Groups label problems like communication singlehood and poverty and discuss flexible marriage and shared parenting as a path forward. The White House Conference on the Family is set for December 1979 with Kansas forums planned across the year and a Franklin County event tentatively on April 4.
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Joanistas
Emporia
Gail Smig
Kansas State University
Ruth Hoeflin
K-State
College of Home Economics
Gail
White House
Kansas
Franklin County
State Extension Service
Kersley
OHS
John Kimbrel
Kimbrel
Nevenswander
NCAA football plan in near collapse
NCAA football plan in near collapse. OU cookbook goes from snack to feast. New tactic in competency-based education measure. Investigation looms for junk telephone services. Page references indicate a range of concurrent story topics.
290 Joins Special Ed Combine By Jay Bemis
The USD 290 School Board voted 5-2 to join an inter local agreement with Eudora Wellsville Baldwin and West Franklin for special education starting 1978 79. Ottawa seeks amendments to protect staff and funding and two Ottawa board members will have voting seats.
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Jay Bemis
U.S.D
Eudora
Wellsville
Baldwin
West Franklin
Williamsburg- Pomona
Dan Neuenswander
Ottawa
Ottawa Special Education
Jack Beauchamp
Jack Patty
Inter
Inter-Local
Jim Allen
Allen
Chuck Sypher
Beverly Bennett
Jenny Anderson
Jack Bushman
Sypher
Ottawa High
David Kersley
OHS
Kansas
Kersley
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