No Break In Coal Impasse Maintains 6 Day Work Week Debate
Washington AP reports United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association ended talks early amid an impasse over miners hours. The dispute centers on a seven day production plan while a six day schedule with Sundays off remains current. Union seeks five day week for Sundays. industry aims to keep mines open all week. Pension reform and wage packages also loom as talks pause with no immediate resumption date.
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United Mine Workers
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Gaston
UMW
Auto Insurance Rates Seen Drop From Driving Decline
Washington AP report finds suggested 5 to 10 percent rate cuts as gasoline prices push fewer miles, with National Insurance Consumer Organization urging insurers to factor changing driving habits into rate makings. Hunter cites Energy Department data on a 12 percent drop since 1978, while industry representatives challenge the figures.
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National Insurance Consumer Organization
Robert Hunter
Federal Insurance Administration
Energy Department
OPEC
Bruce Butterfield
Insurance Information Institute
Hunter
Family Circus studies auto insurance inflation rates
Butterfield notes auto insurance rose 6.8 percent from January 1980 to January 1981, about half the general inflation rate, while auto maintenance and medical costs climbed 10 to 15 percent. Some Midwest firms cut premiums reflecting less driving, but the consumer group argues filings overstate expected claims. Ralph Nader helped found the organization last fall.
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Butterfield
Midwest
Ralph Nader
Dow Edges 1000 Marker as Banks Cut Prime Rates
Wall Street in heavy trading steadies near the 1000 level of the Dow Jones industrial average, rising .09 to 1,002.88 at noon. Gainers lead losers 8 to 5 as NYSE volume reaches 30.83 million shares, while major banks trim prime lending rates from 18 to 174 percent in line with a recent Chemical Bank cut. The NYSE composite adds .24 to 77.43 and the AMEX market value index climbs .66 to 348.12.
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Chemical Bank of New York
Chase Manhattan
First National Bank of Chicago
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American Stock Exchange
Kansas City Market Report On Cattle Hogs And Sheep
AP dispatch from Kansas City reports Tuesday quotations for cattle hogs and sheep. Slaughter steers and heifers show uneven demand while slaughter cows remain lower. hogs mostly 1 to 2 dollars down with varied weights. sows scarce and prices mixed. sheep offerings limited with insufficient demand to test prices.
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Kansas City
Ottawa Firm To Build Lake In Herington Kansas
Ground breaking ceremonies mark start of a 545 acre lake west of Herington with construction by Caylor Construction Co. of Ottawa over about 300 working days. Completion expected July 1982 weather permitting. Total project cost estimated at 2.27 million financed by bonds approved by voters last fall. The lake will supply water for the city, provide recreation, and aid flood control.
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Wetmore
Public Auction Real Estate and Equipment at Toronto Kansas
Public sale of 750 acres across five land tracts in sections 7 and 8 26 14 near Toronto Kansas starting 10:30 a.m. with land selling near noon. includes 105 cattle and multiple tractors rollers dozers trucks and cars plus 5 new stock trailers and assorted tools. Contact Francis Johnson Raymond Vaughn and H V Rockhill for details. Lunch served.
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Francis Johnson
Raymond C. Vaughn
H.V. Rockhill
Allis Chalmers
White Freightliner
Duaterpillar
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G.M.C
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