Widow Combs and the fading anti strip mining legend
In Hazard Kentucky Ollie Combs, once a fiery anti strip mining figure, has retired at seventy from protests that halted bulldozers on her 40 rural acres. Now aging and caring for a paralyzed relative, she watches as strip mining expands, roads worsen, and the nation’s coal industry grows. Local officials link prosperity to mining, while critics warn of land, water, and ecological costs amid rising production projections.
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Hazard, Ky
Nea
Ollie Combs
Kentucky Appalachians
Widow Combs
Washington
America
Ken Ratliff
Kentucky
Bureau of Reclamation
North Dakota
U.S
Ollie
Editorial on auto industry mood and SUB program strain
A UAW official cites a low mood in the auto industry amid Chrysler layoffs and GM plant closures. SUB coverage, combined with state unemployment, has kept many workers at up to 95 percent for a year, but funds are thinning as layoffs extend and benefits end. President Ford proposes extended unemployment and public works, yet editors warn it only masks a deeper economic illness.
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United Auto Workers
Chrysler
General Motors
SUB
UAW
Irving Bluestone
Ford
Shifting Signals as Consumers Pause Price Rise
As economists note a deep recession and higher prices, evidence grows that old market laws rebound. Raw material costs fall while prices rise, consumer debt peaks, and Ford’s price cuts fail to spark demand. Delinquency and bankruptcy rates alert policymakers to cautious behavior. November saw the largest credit reduction in four years.
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John Cunniff
New York
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Today in history highlights and birthdays for January tenth
Historic milestones cover 1776 Common Sense author Thomas Paine 1815 war in Ceylon 1920 League of Nations 1942 Japanese invasion 1946 UN General Assembly. Birthdays include Sherill Milnes 40 and Ray Bolger 71. Thought by Bacon notes opportunity. Dauphin title origin traced to Charles V era.
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Associated Press
General Assembly
United Nations
London
Thomas Paine
Britain
Kandy
Ceylon
Fance
Ivory Coast
Africa
League of Nations
Soviet Union
Leon Trotsky
Dutch East Indies
Maine
Texas
Gulf
Marietta
Ohio
Nixon
Congress
Sherill Milnes
Ray Bolger
Francis Bacon
Pecos Lions Rotary aid helps 65 families have Christmas
Warmhearted citizens and local groups rallied to aid over 300 children in 65 families through Pecos Lions Rotary annual needy family drive. L R Hudson cited broad community support and contributions from many organizations.
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L.R. Hudson
Lions-Rotary
State Capital Art Highlights and Briscoe Appointments
Briscoe faces hundreds of appointment decisions in Texas as terms expire and new posts open. Briscoe and Hobby urge quick applications for a proposed 400 million offshore terminal, while opposing state ownership. Other items include Supreme Court rulings, a push for a 1976 presidential primary, investments losses, tourism trends, and agency staff changes.
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Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
State Senate
University of Texas System Board of Regents
Frank Erwin Jr
Jenkins Garrett
Fort Worth
Dan C. Williams
Dallas
D.C. Greer
Briscoe
Joe Christie
State Insurance Board
Superport
Bill Hobby
Texas Gulf
Texas Offshore Terminal Commission
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Tom Tiede
Ford Motor CO
Madrid
Angela Hernandez
Spain
Dauphin
Charles V
Pecos Enterprise
Texas Press Association
John Tower
Senate
W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Dick Slack
Pecos
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.C. Brockette
Texas Education Agency
E. 11Th St
Ben R. Howell
el Paso
Lyndell Willams
State Supreme Court
High Court
Pharr
Supreme Court
White House
Lloyd Bentsen
Atty
John Hill
Hill
Texas Veterans
University of Texas
Lake Livingston
San Marcos Fish Hatchery
San Marcos River
Cameron County
Los Fresnos
Richard W. Hernandez
Houston
Lynn M. Monk
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