Strip Mine Abolition Is Winner
Rockefeller Humphrey and Hechler drew headlines Tuesday night but West Virginia’s primary hid a key issue surface mining that could drive major winners.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1972
Page
6
Rockefeller Humphrey and Hechler drew headlines Tuesday night but West Virginia’s primary hid a key issue surface mining that could drive major winners.
United Press International reports Sen. George S. McGovern joined Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace in Michigan where 132 delegate votes to the Democratic National Convention are at stake as antibusing emotions run high. Humphrey campaigned in Maryland amid Mandel's urging for heavy campaigning to blunt Wallace.
UPI reports the House nears passage of legislation to raise the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.00 an hour affecting 3 million nonfarm workers. Agriculture workers would move to 1.70, while coverage expands to 47 million government workers and 1.1 million domestic workers.
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