Coal production halved as miners begin nationwide strike
United Mine Workers strike shuts about 1 800 mines halting half the nation s coal output to press wage and benefit demands. talks between UMW and operators collapsed leaving 130 000 miners without a contract. spread across West Virginia Ohio Virginia Indiana Illinois Kentucky Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Union leaders foresee a three month strike.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Association
Washington
West Virginia
Ohio
Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Arnold Miller
Orie Hunt
Lawmakers seek input from Roswell residents in hearing
Roswell attendees asked questions as GOP lawmakers discussed 14 proposed bills for 1978 including tax cuts welfare reform and fiscal responsibility. Participants included Reps Phelps Anderson Paul Kelly Colin McMillan and Sen William Valentine with about 45 people in attendance.
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Paul Kelly
Chaves
Roswell
William Valentine
Bernalillo
Albuquerque
GOP
Phelps Anderson
R-Chaves
Colin McMillan
Rchaves-Debaca
Pioneer Savings and Trust
Fourth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tate
R-Chaves-Debaca
Chaves County
Arthur F. Aiello
Wilson Conover
Joe Sheen
Rep. Anderson
Santa Fe
Rep
Kelly
Anderson
McMillan
Sen
Valentine
County zoning delays meeting over publication rules
The county Planning and Zoning Commission votes to postpone its January session to meet 30 day publication requirements for two variance requests. Thomas Mann of Mann Engineering seeks refuge dump variance for Los Corralitos Subdivision No. 2 and Roswell realtor Tony Fabry seeks 160 acre lot-size variance for Orchard Park area. Sunrise Acres subdivision received tentative approval to vacate streets, enabling five acre tracts from five to one-half acre lots if approved at the December 13 meeting.
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County Planning and Zoning Commission
Commission
County Commissioners
Thomas T. Mann
Mann Engineering Co
Roswell
Los Corralitos
Atkinson Avenue
Berrendo Creek
Tony Fabry
Fabry
Henry Claiborne
Zoning Commission
Sunrise Acres
Bill McKenzie
Second St
Troops Tested Drug Dapsone Seen as Best Leprosy Treatment
Experts say the malaria drug dapsone, used in U S troops in Vietnam, remains the leading leprosy therapy despite lab evidence of cancer in male rats. Doctors caution human risk is unproven and advocate follow up of patient histories.
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Washington
Vietnam
National Cancer Institute
David Gardner
Robert Jacobson
U.S. Public Health Service
Carville
Jacobson
PVACD Maintains Status Quo in Water Conservation Fight
Roswell attorney John F. Russell says the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District must keep its five member board, authority, and conservation programs as is. He argues no new water sources exist beyond the basin and that expansion is unnecessary. The district funds land leveling and irrigation upgrades at low interest while maintaining monitoring crews and educational outreach.
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Paul Stursale
Pecos Valley Artesian
Russell
Chaves
Eddy
PVACD
Conservancy District
Interstate Streams Commission
Ray Wyche
Wyche
Board of Directors
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Pike County
Hunt
Eastern Kentucky
Billy Bartley
Miller
Paul Sturiale Photo
Orchard Park Area
I Corps
Army
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
PVADC
Unifax
Lowa
Iowa
Dave Fraylack
Cricket Pfarr
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