Kerr McGee strike in Grants faces temp job threats
Kerr McGee managers sent a letter to Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Local 13 union members claiming the company can replace strikers and won t guarantee their old jobs as talks with a federal mediator in Albuquerque fail to resolve the grant s wage dispute. Margarito Martinez says the missive is a scare tactic.
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Grants
N.M
Kerr-McGee Uranium
Margarito Martinez
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
Kerr-McGee
Albuquerque
Kerr- McGee
Billy Stevens
Stevens
Grants firm price raise turned down in New Mexico
Kerr-McGee sought an 8.8 percent price increase for its uranium operations in Grants New Mexico but was rejected by the federal Cost of Living Council. Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union President Margarito Martinez said the council letter called the profit margins under Phase 4 excessive and warned refunds if annual profits exceed standards.
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Grants, N.M
Cost of Living Council
Kerr-McGee
Margarito Martinez
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Grants
Council
Martinez
Nixon
Officials brace for UFO calls amid weather balloon sightings
Weather service offices launched balloons as reports of unidentified flying objects increase across the South. A 150 foot diameter weather balloon launched at Palestine Texas drifted over Mississippi at about 50 000 feet, prompting authorities to brace for more sightings today and Friday.
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Associated Press
National Weather Service
Palestine
Tex
Mississippi
Weather Service
Domenici Backs National Vocational Education Week
Senator Pete Domenici introduced a resolution to honor vocational education and designate February 10 to 16 as National Vocational Education Week and National VICA Week. He urged cosponsorship and argued for greater emphasis on vocational training without budget cuts, stressing relevance and practical skills for students.
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Washington
Pete V. Domenici
National Vocation Industrial Clubs of America
VICA
Domenici
Senate
Balloons and Rockets Spark UFO Rumors Across the South
Officials report high altitude balloon sightings near Montgomery and rocket tests at Eglin AFB lighting up skies with glowing gases. Residents from Mississippi to Georgia flood sheriff offices with reports of UFOs while a TV station planned to film near Mobile. No sightings confirmed.
War nears decisive point in Sinai battle near Suez Canal
AP war report analyzes Pentagon views on a growing Sinai clash between Israel and Egypt as possible paths to settlement emerge. Analysts note Israel holds initiative while Syria fronts pull in complex outcomes with hopes for negotiated settlements and strategic gains amid pauses in air power deployments.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Pentagon
U.S
Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Syria
United States
Anwar Sadat
Strip
Canal
Arab oil cutback seen to pressure Europe Japan, not U.S.
Arab oil ministers meeting in Kuwait announce at least a 5 percent monthly production cut until Israel withdraws from seized territories. Experts say U.S. supplies will barely be affected, but Europe and Japan will feel the squeeze, prompting Western pressure on Washington. Iran's role and long-term effect remain uncertain as OAPEC acts.
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Associated Press
U.S
Europe
Japan
United States
Israel
Kuwait
Washington
U. S
Western Europe
Nixon
London
Middle East
The
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, Or
OAPEC
Mesa Valley teachers press on strike amid talks in Grand Junction
Mesa Valley Education Association members meet with Mesa County School District 51 officials to iron out differences causing a four day strike. Parents agree to continue athletic events, while district officials assess supervision and scheduling as talks resume after the teachers demanded higher raises to reach the state average.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Mesa Valley Education Association
Mesa County
Bill McGraw
MVEA
Jo Ann Yount
Grand Junction Central
Palisade
Fruita
Rare WWIStars and Stripes volume donated to NM Institute
Harold D. Shappell Jr 1961 graduate donated a rare edition of The Stars and Stripes about U S Expeditionary Forces in World War I to New Mexico Military Institute. It will be kept in the Paul Horgan Library Rare Books collection. A note recalls James Ritty Day ton Ohio saloonkeeper invented the cash register to keep bartenders honest.
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Harold D. Shappell Jr
U.S
New Mexico Military Institute
Paul Horgan Library
James Ritty
Dayton, Ohio
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Tenn
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Synai
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Damascus
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Iran
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Chris Krahling
State Parks Department
State Planning Office
Ed Pond
Richard Mutz
Harlan Goodner
S. Main
Roswell
Daily Record
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