Wilson names mixed Labor cabinet to end coal strike
Prime Minister Harold Wilson forms a balanced Labor cabinet to end the 15 week coal miners strike, restore a five day week, and stabilize the economy. Denis Healey becomes chancellor, Michael Foot employment secretary, with Benn and Shore among left wing appointees opposing the Common Market. Callaghan named foreign secretary. The pound climbs as Heath resettles after leaving office.
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Midwest Rains Drench Region Amid Tornado Reports
Heavy rains hit the Midwest with warm air ahead of an eastward storm. Tornados touched down in Champaign and Danville Illinois causing store damage but no injuries. Temperatures rose to record highs in several cities while others cooled from 81 in Norfolk to 15 in Hibbing.
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SRP Strike Ignored Injunction For Salt River Project Workers
A court injunction halting SRP strikes was issued by Judge Jerry Glenn after roughly 600 employees joined the walkout over a schedule change. Linemen and other crews faced termination for absences while picketing continued with no violence reported. The IBEW local denounced the strike, saying the contract schedule change violates the union agreement and a grievance was filed Feb 22.
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Phoenix completes East Phoenix street curved junction project
City engineering announces completion of a major street improvement in East Phoenix linking 44th Street and McDonald Drive with a curved connector. A new bridge over the wash on 44th Street south of McDonald is included, with Kinsington West Corp. awarded the job for about $416,000.
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Fountain Hills approves bond bid for new elementary school
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors accepted a bid of 6.19575 percent on a $650,000 sale of Fountain Hills School District bonds. Young, Smith and Peacock, Inc. submitted the winning bid, beating Juran and Moody, Inc. at 6.5606 percent. The funds finance Fountain Hills first school, a 300 student elementary in a 1,000-student site plan.
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Fountain Hills
Young, Smith and Peacock, Inc
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Moody, Inc
Beef Supplies Questioned as Market Glut Persists
Gordon Van Vleck of the American National Cattlemen's Association warned that meat shortages next summer and fall hinge on moving a beef supply backup off the market. He urged retailers to boost special price cuts to clear the temporary glut while cattle prices rise. He noted producers lose about 10 cents per pound and have lost nearly $1 billion since last September amid high corn costs and a truckers strike.
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American National Cattlemen’s Association
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