Miners face medical bill worries amid UMW strike and talks
Somerset County miners fear medical care gaps as UMW health funds face refinancing after December 6. Black Lung funds remain solid but pensions under the 1950 trust may shrink for 1,400 retirees while 650 widows and 40 disabled miners in the county may see aid changes. Negotiators report some progress, but no quick end to the strike that has halved national coal output.
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Somerset
UMW
Pension Trust
Stephen C. Caulfield
UMW Health and Retirement Funds
Washington, D.C
Caulfield
Somer
UMW Union
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Washington
Churchill's Widow Dies At 92 In London Home
Lady Clementine Spencer-Churchill widow of Sir Winston Churchill died of a heart attack at 92 in her Hyde Park area apartment. Her grandson Winston Churchill confirmed she collapsed while lunching with her secretary and had been in frail health recently. She sold valuables to cover rising rent and medical bills.
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London
Clementine Spencer-Churchill
Darling Clemmie
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston
Britain
Spencer-Churchill
Nonie Chapman
Hyde Park
Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Boro Budget Okayed With No Tax Increase
Somerset Borough Council unanimously approved the 1978 budget with no tax increase. Salaries for Mayor William C. James and council members were raised. Bids for two police vehicles were discussed and real estate tax rate kept steady. Nine sewer bids were opened with the lowest at 16,764.60 from Quality Sanitary Engineering.
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Boro
John Willocks
Somerset Borough Council
William C. James
James
Richard Gibbs
Council
Barry Lichty
Somerset
Quality Sanitary Engineering Co
Capitol Heights
Luther P. Miller
Exxon Bulk Plant
Ralph Friedhofer
Paul Woodrow
William McNelly
Strikers Shake Eastern Kentucky Coalfields
United Mine Workers members invaded non union coal fields in eastern Kentucky shutting down loading docks and forcing drivers to dump coal along highways. Negotiators met in Washington for over 90 minutes before recess, with UMW president Arnold Miller and spokesman Joseph Brennan at the talks for the first time since last week.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
Washington
UMW
Arnold Miller
West Virginia
Joseph P. Brennan
Ohio
Windber Fire Damages Two Buildings on Graham Avenue
A morning blaze destroyed two buildings in the 1300 block of Graham Avenue Windber at 6 15 a m. No injuries reported as occupants were evacuated before firefighters arrived and the fire was controlled by 9 a m. Losses likely in tens of thousands. Schellenberg’s Firestone Sales and Service and Jewelry by John were ruined. occupants relocated to temporary housing. Fire crews from six companies assisted. arson not suspected though the state fire marshal is reviewing the scene.
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Graham Avenue
Windber
Schellenberg
Firestone Sales
Fred Schellenberg
Jewelry By
John
Dorothy Hoffer
Hoffer
Plane crash near Johnstown kills two executives
In Richland Township a twin engine private plane crashed near Pa Route 53, killing Carl Basile and Charles Condon, both sales managers for Watson Manufacturing of Jamestown. Pilot James O'Brien, president of Watson, is in guarded condition. FAA investigators arrive as witnesses describe wires and trees struck by the craft.
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Johnstown, Pa
Johnstown Cambria County
Carl J. Basile
Jamestown
N.Y
Charles Condon
Frewsburg
Watson Manufacturing Co
James O’brien
Asheville
Mercy Hospital
Johnstown
Watson Manufacturing
Federal Aviation Administration of
Stoystown Faces Severe Water Problems This Summer
A spokesman announced a severe water shortage in Stoystown prompting all residents to conserve water and report leaks. The town suffers ongoing issues with two reservoirs supplying the area as workers struggle to fix the lines. Report breaks to Jim Corbett at 893-5945.
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Stoystown
Jim Corbett
Laurel Mountain Area Weather Outlook
Periods of rain with mild temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs near 40 to 45 Tuesday, with Tuesday night lows in the upper 30s. Wednesday highs reach mid to upper 40s. Winds southwest at 10 mph. Rain chances 40 percent Tuesday and 70 percent Tuesday night.
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Laurel Mountain
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