Mine workers weigh Boyle and Miller for UMWA president
Campaign rhetoric between UMWA president W A Boyle and challenger Arnold Miller has intensified as about 193 000 to 200 000 members vote over the five year term. They trade charges and countercharges while voters decide the union leader.
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John Trimble
Clindsan
Miller
Boyle
UMWA
District 50
Kentucky
United Mine Workers Journal
Humphrey - Muskie
Joseph
Jock
Yablonski
Pennsylvania
Coal mine union election battle seeps into Illinois
John Trimble frames the view as Boyle defenders clash with Miller backed by the Miners For Democracy. Miller campaigns among Illinois 10 000 UMWA members while Boyle energizes crowds in Herrin and Southern Illinois. The dispute centers on pension changes foundations influence and control of union funds.
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Boyle
Illinois Coal Min
Illinois
District 12
Kenneth Wells
International Union Safety Director
Miners For Democracy
MFD
Miller
Joe Shannon
Herrin
Shannon
International Executive Board
Boyle Forces
UMWA
Southern Illinois
Grundy
Wilbert Killion
Leonard J. Pankovich
Killion
Field Foundation
Carnegie Corp
Stern Family Foundation
Washington, D.C
Umwa Welfare and Retirement Fund
Union Treasury
Editorials reveal EPA report on West Frankfort river pollution
The piece defends the EPA's 236570 fecal coliform reading on the Middle Fork Big Muddy at Rt 37, above the Pollution Control Board limit of 200. It accuses West Frankfort officials of grandstanding while acknowledging pollution from overloaded sewage treatment. The editorial upholds EPA testing as valuable public information and criticizes local delays in fixes.
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Big Muddy
West Frankfort
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Pollution Control Board
EPA
Middle Fork
Rt. 37
Oil finds in the Amazon basin shift global oil power balance
The article notes a massive oil pool in the Amazon basin spanning Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru with possible extensions into Bolivia and Brazil. New fields already produce in Colombia and Ecuador, Peru aiming to operate by 1976, and U S companies active there. It discusses OPEC policy, increasing national control moves, and the need for U S policy review to avoid energy disruption amid international tensions.
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Spaceship Earth
Amazon
Andes
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Brazil
Middle East
Southeia
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Countries
OPEC
Fortune Magazine
North Africa
Dake Ball
Army
United States
Information service flow halted after Ogilvie loss
The Illinois Information Service stopped sending out government releases after Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie's defeat on November 7. Daniel Walker criticized the politicization of the agency while Ogilvie defended public access to state government facts.
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Illinois Information Service
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Gov. Ogilvie
Daniel Walker
Information Service
Walker
Ogilvie Adaption
Southern Illinoisan Editor John C. Gardner
John C. Gardner serves as editor and general manager of the Southern Illinoisan, guiding editorial direction and overseeing newsroom operations. He leads coverage decisions and maintains the paper’s journalistic standards.
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John C. Gardner
Solider’s family seeks gifts for Vietnam orphans
A reader from Ava requests clothing toys and treats for Vietnamese orphans via gifts to Sp-6 Sidney Falkenberry at APO SF 96222. Parcels should be mailed by December 1 and will be delivered with a local card.
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Vietnam
Saigon
Sid
Sidney Falkenberry
Otis Falkenberry Ava
Miller urged as UMWA leader amid graft and scandal
The piece contrasts Arnold Miller and James Boyle amid union graft trials and misused funds. It cites Boyle's conviction, strike-benefit spending, and alleged sweetheart contracts, while detailing Miller’s reform agenda and calls for rank and file control, elections, and enhanced benefits.
Journalists at Washington conference critique education coverage
Speakers from government, academia, and journalism say U.S. education reporting is too focused on spectacular events and not enough on learning, social factors, and economic issues. They urge deeper coverage of Title One fund use, federal programs, and the administrator relationship with publishers and tests.
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Ly Michael A. Smith
Lindsay-Schaubes
Washington, D.C
Mark Shedd
Harvard University
Philadelphia
Norman Drachler
Drachler
Detroit
Institute For Educational Leadership
George Washington University
U.S
New York University
Nat Hentoff
Ronald Gross
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