Nationwide UMW Coal Strike Halts 50 Percent of U.S. Production
The United Mine Workers strike 1,800 mines nationwide demanding wage increases and restored health and pension benefits. Talks with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association failed, with about 130,000 miners affected across multiple states as unions seek a limited right to strike on local issues.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Washington
Ohio
West Virginia
Area mines idle as UMW strikes
Production halted as 11 000 UMW members join 130 000 others in a nationwide coal strike. Miners in Southern Illinois face lost pay and reduced benefits with no health coverage or pension during a potentially prolonged walkout.
Winter storm freezes Southern Illinois roads and airways
A major winter storm hit Southern Illinois, coating highways with ice and snow. Snow plows cleared roads overnight as 100 trucks operated on 12 hour shifts. north of Illinois 13 remained packed and hazardous, while airports reported slick runways and limited braking for landings.
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Joseph Arimond
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Transportation
District 9
National Weather Service
Illinois
Carl de Witt
Eastwest
Illinois 13
de Witt
Ron Crabill
Gayle Farless
Williamson County
Amtrak
John Dellinger
Freezing Temperatures Grip Southern Illinois Area
Overnight lows near zero to five degrees with wind chills around minus 25. Daytime highs in the teens to low 20s with clear skies and no snow forecast. High pressure from a snow storm to the east brings sunny weather through Wednesday in Carbondale and surrounding areas.
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Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Dellinger
U.S. Navy
Illinois
Miners Face Strike Lull as Southern Illinois Shut In
Miner Darrell Crain, 23, describes a stark first day of a three to four week strike after the United Mine Workers contract expired. He plans for idle weeks, fears car payments, and urges full medical benefits and no-cost health coverage to win ratification.
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Miller
Merrill Perlman
Southern
Crain
Ben No. 21
Florida
Rend Lake
SIU Carbondale rent rise linked to higher janitor pay
The notice notes student housing costs could climb at Southern Illinois University Carbondale as wage raises for janitors are implemented. It mentions related topics on page 12 about home computers and an editorial on DCFS funding on page 4.
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Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Ann Landers 23 Births and Deaths
A brief index page lists Ann Landers at page 23 for birth and death notices, with items on page 21 and 23 covering bridge, comics, crossword, calendar, and the Dollars and Sense column. The sports and weather sections appear on pages 13 to 14 and 21 respectively.
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Ann Landers
Sadat Defies Arab Pressure Breaks Ties With 4 Nations
President Anwar Sadat rejects Arab hardliners in Tripoli and severs relations with Syria Libya Algeria South Yemen and Iraq over Egypt’s peace bid with Israel. The split places Egypt with Sudan and Morocco against Syria Libya Algeria and Iraq amid U.S. mediation plans.
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Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Tripoli
Syria
Libya
Algeria
South Yemen
Ae “Confrontation Front
Sadat
Iraq
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Voice of Palestine
Jerusalem
Sudan
Morocco
Golan Heights
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Indiana
Union
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Birmingham
Tennessee
Arnold
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Damon Harrison
Barbara Schechter
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois Dept. of Public Aid
Tinois National Gsacd
West Frankfort
Nime-County
District 12
Kenneth Dawes
Dawes
Illinois Umw
U.S. Dept. of Labor
Ilinois
Southwestern Illinois Coal Co
Percy
Rusty Glen
Southern Illinois Electric
Coal Company
Franklin County
Mike Campbell
Joann Nicholas
West Sycamore
Ed Greer
Darrell Crain
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
James Thompson
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Cyrus R. Vance
Middle East
U.S
Vance
Lebanon
Damascus
United States
Assad
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