UMW Walks From Talks as Coal Strike Deepens
Washington AP United Mine Workers broke off contract talks with miners in bitter deadlock delaying any hope for a settlement before February. The strike by 160000 members entered its eighth week with half of US coal production halted and fears of a Taft Hartley injunction growing. The dispute centers on absenteeism and wildcat strikes versus financing health and pension funds.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Union
Riously
Nuclear powered Cosmos satellite crashes over Canada
The Cosmos satellite containing a nuclear reactor disintegrated and burned up over Queen Charlotte Island in Canada after a troubled orbit, ending a months long U S Soviet information exchange. Brzezinski said contamination chances are very small and Canada reported no imminent danger.
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Canada
Washington Star
Associated Press
Carter
Ottawa
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Queen Charlotte Island
Brzezinski
U.S
Dobrynin
Brzinski
Double protection for trip into Southern Illinois weather
An umbrella to shield the head and boots to guard the feet are two essential items for venturing into Southern Illinois weather, photographed with Chuck Ackerman.
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Illinois
Chuck Ackerman
Visualizing a Trillion Dollars in 1979 Budget Figures
The article explains President Carter's fiscal 1979 budget exceeding half a trillion dollars and defines a trillion as 1,000 billions. It uses large-number analogies, noting earth circled, moon trips, and global comparisons to convey scale and contrasts a billion with seconds, minutes, and hours.
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New York
Carter
Atlanta
Minnesota
Congress Hears Carter Budget Critics Balk at Proposals
Congress targets President Carter’s budget with a $500.2 billion spending plan and tax revisions. Hearings begin next month as budget committee actions set target dates for fiscal year 1978. Critics warn of a $60.6 billion deficit and ongoing inflation risk.
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Washington
Carter
House
Senate
Congress
George H. Mahon
Texas
Carter budget may understate 1979 deficit says Simon
U S Rep. Paul Simon of Illinois argues President Carter's proposed 1979 federal budget may under estimate expenditures by 3 to 6 billion dollars, with added deficits possible up to 10 billion if tax cuts expand. He calls the debate political conjecture in an election year and notes current projections hinge on assumptions.
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al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means
Carter
Ullman
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
Joe Garner
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Ill
Carbondale
Michael
Weather Turns Colder With Snow and Slippery Roads
A cold front brings rain and snow through Wednesday across Southern Illinois. Highway crews spread cinders as bridges and ramps stay hazardous. Schools remain closed. SIU Carbondale cancels non credit night classes for the week. Temperatures drop to the lower 20s tonight with a Wednesday high in the low 30s. Snow flurries are expected, with little accumulation possible depending on temps.
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Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
John Dellinger
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Dellinger
Snow removal actions span towns as winter strains roads
Marion spends ten thousand dollars to clear streets while Carbondale designates emergency snow routes and Freeman Spur lends a snowplow to Herrin. An education committee balks at Lt Gov Dave O Neals easing proposals.
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Marion
Carbondale
Freeman Spur
Herrin
Dave O’neal
ONeal Sends State Course Requirements to Governor
Good Evening reports ONeal forwarded state course requirements to the governor who may incorporate them into the fiscal 1979 budget. The note appears on page 9.
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O’neal
Power from Middle East oil shapes Soviet policy
Opinion piece notes Russians seek oil wealth from the Middle East, arguing peace would secure Arab oil and petrodollars to sustain Western interests. Editorial flags health care cost inflation as top welfare issue for Thompson and Bakalis. Aluminum wiring noted as unsuitable for interiors by electricians.
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Middle East
Thompson and Bakalis
Salukis Rally to Overcome Wichita State in thriller
Southern Illinois University Salukis staged a dramatic comeback to defeat Wichita State in a high tense college basketball clash. The report notes big rallies as decisive turning points and hints at continued coverage on page 11 alongside PGA notes about Tom Watson.
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Southern Illinois University-Salukis
Wichita State
PGA
Tom Watson
Index Births to Calendar in Daily Guide Pages
Classifieds and crosswords outline daily notices with bridge comics and sports items. The calendar section lists events while births and deaths records appear alongside debt and dollars topics.
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Bitu
Minous Coal Operators Association
UMW
Arnold Miller
United States
Soviet Union
Anaoly Deobrynin
Brazil
Brezezinski
Pierre Trudeau
Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territories
Cosmos
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
British Columbia
Vancouver
NW. Territories
Alta
Calgary
Sask
Manitoba
Ernie Branson
Andrzej Dzuaj
Poand
Anthony Hall
Mahon
Appropriations Committee
Robert N. Giaimo
Dconn
National Governor’s Association
Association
Simon
Terry Michael
House Budget Committee
Rockies
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