Board backs Miller recall bid in UMW stalemate
The United Mine Workers International Executive Board voted 14 to 5 to block recall petitions against president Arnold Miller, ruling the dissidents filed without proper charges. Miners for Recall claimed 31,000 signatures, but the board said procedures were not followed and urged the secretary treasurer to ignore the petitions pending proper action. Miller, 55, said the recall effort must restart if pursued.
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Denver
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
International Executive Board
Miller
Miners For Recall
West Virginia
U.S. Department of Labor
Miler
Willard Esselstyn
Federal funds fuel suit against ERA boycott
The Missouri antitrust case against the National Organization for Women ties Federal grant money to lawyers challenging the pro ERA boycott. Officials say part of a $253,394 Justice Department grant funds salaries and travel for the anti boycott efforts, a sum they call likely minimal. NOW plans three counter suits seeking $60 million, targeting Missouri Nevada and a Louisiana group, claiming the anti boycott actions punish protected political activity.
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Washington Star
Washington
Missouri
Justice Department
National Organization For Women
Mildred Jeffrey
National Women’s Political Caucus
Nevada
Louisiana
Action Committee For Tourism
NOW
Four year old hero to lead state fair parade
Springfield AP Jack Batten 14 says he is glad to be hailed a hero yet unsure why the fuss surrounds his three hour swim in a stormy Lake Michigan. Gov. James Thompson named him this year's Illinois State Fair grand marshal with an overnight stay at the Executive Mansion and a 1929 Mercedes convertible ride on Aug. 10. Batten saved his sister Pam and father Kenneth after their 20 foot sailboat capsized about three miles from shore during the Chicago to Mackinac race weekend. He swam roughly three miles to shore after taking a life jacket, while waves and rain battered the vessel before the family was rescued by a private launch near Burnham Harbor.
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Jack Batten
Lake Michigan
Chicago
James Thompson
Thompson
Jack
Pam
Kenneth Batten
Northside
Battens
Ridley
Batten
Burnham Harbor
Meigs Field Airport
McCormick Place
Cameraman Killed While Filming Southern Crescent Train
Atlanta AP report says 31 year old WXIA TV cameraman Jimmy Harmon was killed on a DeKalb County trestle while filming the New Orleans bound Southern Railway passenger train. The 10 car, four engine consist traveled about 50 mph. Harmon aimed to capture last footage for a documentary on the train and its history. The station plans to dedicate the program to Harmon and air it in September.
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Atlanta
Jimmy Harmon
Southern Crescent
Wxia-Tv
Southern Railway System
Chuck Johnson
DeKalb County
WXIA
Ron Becker
Harmon
Stone Mountain
New Orleans
Johnson
Becker
Southern
Washington
Hospital closures criticized by officials amid budget fight
Thompson Administration faces internal clash over a plan to close state mental hospitals in Decatur Harrisburg and East Moline. Mental Health Director DeVito calls the recommendations superficial and warns of job losses and distant patient care if closures proceed. The task force says closing the three facilities would save about 15 million annually, fueling a political dispute with Comptroller Bakalis as both sides discuss waste savings and potential conversions.
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Robert Edelman Lindsay-Schaub
Thompson Administration
Administration
Robert DeVito
Decatur
Harrisburg
East Moline
DeVito
Anna
James Thompson
Michael Bakalis
Thompson
Bakalis
Israelis Downplay Egypt Expelling Technicians
An Israeli delegation of military technicians expelled from Egypt by President Anwar Sadat arrived in Tel Aviv on an Egyptian flight. Prime Minister Begin called it a minor matter and said peace chances remain strong. Col. Yaacov Heycal led the group, noting friendly six months in Egypt, while observers saw the move as pressure for concessions. Egypt signaled willingness to resume talks if Israel adopts new terms. Israel’s Knesset backed Begin amid West Bank Gaza dispute.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Menachem Begin
Yaacov Heycal
Heycal
Sadat
Israel
National Security Council
Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel
Willin
Begin
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Knesset
Broken-hearted exit from court over a lost theater date
In San Francisco a man from Campbell sued a waitress for travel costs and date expenses after she stood him up for The Wiz. Judge Richard Figone ruled the date was not a contract and the promises were unenforceable. The returned broken heart Exhibit A echoed Byron as the case closed.
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San Fancisco
Richard Figone
Tom Horsley
Lord Byron
Horsley
Campbell
San Jose
Alyn Chesselet
The
Wiz
San Francisco
Figone
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ERA
Ee Ee
Fox Theatre
Anna and
Alton
Murphysboro
S. 32Th
Carbongale
N. Illinois
Herrin
N. 16Th
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
S. 12Th Street
Carbonnnte
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
S. Illinois
Mda
Mu Lassie Village
Marion
Drexel
Drexel Heritage
E. Main Street
University Mall
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