Carter threatens food stamp cut if miners refuse Taft Hartley order
President Carter plans to cut food stamp eligibility for striking coal miners under a Taft Hartley injunction starting next month. Joe Shepherd of the food stamp program says households with an illegal work stoppage can be terminated. states will receive the court order by telegram. Miners cite local merchant credit as a cushion until pay resumes. United States Agriculture Department data show a multi million rise in food stamp use during the coal strike, with Kentucky West Virginia Ohio and Indiana seeing large increases in December January and February.
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Washington
Carter
Vernon Cole
Harlan County
Agriculture Department
Department
West Virginia
Ohio
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Eva Robins
New York
Arl
Louisville
University of Kentucky
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Joe Phipps
UMW
Kentucky
Tennessee
White House
Maryland
Indiana
Miller
United Auto Workers Union
QBS Morning News
Strike board begins inquiry into national coal strike
Three labor relations specialists were named to a Taft Hartley board of inquiry by President Carter to deliver an official, comprehensive view of the three month coal walkout. The panel plans hearings, may meet privately, and will report soon to press for a court injunction if needed. Leaders warn of resistance and potential violence as utilities face shortages and layoffs spread across states.
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Washington
Carter
John Zancanaro
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Zancanaro
Miners pledge aid as 11 states donate food to strikers
Farmers from 11 states deliver 24,000 pounds of flour 23,000 pounds of dried beans and other goods to 5,000 striking miners at Muhlenberg County Fairgrounds Central City Kentucky. Miners pledge support for farm strike citing low crop prices and farmers' lack of price influence.
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Central City
American Agriculture
Muhlenberg County Fairgrounds
UMW
Kansas
Texas
Louisiana
Missouri
Wisconsin
Colorado
Illinois
Georgia
Bob Koehn
Alvin Jenkins Jr
Sammy King
Miners Block Coal Train Outer Tuscola Overnight
Striking miners held a vigil around a Baltimore and Ohio coal train at Tuscola blocking its passage to Indiana. The 24 car train stayed parked at a siding as officials prepared to move it with company engineers.
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Tuscola
Indiana
Baltimore & Ohio
Ronald Bailey
Harry German
Decatur
Quasar plans home robot store by 1979
Henry de Fiebre reports on Klatu a prototype 4 foot 2 inch 240 pound mechanical houseboy showcased at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Quasar Industries aims to market a domestic android for 3995 dollars by November 1979 to aid the disabled with ten functions including vacuuming hedges serving drinks and door duty.
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Henry de Fiebre
Sothern Illinoisan
Klatu
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Fred Astaire
Quasar
Tax multipliers set for Williamson Union and Alexander
Williamson Union and Alexander counties have been assigned lower tax multipliers while other Southern Illinois counties will face higher multipliers. Additional area news continues on Page 7.
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Williamson
Union
Alexander
Illinois
Snow to Follow Rain Forecast for Carbondale Area
Richard Moore, weather observer at Southern Illinois Airport near Carbondale, warns rain may turn to snow as temperatures dip to the low 30s after a high near 40. Roads could become slicker tonight. Outlook for Wednesday calls for mid-30s and no additional rain.
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Richard Moore
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Illinois Board of Higher Education faces budget shifts
The Illinois Board of Higher Education adjusts to Gov James Thompson's budget yet remains committed to its original request. A separate item notes the national and state figures for household financing, with Illinoisans facing higher costs than most states. Tim Mash resigns as Murphysboro High School football coach to take a prep coaching job in Topeka Kansas.
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Illinois Board of Higher Education
James Thompson
Tim Mash
Murphysboro
Topeka
Kan
Fumes from burning cotton sickens Carbondale firefighters
Eight Carbondale firemen and two Illinois Central Gulf Railroad workers were treated for smoke and suspected hydrogen cyanide exposure after fighting a boxcar fire loaded with about 140 bales of cotton near U S 51. Firemen wore breathing gear inside the car but removed masks outside.
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Robert Grupp
Southern Ilinoisan
Carbondale
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Memorial Hospital
Everett Rushing
U.S. 51
North Carbondale
ICG
Robin Richards
John Manis
Jack Heern
George Maroney
Maroney
Carbondle
Belleville
Rushing
Richards
Manis
Heern
Bill West
Dave Wilson
Glenn Wright
Pete Rittmueller
Jeff Anderson
Leonard Basler
Makanda
Marion
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Cedar Grove
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Joe Shepherd
Shepherd
Labor
Ray Marshall
John Gentry
Carl A. Warnes
Wayne Horvitz
Tom Kersey
West Dana
Ind
Terre Haute
Fayette
Siu Photo
Anthony Reichelt
New Jersey
Quasar Industries
Reichelt
SIUC
Gregory Pohlman
Office of Specialized Student Services
Ann Landers
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