Poles Hold Four Hour Solidarity Strike Across Poland
Solidarity and 10 million workers staged a four hour warning strike defying Warsaw Pact maneuvers. Lech Walesa said the aim is renewal, not overthrow. Haig warned of a major split in Poland's Communist party and a possible critical weekend ahead. Defense options discussed as tensions rise with Soviet maneuvers and potential state of emergency talk.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity Independent Labor Union
Washington
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Communist Party
Haig
National Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
United States
Tradition 160000 coal miners strike over no contract no work
Coal mines across Appalachia and the Midwest fall silent as 160000 union miners walk out under the no contract no work tradition. Leaders eyed a quick walkout pending ratification while some union members criticized the tentative deal. Sam Church campaigned for swift approval as briefing sessions spread across Illinois Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia. Local leaders in Charleston and Southern Illinois voiced concerns about terms and job security amid the lengthy dispute.
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Associated Press
Appalachia
Midwest
Rank and
United Mine Workers
Sam Curdh
Rank and File
Church
Uniontown
Illinois
UMW
Evansville
Ind
Madisonville
Springfield
Ill
Marion
Gan
Jerry Foster
AFL
Lester Kimble
District 17
Charleston
W.va
Freeman Coal Co
Waltonville
Old Ben Coal Co
West Frankfort
Inland miners unsure about contract
Inland No 1 miners weigh the tentative United Mine Workers Bituminous Coal Operators Association pact and plan to study details before voting. Many fear too little pay, some expect a long strike, and locals across the country prepare for the weekend contract review and next Tuesday’s vote.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
United Mine Workers-Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Inland Steel Coal Co
Mama Jo’s
Lesser
Jones
Benton
Illinois
Randy Meadows
Mulkeytown
Richard Shephard
Johnston City
UMW
Meadows
Shephard
Weather forecast for upcoming days with storms likely
The National Weather Service expects partly cloudy skies tonight with a low in the upper 50s. Saturday will be partly sunny and warm with a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms and a mid 70s high. Illinois extended forecast shows showers Sunday and fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
LSD resurges in Southern Illinois says SIEG agent
An agent from the Southern Illinois Enforcement Group reports a major uptick in LSD use in the region led by blotter acid sold for 2.50 to 8.00 a square. He warns that a single dose can brain damage, notes other drugs in circulation, and urges parents and residents to report drug activity to authorities.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Marion
Carbondale
Illinois
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