Area miners back after 114 days of idle strikes
After 114 days idle, Southern Illinois coal mines reopened as UMWA members returned to work. Picket lines were withdrawn. surface miners started at midnight. underground mines resumed at 8 a.m. The tentative three year pact gives immediate 1.40 per hour raise for construction workers with pay up to 1.2 per hour in year three.
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Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
Michael Sokovich
United Mine At Construction
Illinois
UMW
UMW Construction Local 2117
Pete Gordy
West Frankfort
Construction Local 2107
James Bradfield
Astoria
Bradfield
Sokovich
Willisville
Thomas Shoemake
Consolidation Coal Co
Coffeen
Consol
Bob Verbosky
Freeman United
Inland
Peabody
Amax Coal Co
Zeigler
Coulterville
Johnston City
Peabody Coal Co
National Labor Relations Board
Indiana
Kentucky
James Whitney
Weather and politics spill into SIU Carbondale funding talk
The National Weather Service forecasts fair, mild and unsettled conditions with temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s tonight, 50s to 70s Saturday, then 60s to 40s Sunday and Monday. The Word reports Gov Thompson will not oppose a bill funding a law school building at Southern Illinois University Carbondale per Sen Kenneth Buzbee, page 3.
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National Weather Service
Thompson
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Kenneth Buzbee
Presidential contenders loom in 1980 race
Nation braces for 1980 presidency as about a dozen politicians study the field while Americans handle taxes and spring duties. Ezer Weizman meets with Anwar Sadat in Cairo, the first direct Israel Egypt contact since February 1. Illinois Supreme Court selection must be open and free of political influence.
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Ezer Weizman
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Illinois Supreme Court
Sa Lukis pitcher Dave Steib tops SIU Carbondale homer tally
Sports note highlights Dave Steib as SU Carbondale's home run leader surpassing familiar names as coverage compares prep for big league heroics. Brisco Hanover and Speedy Somolli loom large as Hambletonian owners hesitate amid early favorites.
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Brisco Hanover
Speedy Somolli
Stroke leaves Miller partially paralyzed
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller, 55, is in stable condition after a slight stroke in Miami Beach. Doctors said he has residual numbness on his left side and may be partially paralyzed, with Miller progressing well and in ICU. The stroke followed a doctor ordered rest after a new contract signing with the soft coal industry.
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Miami Beach, Fla
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Miller
Judy Stanton
Lamet
UMW
Sam Church
Church
Carter and Brazil seek candor despite differences
President Carter told Brazil and the United States they can remain friends while disagreeing vigorously at times. He urged understanding and candor as core to ties between the two powers, noted human rights concerns but said U.S. commercial ties should not be restricted. Carter spoke before Brazil's congress, then met with General Geisel, and planned a state visit to Africa before returning home with the Carters’ Rio de Janeiro and Lagos itinerary.
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Brazilia
Brazil
Carter
United States
Ernesto Geisel
U.S
Rosalynn
Amy
Rio de Janeiro
Nigeria
US S
Africa
Carters
Liberia
Pasta Floats Downstream After Truck Spill in Oraville
A semi-trailer overturned on Illinois 4 near Oroville sending five tons of pasta into Rattlesnake Creek in Jackson County. Driver Donald G. McBride of Ava was treated for minor injuries. Damage to the truck was about 10,000 dollars. The truck belonged to Gilster Mary Lee Corp of Chester.
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Oraville
Illinois 4
Jackson County
Don White
Donald G. McBride
Ava
McBride
Oroville
Gilster Mary Lee Corp
Chester
Mondale Forecasts Veto Of Emergency Farm Bill Plan
The Carter administration announces an alternate farm plan to raise farmer incomes without raising consumer prices, asserting it can be implemented without congressional approval. Mondale and Bergland say the plan may modestly lift cotton costs but won’t alter the overall food price factor beyond projected 6 to 8 percent increases. The move follows farmer protests and calls for subsidies and acreage cuts, with critics arguing prices are already controlled by markets and government.
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Carter Administration
Congress
Walter F. Mondale
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Agriculture Department
Mondale
Parr
House
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Senate
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