UMW Aide Urges End to Wildcat Coal Strike
UMW Secretary-Treasurer Harry Patrick warned the massive strike idling over 60,000 miners could cripple the union and invite federal mediation and control. He urged a rapid end to the walkout to preserve the union’s strength.
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W. Va
UPI
United Mine Workers
UMW
Harry Patrick
Patrick
Logan County
West Virginia
International Union
Federal Mediation Service
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Washington
Roger Thompson
John Mendez
Chuck Prater
Sim Howze
Amherst Coal Co
Thompson
Howze
U.S
K.K. Hall
Death toll at VA hospital rises to ten in mysterious respiratory cases
At Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, two more deaths were reported amid an outburst of respiratory failures investigated by the FBI. Victims include Adam Oelberg of Saginaw and Benny Blaine of Ypsilanti, both linked to a spreading mystery. tests were ordered to detect muscle-relaxing drugs while authorities weigh possible foul play.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
UPI
Veterans Administration Hospital
FBI
Adam Oelberg
Saginaw
Oelberg
Ronald Bishop
Benny C. Blaine
Ypsilanti
Blaine
Ford silent on U S civilians in Sinai peace role
President Ford said no final decision on placing American civilians in the Sinai to assist a Middle East peace between Israel and Egypt. Officials from Egypt and Israel call the move pivotal, while Congress may react with unease over a peacekeeping civilian mission.
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Warwick
R.I
UPI
Ford
Sinai Desert
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Yigal Allon
Jerusalem
Sinai
Green Airport
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Ford and crowd crush mark New England tour in rain
President Ford braved a rain soaked coast trip in Maine and Rhode Island as crowds surged during handshakes near Warwick airport and in Portland. He urged jobs for the unemployed and reiterated support for a stable marriage with Congress while ERA supporters waved placards.
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Newport
R.I
UPI
Ford
New England
Warwick
Maine
Rhode Island
Naval
John Slocum
Betty Ford
Betty
Jerry
Portland
Congress
Augusta
Rain slows pace of Labor Day travel across nation
United Press International reports showers slowed holiday motorists on the first full Labor Day weekend day. Deaths from traffic accidents were rising slowly with 96 known dead by 10 p.m. Saturday, as officials forecast total fatalities between 460 and 560 by Monday. A safety council spokesman predicted a Labor Day traffic record of 12.6 billion vehicle miles.
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National Safety Council
United Press International
North Carolina
Wyoming
Mich
Luana
Iowa
Safety Council
No Paper Tomorrow From The Dominion Post Labor Day Notice
In observance of Labor Day The Dominion Post will not publish tomorrow evening or Tuesday morning. Regular publication resumes with Tuesday evening edition.
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Dominion Post
Controls on oil price curbs expire at midnight Sunday
Washington reports that the government will lift the oil price and supply controls at midnight, with possible brief revival under a compromise brokered by President Ford and Congress. Officials warn rapid price moves could occur unless Congress acts within 30 days, while royalty owners hold power over most crude pricing.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy Administration
Ford
Congress
United States
Kissinger delays U N speech to press Egypt Israel accord
Secretary of State Kissinger postpones a United Nations speech to focus on finalizing an interim Egypt Israel settlement. He notes major issues are largely settled but many technical points remain. He and Israeli leaders caution against reading the delay as a crisis while talks extend beyond a planned timetable.
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Middle East
United Nations
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
Congress
United States
Jerusalem
Allen
Geneva
Alexandria
Tahsin Bashir
Anwar Sadat
Soviet Union
Sinai
Communist Party
Pravda
Mideast
UPI
U.N
Kissinger
Yigal Allon
Yitzhk Rabin
Patrick Moynihan
General Assembly
Sadat
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