West Virginia Miners Celebrate 1970 Gains From UMWA District 31
UMWA District 31 leader Leonard Jankovich cites a 1970 slate of gains in West Virginia. Highlights include Workmen's Compensation Act improvements for black lung, a comprehensive rule review, a unified labor committee, and a six member Manpower Training Committee. The report notes better grievance handling and safety, and recent union-organizing wins such as Allegheny Mining Corp at Mt. Storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Leonard Jankovich
UMWA
Fairmont
Pankovich
Workmen’s Compensation Department
United Labor Committee of
West Virginia
West Virginia Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
W.A
Tony) Boyle
Miners’ Union
District 31
Allegheny Mining Corp
Mt. Storm
Island Creek Coal Firms Barred From Federal Contracts
The Labor Department barred Island Creek Coal Co. of Amherstdale and Island Creek Coal Sales Co. of Huntington from federal contracts for up to three years for 147 or more health and safety violations under the Public Contracts Act. The agency cited failures to meet minimum standards in safety and health during investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Island Creek Coal Co
West Virginia
Labor Department
Amherstdale
Island Creek Coal Sales Co
Huntington
Morgantown Sunday Dominion-Post published at Morgantown WV
The Morgantown Sunday Dominion-Post is the combined Sunday edition of the Morgantown Post and the Union News. Pricing includes Sunday only and combined daily plus Sunday rates with home delivery options and West Virginia tax details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Morgantown Post
Union-News
West Virginia
Publishi Company
Greer
W.va
Court to hear coal industry appeals in Bluefield and Richmond
Four suits involve six coal producers challenging a welfare and picketing order. The cases, before judges in Bluefield West Virginia and Richmond Virginia, name Consolidation Coal Co U S Steel Youngstown Coal Eastern Associated Coal Olga Coal Ranger Fuel and others. Attorneys include Harry Huge Paul Kaufman Ray Ratliff Harvey Caudill and Harold Schmidt with West Virginia and Kentucky ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyle
UMWA
Welfare Fund
C.W. Davis
Bluefield
W.va
National Bank of Washington
Harry Huge
Arnold and Porter
Washington
Paul J. Kaufman
Ray E. Ratliff Jr
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund, Inc
Charleston
Harvey Caudill
Whitesburg
U.S. Court of Appeals
Richmond
Sidney L. Christie
Association of Disabled Miners and Widows, Inc
West Virginia
Consolidation Coal Co
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Coal
Eastern Associated Coal
Olga Coal
Ranger Fuel
Harold Schmidt
Pittsburgh
Charles M. Love
Charles Tutwiler
Welch
Russell L. Furbee
Fairmont
Thomas B. Miller
Wheeling
Anti-crime petition highlights community concerns
A Citizens’ petition drives attention to crime issues in Friendsville and Mason-Dixonland, with local churches and groups citing safety needs. The feature appears in a Post Scripts section alongside various lifestyle pages and pull-out supplements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine
Friendsville Furfari
Mason-Dixonland Churches
Ab Wins Right to Live Out Life in His Home
Albert Crossland known as Ab from Canaan Valley won a quitclaim allowing him to reside on his land for life. The State Department of Natural Resources agreed that, upon his death, the land would pass to the state, while Ab, then 86, can remain in place as recreational development continues nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ab Crossland
Canaan Valley
Master
Ron Rittenhouse
Albert
Abnekar Ab
Rt. 32
Area Legal Aid Society
Larry V. Starcher
Morgantown
University Hospital
Joe Cooper
State Department of Natural Resources
Department
Dismissals of highway employes upheld in court
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Gov. Arch A. Moore Jr. in dismissing about 3,400 West Virginia Department of Highways hourly workers who refused to return during a 1969 snowstorm. The Laborers District Council suit seeks damages, reinstatement, and back wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia Department of Highways
4Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
John A. Field Jr
U. S. District Court
Laborers District Council
Lyle Kirker
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Dominion Post
Island Creek
Panorama Magazine
Leisure TV
Family Weekly
Foodland
Pennsylvania
U.S
World News
Billy Graham
Fayette-Greene News
Grafton
Taylor County
Honor Girl
Honor Boy Hospital
James Reston
Just Between Us
Ida Beverage
League of Women Voters
Preston County
George Crago
Dear Abby
Core
Frank
High School World
Markleysburg
Mt. Heights
Anne
Adaline Moore
Dr. Brothers Bobtown
Willey Mansion
Heart Fund
Mt. Morris
Paris
Chico’s Dairy Bar
Beechurst Avenue
ACME
Automarie Car Wash
Rogers
Sterling
Grodloci Pharmacy
Skorofare
Richwood
Willey Street
Morgantown Plaza
Monongahela Boulevard
Libby
University
Westover
Butterfield
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!