07 Mar 1978
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1978
Page
1
The Chronicle Telegram publishes an eight page tabloid special on the Panama Canal treaties with the full text word for word plus background material. The issue aims to inform readers as the Senate prepares to vote within nine days and includes details on how schools may obtain extra copies.
The Chronicle Telegram notes this winter ranks sixth coldest on record with average temperatures around 22.3 degrees for the three months ending Feb 28. It compares winters of 77 and 78, and previews a warmup into the 50s by the weekend while detailing tonight and Wednesday's fading snow and chilly lows.
President Carter told Democratic leaders he has no plans to seize coal mines if miners refuse to return to work under Taft Hartley. House Speaker Brademas quoted him saying there would be no alternative such as seizure and that invoking the law should be effective. Some UMW members favored government seizure, but officials stressed adherence to the law.
A fire at the Browning-Ferris Industries Brotherton District landfill near Oberlin stayed alight after noon Monday. Fire Chief Doyle Jones called the blaze very suspicious while union members and company spokesman Charles Mooney offered limited explanations. Mooney cited unknown origins and a strike by Brotherton employees over wages down time truck maintenance and the end of driver pricework.
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt remains in critical yet slightly steadier condition after a second operation to halt abdominal bleeding. Doctors say 20 pints of blood were transfused. next 24 to 48 hours are crucial. Police have no suspects as Reeves and Flynt were shot during an obscenity trial in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Union chiefs surveyed agreed the Taft Hartley Act is the law of the land and miners should return to work, though two questioned conditions surrounding the strike. Leaders cited job losses, economic impact, and calls for fair wage and benefits amid the coal mine conflict.
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