USW Chief says election data was easily available
The United Steelworkers union says Edward Sadlowski could have obtained local by local polling place lists and names by following the union election procedures. Sadlowski had sued alleging denial of access during the February 8 election, calling the leadership actions undemocratic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steelworker's Union
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Edward Sadlowski
Sadlowski
Chicago
I.W. Abel
Bombings in Belfast and Jamaica Vote Upset Nationwide
IRA bombs four Belfast buildings and devastates shops near Londonderry. A Protestant Roy Young paralyzed by polio was shot after gunmen burst into a brush factory. Jamaica prepares for parliamentary elections amid violent campaign and claimed killings. In Portugal Soares says minority cabinet will stay with slight vote losses.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
Roy Young
Lisbon
Portugal
Mario Soares
Soares
NRC Engineers Claim Safety Suppression At Nuclear Plants
An NRC engineer and four colleagues allege that safety questions about nuclear plant design were suppressed and engineers blackballed. Officials deny the charges citing communications problems and personality conflicts as the cause, as the hearing led by Sen. John Glenn examined internal conflicts and reorganizations within the reactor regulation team.
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Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Demetrias Basdekas
John Glenn
Ohio
Basdekas
Ben Rusche
Rusche
Electrical
Baschekas
Evangelo Marinos
Basche
Rasche
Associated Press
Clinch River
Glenn
Don R. Lasher
Jose Calvo
Ron Fleagge
Marinos
Fluegge
Robert Pollard
Thomas J. McTiernan
McTiernan
Marcus A. Rowden
Calvo
Senate Government Operations Committee
Louisville teachers strike ends with new contract in place
In Louisville Kentucky the Jefferson County Teachers Association and the Board of Education reach a three year contract ending a teachers strike that began November 30. Thousands of teachers approve the settlement as buses roll and students return to classes near Thanksgiving week. The deal follows desegregation and financial struggles within the district and promises improved benefits for teachers in the nation’s 18th largest system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Jefferson
Osi Sn
Jefferson County
Board of Education
Jefferson County Teachers Association
JICTA
Electors Split on Reform Abolishing Electoral College
As Carter is confirmed, some electors push to end the Electoral College. A Washington elector casts a Reagan vote not on ballot. Wisconsin electors, led by Lawrence Longley, urge dissolution. Iowa electors recommend abolition or constitutional change to prevent popular vote loss from winning the White House.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Lawrence Longley
Wisconsin
Iowa
James Senior
Congress
White House
Grafton Officials Log Emergency Runs and Electoral Result
Taylor County Emergency Squad reports Monday runs including Howard Campbell from Shop n Save to Grafton City Hospital at 1 27 p.m. Carl Sisler from Thornton to hospital at 2 40 p.m. Sarah Carlyle from hospital to home at 3 53 p.m. Electors tally 297 for Carter, 240 for Ford, and one for Reagan. Carter needed 270 to win.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Howard Campbell
Shop ‘N Save
Grafton City Hospital
Carl Sisler
Rt. 1
Thornton
Sarah Carlyle
Rt. 2
Carter
Ford
Reagan
Obituary for Ellis Dale Orr of Bridgeport Clarksburg
Ellis Dale Orr 86 of 365 North Center Street Bridgeport died Tuesday December 14 in a Clarksburg hospital. Born March 14 189 in Independence he was the son of George W. Orr and Martha Louise Loar Orr. Survived by wife Edith Barker Orr married January 29 1916 two sons Howard L. Orr and F Kyle Orr five grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Preceded in death by two sons George Charles and Darrel A two brothers Henry and Morgan Orr and two sisters Mary Merrifield and Nora Robinson last of his immediate family. Educated at Fairmont Normal School he taught in Taylor County Middledale for 6 years. Employed at Bridgeport lamp chimney factory in 1916 retired from National Carbon Company in 1952 after 35 years service. Joined Gladesville Baptist Church in 1906 later moved to Bridgeport and joined Simpson Creek Baptist Church in 1930 serving as deacon sunday school superintendent choir and charter member of the men s fellowship class. Charter member of the Bridgeport Golden Age Club and charter member and secretary of the Clarksburg Lions Club.
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Ellis Dale Orr
Clarksburg
North Center Street
Bridgeport
Independence
George W
Martha Louise Loar Orr
Edith Barker Orr
Howard L. Orr
F. Kyle Orr
George Charles
Darrel A
Henry
Morgan Orr
Mary Merrifield
Nora Robinson
Orr
Fairmont Normal School
Taylor County
Middledale
National Carbon Company
Gladesville
Bridgport
Simpson Creek
Bridgeport Golden Age Club
Hospital Register December 13 1976 Update
Hospital entries list admissions and discharges across West Virginia facilities. Names include Keller Campbell Miller, Mabel Fridele, Carolyn Pierce, Charles Sisler, Joseph Gibson, Grace Getz, Judy Huffman, Cecil Mason, William Slack, Sarah Carlyle, Kenneth John, Karen Nine, Edward Murphy, Ivan Spiker, Laura Aspinwall, Jeanetta Miller, Lloyd Bolyard, Plummer Taylor, Clarence Turner, Jessie Mayle, William Williams, Glenda Edna, Opa Maxwell, Margaret Wamsley, Anna Claypool, Jerry Dunlavy, Patricia Weaver, and numerous others across Grafton Clarksburg Bridgeport Buckhannon Manning area hospitals. Specific hospitals include Grafton, Clarksburg, Nutter Fort, Thorn Ton, Terra Alta, Bruceton Mills, Philippi, Belington, Sutton, Gassaway, Valley Head, and Flemington.
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Grafton
George Keller
Howard Campbell
Susanna Miller
Clarksburg
Mabel Fridele
Nutter Fort
Carolyn Pierce
Thornton
Charles Sisler
Joseph Gibson
Warder Ave
Grace Getz
Judy Huffman
Gay St
Claude Withers
Cecil Mason
W. Boyd
William Slack
W. Main
Sarah Carlyle
Tunnelton
Kenneth John
Preston Memorial Hospital
Terra Alta
Karen Nine
Edward Murphy
Bruceton Mills
Ivan Spiker
Sarah Young
Hopemont
Laura Aspinwall
Bowlesburg
Jeanetta Miller
Lloyd Bolyard
Plummer Taylor
Clarence Turner
Maxwell
William King
Charles Moss
Valley Head
Margaret Wamsley
Sutton
Anna Claypool
Flemington
Anna Parsons
Buckhannon
Jerry Dunlavy
Patricia Weaver
Bridgeport
Lorenna Southern
Peters Peters Peters Maxine W Funeral Notice
Funeral notice for Maxine W Peters of Grafton who died December 13 1976. Calling hours at Knotts Funeral Home after 4 p m today. Funeral Wednesday December 15 at 2 p m at the funeral home with Rev Charles Roth officiating. Interment Bluemont Cemetery. knotts Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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W. Michael Blumenthal
Bendix Corp
Treasury
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
IBM Corp
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
Gilmore
Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Ronald Stanger
Hughes
Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Melvin Dummar
James Dilworth
Superior Court
Neil A. Lake
FBI
Dummar
The
Jamaica
Kingston
Michael Manley
Edward Seaga
Nirne-Be Riets
Jamaica Labor Party
Manley
People’s National Party
Kathy Fox
Harvey
Alpha Delta Kappa
Miss Fox
Bill Byrd
JCTA
June Lee
Hospital Register
Broaddus Hospital
Philippi
Jessie Mayle
Belington
William Williams
Glenda Edna
Mary Norris
Virginia
Shanabarger
Neva Castro
Gassaway
Marthia Marple
Opal
Gonzalio Baughman
Kimberely Phillips
Arnold Marteney
United Hospital Center Admissions
Nellie Frogomeni
Earl Cain
Charles Hardman
Ona Robey
James Cumberledge
Ruth Nutter
Dolan Ashcraft
Mount Clare
Ronald Vanney
Salem
Lena Thacker
Minter Queen
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