Injunction Issued Over FMC Fairmont Strike Picketing
A circuit court judge in Fairmont granted a permanent injunction to halt mass picketing by FMC Corp striking workers at three plants in Monongalia and Marion Counties. Limited picketing will be allowed. the strike since late October idled about 400 workers from Monongalia and Marion Counties, with many employees from Taylor County.
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Fairmont
FMC Corp
J. Harper Meredith
Monongalia
Marion
Taylor County
Kingwood Receives $106,663 Park Renovation Grant
The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation awards Kingwood a grant of 106663 to renovate Fireman's Park on Price Street. Plans include a new swimming and wading pool, tennis and basketball courts, an ice skating rink, and improved park entrances with Alpha Associates of Morgantown handling work. A 50000 match from coal firms, businesses, and residents funds the project. Ringwood Volunteer Fire Department donates land valued at 59500.
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Kingwood
Price Street
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Amy Snyder
Alpha Associates of
Morgantown
Ringwood Volunteer Fire Department
Morgantown Man Dies in U S 48 Crash
A Morgantown man, 19, died in a single car crash on U S 48 Tuesday night. The victim was James Pickett. his vehicle left the entrance ramp and plunged into a ravine. Officials investigate whether a heart attack preceded the crash.
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Morgantown
W.va
U.S. 48
James Pickett
Monorgalia County
Pickett
State board urges community education plan adoption
The West Virginia State Board of Education backs a statewide community education plan as Wilkes A. Wilco notes its timing. Kanawha County already runs night classes for workers, with funding tied to state and federal support. The board also approves a Mineral County middle school pilot and speeds review to one year.
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Charleston
W.va
State Board of Education
Wilkes A. Wilco
Kanawha
Wilco
Mary Frances Bleidt
Kanawha County
Mineral County
Fountie Williams
Daniel Taylor
Paul D. Corley
Board of Education
Corley
Grafton Plastics strike centers on wages and benefits
Four day old walkout at West Virginia Plastics Inc in Grafton pits United Steel Workers Local 15058 led by Charles Pflugh against Baby World Inc subsidiary management. Union seeks 65 cent hourly raise over three years, higher pension contributions, and family hospitalization. Company offers 50 cent raise and smaller pension increase. hospitalization and other issues noted as minor. About 140 workers idle as talks halt after eight bargaining sessions since mid January.
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Pat Houston
Grafton
West Virginia Plastics, Inc
Charles Pflugh
United Steel Workers Union
West Virginia Plastics
Richard Hathaway
Pflugh
United Steel Workers
Jos
Fetterman
Tygart River
Baby World, Inc
New York
Massive quake rocks Guatemala City and Central America region
A large earthquake measured at 7.5 on the Richter scale struck Guatemala City and was felt across Honduras Belize and into Mexico. Early casualty counts varied with reports of up to 300 dead in Guatemala City and numerous injuries as aftershocks hampered rescue efforts. Debris blocked streets power and water were out and a nearby volcano was emitting smoke as dawn broke.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Mexico
Colombia
Mexico City
KPRC
Hous
Honduras
Belize
Guate
Mala
Barbour board debates dangerous county roads and buses
Barbour County Board of Education discussed hazardous roads affecting school buses with parents and residents. Residents urged a countywide action, forming a Citizens Committee for Better Roads, while the district considers bus route changes and new bus shelters.
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Bonnie Williamson
Philippi
Barbour County
Barbour County Board of Education
George Wiggington
Moatsville
Tve
State Road Commission
Wiggington
Richard Flint
Wigginton
Burt Digman
Transportation
Citizens Committee For
Flint
Digman
Harrison County
Troy McCartney
Olive Hill Road
McCartney
Charleston
Record low U S death rate in 1974
Washington AP reports a record low U S death rate for 1974 driven by advances in heart disease treatment and the Arab oil embargo. Life expectancy for 1974 births rose to 71.9 years for girls and 68.2 years for boys, while fewer traffic deaths aided the decline.
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Washington
U.S
National Center For Health Statistics
French hostage crisis in Djibouti ends with deaths
Six gunmen and a schoolgirl died as French troops stormed a hijacked school bus near the Somalia border in Djibouti Afars and Issas territory. Seven people were wounded including five children and two adults, while remaining hostages were freed unharmed. The Front for the Liberation of the Somali Coast claimed the attack amid calls for independence and immediate actions by France.
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Djiboutis
Afars
Issas
Somalia
Africa
Territorial
Ali Aret
Radio Luxembourg
Pari
Their
Liberation Front
Aref
Paris
French Ministry of Overseas Departments and Territories
France
Red Sea
Front For the Liberation of
Front
Radio Monte Carlo
Mogadishu
Djibouti
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Ethiopia
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