Nationwide Coal Strike Shuts 1800 Mines Across States
The United Mine Workers launch a nationwide strike closing about 1,800 mines to press for wage increases and restoration of health and pension funds. Contract talks with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association collapsed, expiring at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, with vast shutdowns in West Virginia Ohio Virginia Indiana Illinois and Kentucky affecting tens of thousands of miners.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Washington
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
Union
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Earl Coleman
Bethlehem Mines
Cabin Creek
Sadat Breaks With Arab Hardliners
Cairo Egypt Anwar Sadat breaks relations with four Tripoli hardliners Syria Libya Algeria and South Yemen and extends break to Iraq after Tripoli condemned his peace moves with Israel The PLO is not a country three Palestinian officials expelled and Voice of Palestine closed Vance plans a Middle East tour to push open minded talks Begin welcomes U S effort for peace
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Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Tripoli
Syria
Libya
Algeria
South Yemen
Sadat
Iraq
Palestine Liberation Organization
Foreign Ministry
PLO
Voice of Palestine
Jerusalem
Sudan
Morocco
Golan Heights
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Cyrus R. Vance
Middle East
U.S
Vance
Lebanon
Menahem Begin
London
Polls indicate shift to right in U.S. political opinion
A NYT special reports that pollsters, scientists, and Dems and Repubs see a subtle move to the right across social, economic, and foreign policy issues. Far-right activists, funded by Viguerie, grow more effective. Senators Hart and others note better organization and financing shaping the 1978 elections.
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Orlando
Robin L. Beard Jr
Tennessee
California
Washington
White House
American Canal
Richard A. Viguerie
Gary Hart
Colorado
Southwest Virginia union miners vote to picket non union mines
About 13,000 UMW members in Southwest Virginia joined a nationwide strike. In Big Stone Gap a mid morning meeting with 500 to 600 miners from five locals decided to post pickets at non union mines that produce nearly half of Virginia's coal. Production was forecast to be zero by a Westmoreland Coal Co. official as strikers walked off at midnight.
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Virginia
Big Stone Gap
Westmoreland Coal Co
United Mine Workers
UMW
Eleven Dead In Storm Across Three States
Eleven people died in a severe Midwest to Northeast storm with six in New York, two in Pennsylvania, and three in Ohio. Snow totals reached up to 15 inches in some areas while travel remained hazardous and several airports canceled or reduced service.
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National Weather Service
Midwest
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
New England
New York City
St. Louis
Illinois
Indiana
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Boston
Columbia County
Ghent
Buffalo International
Hancock International
Syracuse
Albany
North Creek
Adirondacks
Rochester
Buffalo
Binghamton
Utica
Elmira
Virginia Governor seeks ways to curb highway deaths
Virginia Governor Mills Godwin warns of a rising highway death toll with 87 more fatalities than last year and calls for action after meetings with highway safety officials. He cites rural roads, reduced seat belt use, speeding and drunk driving as factors and urges drivers to exercise extra care during the holidays. Inauguration festivities for Gov elect John N. Dalton are planned statewide with several events from January 7 to 21.
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Richmond
Mills Godwin
Virginia
Godwin
Commonwealth
State Capitol
John N. Dalton
Roanoke
Dalton
Danville
Abingdon
Wise
Norfolk Fairfax
Local Farmers Consider Joining Nationwide Grain Strike
Local farmers meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Farmers Livestock Exchange on Rt 50 west of Winchester to decide whether to join a growing nationwide farm price protest led by American Agriculture headquartered in Springfield Colorado The group seeks 100 percent variety pricing for domestic and foreign markets with a 14 December deadline possibly triggering a 1978 crop planting boycott in protest George Cornwell said the meeting will detail the concept and implications of full variety pricing Bernice Arbuthnot outlined the plan citing cattle prices averaged by the Agriculture Department on Sept 15 1977 with cattle selling for 58 20 and farmers receiving 34 80 of the sale price.
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Farmers’ Livestock Exchange
Rt. 50
Winchester
Springfield
Colorado
American Agriculture
Bernice Arbuthnot
Star Today
Department of Agriculture
George Cornwell
James Wood and Warren County open basketball seasons
The Star reports both James Wood and Warren County high schools start their basketball seasons tonight. The sports section notes a college game featuring two former James Wood players from last night. Elvis Wade, impersonator of Elvis Presley, headlines a December 17 Front Royal concert with a 16 piece band and singers.
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Warren County High School
Elvis
Elvis Wade
Elvis Presley
Front Royal
Wade
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