Carter Holds Off Strong Action on Coal Strike
President Carter delays drastic steps as officials study the tentative P and M Coal Co. contract with United Mine Workers. He convenes congressional leaders to discuss options, including Taft Hartley back to work provisions, federal seizure, or binding arbitration amid a 78 day strike and rising layoffs in Indiana.
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Washington
Carter
Administration
United Mine Workers
White House
UMW
P&m Coal Co
Gulf Oil
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Jody Powell
P&m
Ray Marshall
Capitol Hill
Congress
Powell
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Marshall
Meany
Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Midwest
Mid- Atlantic
Indiana
Cyprus president offers to meet Sadat to heal rift
Cyprus President Spyros Kyprianou proposes a meeting with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to mend ties after the Larnaca airport clash. Egypt suspended diplomatic relations following a failed Egyptian commando raid and the murder of a Cairo editor.
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Cyprus
Sadat
Nicosia
Spyros Kyprianou
Anwar Sadat
Larnaca
Egypt
Abdel Moneim Sawy
Cairo
Sawy
Kyprianou
Youssef el-Sebaei
No Injuries in Two Virginia Coalfield Incidents on Monday
State police report two separate bomb related incidents in Virginia coalfields Monday with no injuries. A bridge on Virginia 670 near Raven in Tazewell County was slightly damaged and closed for assessment after a blast near a coal tipple linked to a 78 day strike. A non union Paramount mine foreman’s truck hit a road bomb while another bomb at a Paramount mine failed to detonate and was disarmed.
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Virginia
R.H. Oliver
Raven
Tazewell County
Oliver
Wise County
Paramount Coal Co
Paramount
Norton
W.K. Paul
Spring-like Weather Could Be on the Way
National Weather Service forecasters note a developing low in the Aleutians may break the East Coast cold pattern. If the system survives it could shift Shenandoah Valley temperatures toward Pacific-origin warmth with light snow possible tonight and again Friday.
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Shenandoah Valley
Aleutian Islands
Pacific Ocean
National Weather Service
Alaskan
United States
Charles Chilton
East Coast
Chilton
Arctic Circle
Northwest Pacific Ocean
Ocean
Canada
Senate Closes Doors For Torrijos Discussion
The Senate holds a secret session with a strict secrecy warning to discuss charges that Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos and his family are involved in drug smuggling. The session, the first since last July, coincides with debates on Panama Canal treaties. Senator Bob Dole seeks public disclosure of the charges. Senate rules prohibit disclosing classified intelligence without approval.
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Washington
Senate
Omar Torrijos
Panama Canal
Panama
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Torrijos
Rape and homicide rise in Lord Fairfax area crime report
Crime coverage highlights sharp increases in rape and homicide in the Lord Fairfax Planning District for last year. Details are carried on the Area News Page with a reference to Miller's Senate campaign kickoff in town and a zoning feature on Our Town.
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Lord Fairfax
Area
Miller
Andrew Miller
U.S. Senate
Our Town
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Henry
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Hadad
Paul
Commando
Cyprus’ Larnaca
Athens County
Dave Malwista
Tiffany Mining Company
Logan
Hocking County
George M. Stoddart
Star
Dole
Senate Intelligence Committee
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Byrd
Inside Today
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