President set to invoke Taft Hartley act to reopen coal mines
President Carter is set to invoke the Taft Hartley Act to push miners back to work as the long coal strike threatens deeper power cuts. A federal judge could order an 80 day cooling off period, with a three member fact finding panel likely named.
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Miller
Council of Economic Advisers
Charles L. Schultze
James Schlesinger
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Federal District Court
East and Midwest prepare stricter power curtailments after mine strike
Officials in eight states plan deeper cuts as the United Mine Workers reject a proposed contract. Maryland Virginia and West Virginia expect 30 percent reductions, with rotating two hour blackouts possible in Michigan. Utilities warn of mass layoffs and economic damage while coal supplies dwindle and deliveries stall.
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Midwest
United Mine Workers
Simon McHugh
Blair Lee
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Michigan
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Alabama
George Lentz
Indiana
Ohio
Miners Stand Firm As Carter Faces Taft Hartley Shutdown
Miners in West Virginia and Kentucky maintain a three month old strike, resisting Taft Hartley back to work orders. They warn Carter cannot force returns, while local merchants and banks aid strikers with extended credit and relief efforts. A Beckley committee runs a free clinic and helps pay utilities.
Warren County Hospital and Library Team Up for Patient Care
The hospital and library in Warren County join forces to improve patient services with new collaborations. The weekly Wire from Warren highlights the partnership and related photos on the area pages.
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Warren County
Wire
Virginia
Area News
Virginia Leaders Split Over Course for Southwest Virginia Miners
Two United Mine Workers leaders in Castlewood Virginia clash over how miners should respond to a federal action ending the coal strike. Arvil Sykes expects an 80 day Taft Hartley cooling off period. Don Wallace disagrees on working under a seizure order. Voting shows majority rejection of the tentative contract amid concerns over pay and safety. Miners vow to resist penalties and seek better benefits for retirees and hospitalization.
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United Mine Workers
Virginia
Arvil Sykes
UMW International Executive Board
Don Wallace
Carter
Sykes
Wallace
District 28
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
National Union
Precipitation Not Spring Is on the Way
Forecaster Harold Hess notes three spring conditions and predicts southwest winds arriving by tomorrow night. Without sun, the southwesterlies will bring rain or snow depending on local temperatures. Continued on Page 2.
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George M. Stoddart
Energy cutback plans delayed after UMW contract rejection
The State Corporation Commission spared Potomac Edison from a 30 percent consumer cutback while awaiting a presidential decision on a miners contract. The United Mine Workers district reports the Taft Hartley act and union spending influenced miners in Fairmont West Virginia to vote down the pact, shrinking coal supplies and delaying SCC action.
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Carter
Potomac Edison
State Corporation Commission
SCC
UMW
District 31
Fairmont
Dennis Scafford
Scafford
International Union
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