63-day UMW strike may end
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Negotiators reached tentative a
greement Monday on contract
terms that could end the record
63-day nationwide coal strike.
The tentative agreement was
announced at a news conference
by United Mine Workers (UMW)
Pres. Arnold Miller and chief fed
eral mediator Wayne Horvitz.
“I think this is a good tentative
agreement,” said Miller, em
phasizing that it would restore
pension and health benefits that
have been cut off to some UMW
members.
Miller said he would present the
tentative agreement to his 39'
member bargaining council Tues
day morning.
The bargaining council’s con
sideration of the proposed con
tract is the first step in a 10-day
UMW ratification program. De
spite the tentative agreement, it is
likely to be several more days be
fore coal can begin moving again
through the supply pipeline.
Approval by the bargaining
council is not a foregone conclu
sion. Its members rejected one
proposed contract agreement in
1974 before accepting a second
one.
Horvitz, in announcing the con
clusion of negotiations which
beqan four months ago, said, "We
have reached a tentative agree
ment which I hope will end this
protracted and difficult strike.”
But he emphasized that the ac
cord was only tentative, pending
approval by the bargaining council
and the UMW's rank and file.
In a statement, Miller said par
tial terms included the following.
•A wage increase of $2.35 an
hour over three years for miners
now averaging $7.80 an hour.
•Guaranteed health benefits for
active and retired miners and their
families and restoration and im
provement of pension benefits.
Miller said the total package re
presents an increase of nearly 37
percent over the present level.
^ World at a glance
From Associated Proas Rsports
Sadat jabs at Israel
WASHINGTON — Egyptian Pres. Anwar Sadat said Mon
day there could be peace in the Middle East “in less than a week”
if Israel agreed to return to its old borders and make Jerusalem an
open city.
But he foresaw little prospect of that unless the United States
exerted pressure on Israel.
“You can insist,” Sadat said in a speech to the National
Press Club, “that disputes should be settled through compliance
with the rule of law, not by submission to the dictates of force.”
Snow smothers East Coast
Millions of East Coast residents struggled through a wind
driven snowstorm Monday as schools closed and traffic, busi
ness and government slowed to a near standstill for the second
time in 17 days.
From Washington, D.C., through the Middle Atlantic states
and into New England, authorities reported drifting, blowing snow
that started before dawn and continued through the day, cutting
visibility to almost zero.
By midmoming, there was as much as half a foot of snow piled
on the ground in some places. Forecasts generally called for
anywhere from one to one and a half feet by the time the storm
ends Tuesday.
‘Strangler’ wishes to give up
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Tom Bradley said Monday he had
received a letter from a man claiming to be the Hillside Strangler
and invited him to surrender to the mayor s office.
Bradley said in a statement that the unidentified man “wishes
to surrender himself and a friend to the mayor’s office.
“He, the letter writer, also indicated he would forward a
certain item after he received assurances for his safety from the
mayor,” Bradley said.
r
j
Carter not informed
of nuclear satellites
HERMISTON, (AP) — The United States has three satellites
equipped with nuclear generators, says a top military space official in
Washington, D C.
Pres. Carter announced recently that the United States had no
satellites with nuclear power sources.
A story in the Tri-City Herald of Pasco, Wash., reported that the
official, who asked not to be identified, said he didn’t know why Carter
wasn’t informed of the space probes.
Eric Leeber, staff scientist for Rep. Mike McCormack,
D-Washington, wasn’t surprised that Carter didn’t know about the satel
lites.
‘ There’s a lot of evidence he is not being informed on a tremendous
number of issues,’’ Leeber said. “It’s a very, very sad situation: he has
been insulated by a number of his advisers and his staff.”
A high-echelon Pentagon representative confirmed that the United
States is testing hunter-killer satellites, the story said.
Whinny replaces hiss
in lunar New Year
HONG KONG (AP)—The Year
of the Horse replaced the Year of
the Snake at midnight Monday
and millions began lunar New
Year festivities here and in China,
Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Burma
and Taiwan.
Tens of thousands of last
minute shoppers swarmed Hong
Kong streets in the afternoon and
night. Most were fighting for time
to round up all the necessary New
Year goodies — candles, lotus
seeds, fruits, nuts as well as new
haircuts, clothes and shoes.
In China, more televisions were
for sale in Shanghai department
stores, the official Hsinhua news
agency reported. Concerts featur
ing the American classic “Old Man
River” and ethnic songs high
lighted the Spring Festival or Tet,
as the three-day Asian holiday is
called.
Dean aide
named as
Deep Throat
NEW YORK (AP) — Former
Nixon aide H.R. Haldeman says
in his forthcoming book he be
lieves Fred Fielding, former de
puty counsel to Richard Nixon,
was the Watergate scandal’s mys
terious "Deep Throat,” New York
Magazine says.
In a brief entry in its "New York
Intelligencer" section, the
magazine said in this week’s issue
that it learned details in the yet
to-be-published book "The Ends
of Power’’ from Haldeman family
sources.
The magazine said the book will
name the 38-year-old Fielding,
who worked under White House
counsel John Dean, as the source
used by the Washington Post re
porting team of Bob Woodward
and Carl Bernstein to break the
Watergate scandal that led to
Nixon’s resignation.
Fielding, now a Washington
lawyer, denied he was Deep
Throat in a statement telephoned
to The Associated Press.
‘‘I have not had the opportunity
to read Mr. Haldeman’s book. But
I can state that at least any part of
his novel that names me as Deep
Throat is sheer fantasy and non
sense,” he said. “I emphatically
deny the story and the accusa
tion.”
Haldeman and Dean were not
available for comment.
The magazine said that as for
the 181/2-minute erasure on one of
the White House tape recordings
which figured in the Watergate
scandal, the book will say it was
Nixon himself and not his secre
tary, Rosemary Woods, who was
responsible. Miss Woods had said
she accidently made the erasure
while transcribing the tape.
“Nixon intended to go through
all the tapes, erasing incriminating
conversations wherever he
found them, but soon realized the
task would take years,” the
magazine said, without further at
tribution.
The Bookstore is considering whether to initiate a rental service of
Selectric typewriters, but we need to know if you are interested and would
like to rent one.
The rental price for one month on the Correcting Selectric would be
$40.00, for the Selectric II $35.00. If after using the typewriter you
decided to buy it, 75% of your rental would be applied toward the
purchase price.
If you’re interested let us know by calling Jim Williams at 686-4331 or by
stopping by the main office at the back of the store.
Would you like to rent an IBM Selectric
or Correcting Selectric typewriter?
13th A Kincaid 638-4331 open: Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 Sat 1030-2:00