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Show Ben Lomond Beacon, Aug. 3, 1978, Page 2 rg Three no-h- it Ihe Ben Lomond Beacon is published each Thursday. Deadlines for each weeks issue is Monday at 5 p.m. We welcome all articles from those who wish to contribute. Business office is 5388 So. 1900 W Roy, Utah Phone 825-166- 6. J. Howard Sfahle Mrs. Bonnie Sfahle vSue Ellen Sims Publisher Advertising Manager Editor Carol Shaw Correspondent games pitched Three no hit baseball games were recently pitched in Pleasant View. In the North Weber County gripe? Write a letter to the editor A & NOW OPEN B Glass Service By Edwin Fculner Midget league, Jeff Pobanz of Pleasant View II, n pitched a game against the Plain City Panthers. Only one runner for the Panthers reached base as a result of a walk and Pobanz struck out eight batters as his teammates played errorless ball to support him. In Midget C ball, Steve Perry faced only nine players from Taylor II as he shut them out without a hit in a game that was called after three innings, becuase of the time limit. In a later game, Perry also pitched a t game against Valley. B no-hi- t, Got a SECOND THOUGHTS ON COSTLY COAL STRIKE no-hi- no-ru- n g 1181 So. State, Clearfield OWNED that By Bobby Webb Auto Glass Repair Screens Residential Glazing Used Windshields Hot in 773-373- 1 Coal mining is not the easiest profession in the world, and coal miners arc well known tor their independence and ferocious defense of what they consider their rights. This tradition among the miners, reinforced by their organized leaders in the United Mine Workers, led to the live month long coal strike between December, 1977, and April, 1978 one of the longest and bitterest labor disputes in recent U.S. history. It was also one of the most costly. According to industry estimates, some $2.5 billion worth of coal went unmined during the strike. The lack of this coal created, according to some economists, an energy crisis more serious than that of 1973. The oil embargo of that year cut our total energy supplies by 8 per cent, but the coal strike reduced them by more than 10 per cent, due to a 52 per cent cut in the output of coal. If this seems incredible, remember that an energy crisis in coal is less visible than one in oil, if only because your car doesn't run on it. While there were no block-lonlines at the comer filling stations last winter, some states had to instigate serious energy conservation programs to get through the cold months. But the cost of the strike cannot be measured in terms of reduced output alone. Because less coal was produced, less coal was transported resulting in a loss of $667 million to which companies transport coal. Then, of course, there was a vast loss of business on the part of middle men those who supply or process coal for factories and shops which is, thus far, an indeterminate sum. Finally, let us not forget the government handouts Under current law, striking workers are eligible to receive benefits under the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Stamp program. And benefit they did. Recent estimates food to the place the cost of providing taxpayer-subsidize- d coal strikers at $13 million per month. Since the strike lasted approximately five months, this is about $65 million taxpayers had to cough up. Food stamps, however, were not the only government assistance provided the strikers. They were also eligible for welfare benefits under the program for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). In January, the United Mines Workers Journal enthe official union publication couraged strikers to jump on the wagon: You have a right to demand an application (for AFDC) . . The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimated that some of the states hardest hit were paying up to $547 per month in public assistance to striking miners, and that average assistance for a family of four was more than $380 per month. So, we have $2.5 billion in lost revenues, $700 million in lost transport fees, and about $65 million in food stamps alone a total of over $3.2 billion for a strike by only two -, tenths of one per cent of working Americans for five.months. Of course, w'hen a single organized group of workers has the power to cripple a nation or, through their actions, to cost U.S. consumers billions of dollars, we can question the wisdom of laws which grant them such extraordinary powers. And we especially question the wisdom of further tinkering with the laws in a manner which would give union officials even more power. Yet, the Congress is still agonizing over the merits of such a proposal, the controversial labor law reform act. The incredibly costly coal miners strike should make one pause and think. (Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-basepublic policy research organization.) no-ru- you AGaim, ANDy ' Fire danger still high and dry, No rain days without measurable precipitation, Fire danger is exceedingly sight, 50 high. You have heard all of this before and now the Utah Tranof Department sportation would like to add its voice to the warnings already sounded. The UDOT is asking motorists to be aware of the increased fire danger. Do not throw cigarettes or any lighted material from your vehicle. The UDOT needs you to help us protect your investment in the highways of Utah. Earlier this season we were fortunate enough to receive good rainfall which helped the dryland grasses to grow along the highway system, Larsen, stated Laird landscape co- ordinator for the UDOT. The plants have now used all the available up moisture and are highly susceptible to fire. . 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