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Show r. t OTvtr I L' I? I Vol. 216, No. Salt Lake City, Utah 142 ax ly; A .K, r f PM ! .St5"! ' Price Fifty Cents 1 2 Ballots to Early aimst Coal Pact k ' Jfcr . tV-- s March 5, 1978 Sunday Morning . By David Espo Associated Press Writer ' W ' ' V i WASHINGTON F.arly returns 1 showed striking minors voting 2 against a tentative contract Saturday t' 1 the Carter administration as 'J' W- Wl ss m v With a close tally forecast, officials said it might be Monday, when the last votes were cast, before the outcome would lx known. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader threatened swift action to order the y miners back to work if the walkout continued. Administration officials said President Carter was ready to move immediately and decisively" very likely invoking the strike-haltinprovisions of the Act as early as if the pact were rejected. Monday With 264 of the United Mine Workers locals reporting, 21,624 miners had voted against the pact, and 9,854 had voted for it. That represents about of the 794 UMW locals, or v St iVS G I I all's A ote, Pape A-- 2 Roliert C. Byrd told strikers that rejecting a proposed contract in hopes of getting a better settlement through government intervention is "a bad gamble. Taft-Hartle- y one-thir- H r. I' 'V Miner looks over ballot as voting booth makeshift union 160,000 members. Miners in many large locals in West Virginia and pails of Ohio and Pennsylvania were scheduled to vote Sunday. Both and forces had predicted the final vote would be close. Associated Press Laserphoto Carter was being advised of the vote union Local 8017 in Norton, Va. Voting in another steps count as he spent the weekend at Camp area has been heavily against ratification. Saturday at David, Md. The walkout has forced power curtailments and industrial job layoffs in scattered locations. Extremely Concerned Late Saturday afternoon, an administration source close to Carter said the president was extremely concerned about the progress of the vote. The source, who asked not to be identified, also left little doubt that Carter was ready to seek an k order under the Taft--. the soft coal industry and the United bipartisan support for the president to Act as early as Monday if the Hartley Mine Workers union. take action, if necessary. miners reject the agreement. Sen. Jacob Javits, the ranking Reof members Meanwhile, Congress The administration official, in an said they believe Carter will invoke the publican on the human resources and llth-hou- r attempt to convince apparent strike-haltin- g labor panels, said we will be willing to the miners to ratify provisions of the the pact, said Act and seek congressional legislate very quickly." Carter was ready to move immediateif to seize the mines the pact authority ly and decisively as soon as the vote is is rejected. in. Labor Department solicitor Carin He said there appears to be an Clauss said the government is prepared erroneous belief among the mine workto act Monday if Carter needs to go ers that they would be better off drastic ahead with his promised k order working under a action to reopen the mines. contract. the under than proposed 9 Need Fast Action We re trying to explain thats just not true, he said. She said if the pact is turned down, Would Lose Benefits obviously the government is looking for fast action. Fast action is The source said under Legislation would take time. the miners would be working under the Other options open to Carter include old contract and those that refused to go The final ediCHICAGO (AP) back to work would lose such benefits seeking congressional arbitration to as food stamps if they had previously tions of the Chicago Daily News impose binding arbitration on both been eligible for them. rolled off the presses and into sides, or a declaration of a bargaining impasse in hopes of promoting history Saturday, ending the newThere is feeling that career which many minerswidespread bargaining rather spapers would refuse to return to than industrywide negotiations. served as the model for green y order. work under a editors and snap brim-hatteof said members However, Congress of locals were in most the Miners hard drinking reporters. legislation aimed at ending the walkout slated to vote Saturday and Sunday. could be moved expeditiously through The classic play about American the House and Senate. journalism, TTie Front Page, was I have legislation ready myself and written by onetime staffer Ben I know the White House will be sending Hecht and another Chicago newsman, Charles MacArthur. It legislation, said Rep. Frank ThompI dont know what differdramatized the citys journalism of son, Tribune Telephone ences there will be. Im pledged to the 1920s at its most comic and Numbers, Page A-- 2 colorful. support anything reasonable the president sends up. Page Page The newspaper, winner of 15 7 National Floor By Thursday? Pulitzer Prizes, typified the Amusement 7 8 National Arts Thompson, chairman of the House sprightly world of Chicago journal8 8 Obituaries Business Education and Labor subcommittee on ism. It was also known for its All Classified Regional relations, said the political reporting and its foreign 6 Com. Carrier B-- 4 Sports we a bill, after The Carter News proposes day coverage. Daily Foreign 3 Star Gazer Editorials would have rather brief hearings and Service, started in 1898, was termiB-Valentine l Foreign mark it up and send it to the floor, nated in 1976 because of the newWashington Lifestyle financial probably by Thursday. spapers problems. , 6 0 National Washington House Democratic Leader James Buyers lined up in the Loop AND MORE . . . Full section of Color Wright of Texas said he expects swift Saturday to buy the final edition of Home and Parade Magazines; Comics; found out who congressional approval of any adthe paper. Passersby k TV Week; section; ministration bill. what was happening often joined the John Blair Marketing section; line, too. Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Radio American Products offer; Byrd said he did not want to be pinned We should sell at least 1,000 Shack section; Sears down on whether he would suspend we could (copies). But who knows, section; Dees offer; Proctor and debate on the Panama Canal treaties to sell as many as 2,000 or even more, Gamble offer. handle emergency legislation, but other said Walter Ginchowski, 47, who senators predicted a bill would get operates a newsstand at Clark and Forecast through Congress quickly. Randolph Streets. ShowSalt Lake City and vicinity Sen. Harrison Williams, read News the So with long, Chicago are ers southerly Sunday expected chairman of the Senate Human ReSee Page 2, Column 3 winds 10 to 20 mph. Weather details on sources Committee and its labor subP-Page committee, said he thinks there is Congressional Leaders Laying Plans for Coal Strike Action Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Congressional leaders are laying the groundwork for quick action if rejection of a contract by striking coal miners forces President Carter to seek legislation ending the walkout. Some 160,000 miners are voting by secret ballot this weekend on whether to ratify the tentative contract settlement reached Feb. 24 by negotiators tor WASHINGTON (UPI) There is a nagging asterisk to this weekends voting by coal miners on their new nationwide contract. Even if that tentative settlement is ratified by rank and file miners, there are 10,000 mine construction workers Seizure Kills Governor Of Arizona 80-d- Utahns Give a Taft-Hartl- rPaper Prints Taft-Hartle- y. Matheson OK Rating By J. Roy Bardsley Scott M. plaudits of both performance of freshman year in Gov. office. The governor received better than a vote of confidence from both Democrats and Republicans, which slipfive-to-fo- ped only slightly among Independent voters in the state. This evaluation was produced by a scientifically conducted statewide poll sponsored by The Salt Lake Tribune, r, and conducted by Bardsley St an independent research organization. Following is the Utah electorates evaluation of Governor Matheson, who defeated Republican Vernon Romney by a 8 count in the 1976 election. Has-lache- 52-4- Good Only Poor fair 7 47 31 10 100 nature of the ratThe ings was evidenced by the differential n between the excellent-goo- d ratings of Republicans and Democrats, which was a minute one percentage point. Area breakdowns revealed that voters outside Salt Lake County were more impressed with Gov. Mathesons performance than those in the capitol city. Mr. Matheson grew up in the Parowan area, but practiced law in Salt Lake City prior to entering the political arena. Other results disclosed that women are some of the governors staunchest supporters, judging from their heavily favorable evaluation of his job performance. Job performance ratings by key voter types are shown below. (Read across) .I t 102-ye- d, eye-shad- E-l-- A-1- F-l-- C-2- nt H-1- A-3- W-l-- ,9 A-1- Pay-N-Pa- 6I These results were produced by 592 e Interviews in all areas Of the state. This size sample has a maximum standard error range of approximately 4.0 percent. production industry. The construction workers are members of the United Mine Workers Union too, but their job is different from the regular miners, and so is their con- - tract. These workers sink mine shafts, install and build tipples for loading coal onto trucks and railroad cars, and build bath houses. Picket Lines Set Up In 1974, after the miners voted to go back under their last contract, construction workers set up picket lines outside the mines and prevented any significant mining until their contract also was ratified more than two weeks ' later. v-- : 68. Attorney General Bruce Babbitt was sworn in as igovemor a few hours later. The same thing could happen again. - . Labor Secretary Ray Marshall told a 'news conference last week his office .was keeping a close watch on the construction talks, but that intervention by federal mediators was not yet needed. . ; The negotiations between the UMW team, headed by John Guzek, president of District 6 (Ohio and the West Virginia Dr. Merlin panhandle), and the Association of jKampfer, Bolins Bituminous started last Contractors, s physi-personal continued during the past cian, said Bolin October and k apparently died of week at Washingtons " Hotel. " a heart attack. He Gov. Bolin UMW President Arnold Miller joined said an autopsy the bargaining after the latest tentative would be performed. Bolins aide, William P. Reilly, said agreement was worked out on the the governor was found dead about 7 miners contract. Construction Companies a.m. by his wife, Marian, in the bathroom of their North Phoenix home. The ABC represents 350 independent Reilly said Bolin apparently collapsed construction companies. Workers went and died about four hours earlier. on strike on Dec. 6, the same day as It was a great shock and a tragic their miner counterparts. personal loss for the family and for the . The industry hasnt forgotten 1974. state, Reilly told a news conference. The associati in members are aware Bolin "considered Arizona to be his that this could bt a problem again and family and had done things over the therefore are warking earnestly to reach an agreenu nt so as not to delay a years to protect that family. resumption of coal production, it said at the will lie in state Bolins body in a statement. capitol on Monday, and funeral serUnder the agreement with the UMA, vices will be Tuesday at the North by the UMW Congregational Church of the if a mine sois iscovered construction work. Beatitudes. A memorial service was contract, However, the workers are not necessarscheduled Wednesday in the chambers e at mine sites. ily employed of the Arizona House of RepresentaDuring idle periods, many work on tives. other jobs in the coalfields, and some Bolin served 13 terms, nearly 29 only rarely work at mines. was and of state as secretary years, when 1977, Oct. 20, sworn in as governor Raul Castro resigned to become U S. ambassador to Argentina. Small boy to his father: Sure, I know Although Bolin had never run for governor, he often said it was his the value of a dollar. Why do you think ambition to serve in that capacity. Im asking for two? B Inside The Tribune Hay-Ada- i s I 1 full-tim- Todays Chuckle Gave T hem a Sword Frost Fascination for Nixon Begins in Sydney Hotel By David Even from a black-and-whi- Frost picture on a television set in a hotel room 10,000 miles away in Sydney, Australia, you could feel the tension in the East Room. Since Sydney is 14 hours ahead of Washington, both Richard Nixons resignation statement to the nation and his farewell to his White House staff took place on the same day as far as Australia was concerned. Even as I watched this unique changing of the American guard, what I felt most was an irresistible sense of fascination with Nixon himself. For me, he was without doubt the most intriguand ing man in the world to interview in this moment of ignominy, probably the least likely to make himself available. At face-to-fac- He was Taft-Hartle- y, Sundays Undecided.. il ent heart attack. company-- by-company have yet to reach agreement on their separate contract. If that failure persists, their picket lines could delay a return to work in much of the coal who collapsed and died early Satur-- 1 day of an appar- Taft-Hartle- Matheson wins the political parties for duties during his Matheson' Performance Ratines: Excellent Gov. Wc's-lcPHOENIX, Ariz. (UPI) Bolin, in office a scant four months, back-to-wor- So Long To Chicago , Workers Settle, Too? bacK-to-wor- By Terence Hunt Even ratification by the miners would not automatically end the strike. The union has been negotiating with the American Bituminous Contractors for a separate pact to cover an estimated 14,000 construction miners. Bargainers were reported several days from reaching an agreement. Will the Construction anti-contra- M from of one-fift- h Forty-on- e of the 51 UMW locals noting early were in District 28 in Virginia, where miners voted in favor of a contract that was approved in 1974. Coal Pact Question d about ff) seriously doubt that the nations coal miners would get as much out of government seizure of the mines as I they would out of the proposed settlement they are now voting on, the West Virginian said at a weekly news conference. least for now. More intriguingly, it seemed to me that Nixon would one day want to talk. His career had been e succession of recoveries from disaster. Richard Nixon, in sum, having lost the battle for his presidency, would, I felt sure, begin another one for his place in history. And, in a moment that would in later months appear at times to have been sheer madness, I decided that I was going to try to make that happen. If at all possible, and as soon as possible, I would interview Richard Nixon. In the early months of 1975 I spoke with Herb Klein, formerly director of communications at the Nixon White House, and at the time with Metromedia. I explained my thoughts to him and he said he liked the idea and undertook to speak directly with Nixon Understandably enough, there was no immediate response to my phone calls to San Clemente. I did, however, share my thoughts with Clay Felker, then of New York magazine, now of Esquire, a friend of many years standing. Firnt of a Series of Six Important Month was an important September month for Richard Nixon's new situaand therefore for my embryonic tion plans. He received his "full, free and absolute pardon" from President Ford. 1974 And his Sept. 27 Books for the contract with Warner publication of his memoirs, negotiated for $2 million by his literary agent, Swifty Lazar, indicated that he certainiy did intend to speak himself. Which in turn had several implications for my own plans. about it. He did so more than once, reporting first that Nixon was not necessarily implacably opposed to the idea, and then that he was considering the idea quite seriously. Act for Nixon The potential breakthrough came in late June when Clay Felker telephoned to say that he had encountered Swifty Lazar at a party. Clay said that he had gained the distinct impression that Swifty was now authorized to act for Nixon in the area of television as well as that or books, and that indeed one of Swiftys purposes in visiting the East Coast was to see what sort of interest in a Nixon interview he could whip up - rfi t - among the three networks. I knew I had to move quickly and alone. I was glad that I was dealing with Swifty Lazar. Noted for his legendary ability to enter a revolving door behind you and come out in front, Swifty believed in getting right to the point. He wanted $750,000 for his client for a maximum of four one-hoshows. I said I was thinking of a maximum of $500,000 for a minimum of four hours. Before returning to the question of a fee, however, I ticked off the points I regarded as mandatory. First, I must have sole control of content and editing; Nixon must have none. Second, Watergate. I had to have a cast-iro- n contractual assurance that Watergate would be one of the four shows. before and after Third, exclusivity was a must. An independent venture ran far greater risks, and we just could not afford to take, say, a $2 million risk and then be undercut at the last by some network with a interview pretext. Fourth, time for interviewing. Although Swifty was talking about four hours on the air, I would want the right to many hours more of taping than that, a ratio of at least four to one, in case Nixon should ramble or stern and moment valid-soundin- g prove persistent necessary. Hours Agreement Fifth, I wanted the freedom to make the agreed number of hours to be broadcast in the United States different in content from the agreed number of hours to be broadcast abroad. An idea had been forming in my mind for some time that maybe we could tape special material for some foreign countries that would increase local interest and make the overseas broadcast in effect a partial Finally, I told Swifty, "We have ensure that the television interviews to-J- precede the book T and the serializa-- ; See Page 6, Column I. ; |