European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. January 3. 1990 the stars and stripes pages bitter 9-month Coal strike resolved appalachian miners still must of Pittston offer Washington not Pittston co. And leaders of its Coal miners said monday that they had resolved their Hru Tal nine month strike in the Hills of Appalachia. Truly this is a victors1 for collective bargaining said . Usury or. He fed eral mediator appointed in october to seek an end to the strike. The terms were not disclosed so that the Union could first explain them to the 1,700 striking workers and about 4,000sick and Laid off Pittston workers All of whom will vote whether to ratify the agreement. Richard l. Trumka. President of the United mine workers of America said at a joint news conference in washing ton i d like to say Happy new year to everybody. For us this is thanksgiving Day. We pc done something we did t think was Paul w. Douglas chairman of Pittston. Spoke of the Mutual achieve ment of Mutual objectives but he expressed some reservations. Some obstacles could influence or delay ratification which is to be voted on in about 10 Days. Before the members vote he said the agreement must be approved by representatives of miners and Coal companies on the boards of the workers health and Benefit plans which were an important Issue in the strike. Also the courts and the National labor relations Board who were not parties to the agreement have to resolve Legal cases that both Pittston and the miners initiated during the strike. A reduction of the $63.5 million in fines that a Virginia court has levied against the Union for various Law violations also must be considered. In appointing a special mediator the Bush administration showed some greater willingness to intervene in labor management disputes than the hands off Reagan administration. In an unexpected gesture. Labor Secre tary Eli Abath Dole who joined the negotiators at a news conference outside her office said she had aided the negotiations in promising a special commis Sion to look for ways to help the Industry Cope with the soaring costs of health Ben. Coils and the insolvency of the Benefit funds. In announcing the new commission. Dole said it has been my feeling for some time that this is something that must be dealt with on a policy basis in a Broad she said the commission might pro pose legislation but did not elaborate. This left open the question of whether the Federal government might be asked to help with the soaring Cost of health benefits. Douglas in his statement implied that eventually Pitts Lon expects a government role in providing health benefits. The Issue of health benefits is Especial in acute in the Case of the miners because the number of retirees is growing at a Lime when there arc fewer working min ers to help support them. But the Issue also looms Large Over other labor disputes elevating the significance of this strike beyond the Coal Fields of Virginia. West Virginia and Kentucky Sites of the Pittston operations. As health care costs have risen thearl Cio and some major companies have begun to complain that neither workers nor their employers can Bear the costs alone and urge that taxpayers As sume some of the Burden. Dinkins inaugurated As Nyics first Black mayor b the uis Angl is times new York David n. Dinkins was inaugurated As new York s 106th and first Black mayor monday he pledged during historic ceremonies to be the Tough est mayor Ever on crime and dedicated his administration to the troubled children of America s largest stand before you today As the elected Leader of the greatest City of a great nation to which my ancestors were brought chained and whipped in the hold of slave ship Dinkins told a crowd of thousands Fath ered in front of City hall.". I offer this fundamental pledge i intend to be the mayor of All the people of new York the 62-year old chief executive said. He coupled that Promise wit implied criticism of his predecessor. Edward i. Koch. Koch looked on with three other former City mayor plus the Rev. Jesse Jackson and South african anglican archbishop Desmond present were Black mayors w. Wilson Good of Philadelphia. Marion Barry of Washington and Sharp James of administration will never Lead by dividing by setting some of us against the rest of us or by favouring one group Over Dinkins said in a thinly veiled reference to Koch. Koch sat impassively and later gave a gracious welcoming administration will redefine the relationship Between City Hall and our local neighbourhoods and communities. We will empower people and Weill respect the need for neighbourhood Dinkins set the treatment of children As a major Benchmark by which he will judge the Success of his hereby dedicate the Dinkins administration to the children of new York he we join together in this pageant of Progress and democracy there is this morning somewhere in this City a child born addicted to crack a child Sulev Ingrom aids a child beaten Down by the deprivation of poverty a child abandoned a child forgotten a child whose dream has already been matter How Rich and powerful we become a cannot be satisfied when so Many children experience the mayor David Dinkins standing with his if. Line takes the oath of office from judge frit w. Alexander of the state court of appeals. At left is sex mayor cd Ard Koch. Behind Dinkins is new \ Ork gov. Mario Cuomo. Sunset of Opportunity at the very Dawn of their at the same Tim however. Dinkins coupled lha vision with the fiscal realities new York City faces a budget Gap estimated at is billion. I Rico Gnu a that we cannot do everything we should thai our finances May get worse before the get better thai for now our dreams Are bigger than our he told the crowd stretching from the front of City Iliili Inlo a nearby Park. We must assure our Long term fiscal stability. We face difficult times ahead. And we will make the difficult choices. The sacrifices will be shared and shared new York s new mayor left Little doubt about one priority crime. Most of All we must reaffirm the Rule of Law. Fight Back against the pushers and muggers and take Back our streets our subways and our Parks. By night police stand guard outside a act meeting in Atlanta Atlanta a with police standing guard outside about 200 people attending an a act Church program monday offered prayer song and humor in the face of threats and a recent series of mail bombs. The new year s Day program at a Southwest Atlanta Church began after a search by agents from the Fri Georgi Bureau of investigation and Atlanta police including bomb sniffing dogs. No explosives were found. The annual a act pro Gram commemorating the emancipation proclamation was one of several held across the nation but attracted special at Tention because Atlanta is the Center of an investigation of bombings that last month killed a judge and an attorney. Or. Otis w. Smith president of the Atlanta a act. Said the Scarth was done As a precaution rather than in response to a specific Loire at. The Fri refused monday to comment on the Progress of inc investigation. Aletter loan Atlanta television station disclosed thursday claimed responsibility for the bombs and threatened to kill to i p members. Narvis Grier the former longtime executive Secretary of the Atlanta a act. Said threats of violence always have been a part of the group s history. The a act is the oldest the largest the most haled and the most respected civil rights organization she told the gathering at Hoosier United methodist Church. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday ,. Jan x the army faced with dwindling funds under a Pentagon econ omy order announced that it would accept enlistments Only by those whose duty is about 10 cd pipe or has expired in the past w Dass. 30 years ago foday. In. L i 0 sen. John f. Kenned. A mass. Formally jumped into the demo cratic rave and said he would not Settle for the vice presidency. 20 years ago foday. Jan. 3, iv70 North Vietnam announced that for the first Lime families would be permitted to mail packages to aim nun prisoners of War at the rate of one parcel per prisoner Cery two months. To years ago foday. Jan 3 19ko an earthquake registering 8.0 on the Richler scale rumbled across the a Ore s Island Chain Kilimn at least 50. Injuring nearly 400 others and leaving thousands homeless
