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...that is exceptional even by the standards of the coal industry. It's not just that Pittston was criminally negligent in the 1972 flash flood that destroyed sixteen West Virginia towns along Buffalo Creek, along with 125 of their residents. It's not just that Pittston got off the hook for the Buffalo Creek catastrophe with a miniscule $13.5 million settlement by allegedly using its influence with the corrupt administration of former West Virginia Gov. Arch A. Moore, Jr. It's not just that Pittston has been cited for 45 violations of labor relations laws in the last seven months...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UMWA, Yes! | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

...pretty pristine." The Coast Guard, which must sign off on the work Exxon has done, is more guarded. "We don't like to use the word clean," says Captain Zawadzki. "It's not as easy as washing dishes." Protecting itself against future charges that it let Exxon off the hook, the Coast Guard will / certify only that the company's cleanup plan has been executed as described...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Stain Will Remain On Alaska | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

Students can still expect delays in dormitory phone hook-ups, however, said Louise M. Dunne, a Harvard network services manager. Because of the strike, NET is asking students to submit service requests by mail or to call later after business hours to relieve understaffed phone lines, Dunne added...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Briefs | 9/15/1989 | See Source »

...substantial slow down in dorm room and office hook ups is a result of a mammoth strike by 60,000 NYNEX workers--which has retarded New England's communications services since the dispute began on August...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Briefs | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

...those students who are able to hook up their phones, they can expect to find their exchange changed from 498 to 493. The 493 numbers will be solely used by Harvard undergraduates, while the old 498 exchange was also shared by some Cambridge residents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Briefs | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

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