MIDLAND DAILY NEWS ARTICLE INDEX - MARCH
Indexes selected articles arranged by date from March 1974
See the Annual Article Index tab at bottom of page for complete 1974 index arranged by subject
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Subject Article Page Date
MBS Airport Tri City plans $2million in runway improvements 1 1-Mar-1974
Elections-Local Three republican, one democrat in county board primary race 1 1-Mar-1974
Midland County-Commission Three republican, one democrat in county board primary race 1/1/1900 1-Mar-1974
Economy Gas at Midland pumps sells from 49.1 to 67.9 1 4-Mar-1974
Floods & Flood Control River near flood stage 1 5-Mar-1974
Midland-City Council Council backs city-county building, boosts golf fees 1 5-Mar-1974
Golf Council backs city-county building, boosts golf fees 1 5-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow, union mum on contract talks  1 6-Mar-1974
Unions Dow, union mum on contract talks  1 6-Mar-1974
Elections-Local Bates chosen to face Rieke in District 10 1 6-Mar-1974
Midland County City-county building gets board backing 1 6-Mar-1974
Midland-City Council City-county building gets board backing 1 6-Mar-1974
Taxation County passive participant in north annexation civil suit 1 6-Mar-1974
Dow Corning 500 Dow Corning workers will be moving to new site 1 7-Mar-1974
Economy City asks higher gas allocation 1 8-Mar-1974
Grace A. Dow Mem Library Out-county library service debated at special meeting 1 8-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow pact with union extended 1 9-Mar-1974
Unions Dow pact with union extended 1 9-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow giving up Rocky Flats job 1 9-Mar-1974
Midland County-Commission $4,771 top county board pay 1 9-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow offers new 3yr contract to USW 1 11-Mar-1974
Unions Dow offers new 3yr contract to USW 1 11-Mar-1974
Midland Public Schools Two high schools name top students 1 11-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow union fails to endorse pact 1 12-Mar-1974
Unions Dow union fails to endorse pact 1 12-Mar-1974
Authors Local author, C.E. Hamilton, teacher's manual on environment 1 12-Mar-1974
Taxation North annexation suit goes to court Friday 1 12-Mar-1974
Midland Public Schools School board calls off Ashman work, orders special ed restudy 1 12-Mar-1974
Midland Public Schools School board junks retirees class fees 1 12-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow has issued challenge, says leader of union 1 13-Mar-1974
Nuclear Plant Prehearing conference slated on nuclear plant show cause order 1 13-Mar-1974
Midland-Planning Comm Planners want survey of shopping attitudes 1 13-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow, USW clash on contract offer 1 14-Mar-1974
Unions Dow, USW clash on contract offer 1 14-Mar-1974
Midland-Wastewater Midland gets grant for sewage facility 1 14-Mar-1974
Floods & Flood Control Midland, other counties, to mull flood control plan 1 14-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow pact balloting underway 1 15-Mar-1974
Unions Dow pact balloting underway 1 15-Mar-1974
Employment County's 5.2% jobless less than half of state's 1 15-Mar-1974
Midland Public Schools Vo-ed center seen operating by 1976, if OK'ed 1 15-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Turnout heavy for contract vote 1 16-Mar-1974
Unions Turnout heavy for contract vote 1 16-Mar-1974
Midland-City Council Annexation is city-township fight 1 16-Mar-1974
Floods & Flood Control Counties dust off old flood control plan 1 16-Mar-1974
Midland Public Schools Grant could fund half of vo-ed center 1 16-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical USW walks out at Dow - strike first since 1948; new experience for many 1 18-Mar-1974
Unions USW walks out at Dow - strike first since 1948; new experience for many 1 18-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Injunction asked against pickets 1 19-Mar-1974
Unions Injunction asked against pickets 1 19-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Six arrested 1 19-Mar-1974
Unions Six arrested 1 19-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow sales, earnings up 1 19-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Long strike will affect economy 1 19-Mar-1974
Economy Long strike will affect economy 1 19-Mar-1974
Midland-Planning Comm More downtown parking OK'ed 1 19-Mar-1974
Midland-City Council Council nixes rezoning, retains buffer 1 19-Mar-1974
Dow Corning Dow Corning union upset; strong action threatened 1/1/1900 20-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical 150 picketers stage Austin Street sit down 1 20-Mar-1974
Unions 150 picketers stage Austin Street sit down 1 20-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Police brutality charged 1 20-Mar-1974
Midland-Police Department Police brutality charged 1 20-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Wittbrodt to ask probe 1 20-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Picket injunction hearing continues 1 20-Mar-1974
Unions Picket injunction hearing continues 1 20-Mar-1974
Floods & Flooding Clean-up begins after worst flood since 1965 1 20-Mar-1974
Midland-Police Department Local police were unable to control strike, Miles says 1 20-Mar-1974
Midland County-Budget County has $351,227 left in revenue sharing account 1 20-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical 38 picters arrainged S1 P3 20-Mar-1974
Union 38 picters arrainged S1 P3 20-Mar-1974
Dow Corning Lankton says Dow Corning to stay neutral 1/1/1900 21-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical No big incidents since picket pact 1 21-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Union holding to agreement, officials say 1 21-Mar-1974
Unions Union holding to agreement, officials say 1 21-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Wives plan rally to boycott stores against Dow strike 1 21-Mar-1974
Unions Wives plan rally to boycott stores against Dow strike 1 21-Mar-1974
Economy Stores feel impact of strike 1 21-Mar-1974
Unions Stores feel impact of strike 1 21-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Milliken getting reports on Midland strike scene 1 21-Mar-1974
Unions Milliken getting reports on Midland strike scene 1 21-Mar-1974
Midland-City Council Sixty-three employees honored for service S1 P3 21-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Milliken trying for new negotiations 1 22-Mar-1974
Unions Milliken trying for new negotiations 1 22-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow goes back to court, seeking picket injuction 1 22-Mar-1974
Unions Dow goes back to court, seeking picket injuction 1 22-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical 4:30 fiasco -- Dow not that bad, USW 1 22-Mar-1974
Unions 4:30 fiasco -- Dow not that bad, USW 1 22-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical 300 women parade downtown 1 22-Mar-1974
Unions 300 women parade downtown 1 22-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Strike vote honest, Wittbrodt contends 1 22-Mar-1974
Unions Strike vote honest, Wittbrodt contends 1 22-Mar-1974
MBS Airport $2million runway project to close airport 4 days 1 22-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Judge orders injunction pact talks 1 23-Mar-1974
Unions Judge orders injunction pact talks 1 23-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Politics' memo lands trouble for Dow official 1 23-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Picket lines remain quiet 1 23-Mar-1974
Unions Picket lines remain quiet 1 23-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow USW renew talks, negotiate 1 25-Mar-1974
Unions Dow USW renew talks, negotiate 1 25-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Tuesday ruling due on Temple 1 25-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Picketing peaceful at most Dow gates 1 25-Mar-1974
Business  Circle business group president optimistic in '74 S1 P3 25-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Court refuses to drop Temple contempt action 1 26-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Minor flare-up at Dow as talks continue; progress slow 1 26-Mar-1974
Unions Minor flare-up at Dow as talks continue; progress slow 1 26-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow moves annual meeting to Miami 1 26-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Estimated 1,000 strikers can soon get food stamps 1 26-Mar-1974
Unions Estimated 1,000 strikers can soon get food stamps 1 26-Mar-1974
Nuclear Plant Midland nuclear plant conference set 1 26-Mar-1974
Midland Public Schools Students may vote on school calendar 1 26-Mar-1974
Unions Two union members arraingned S1 P7 26-Mar-1974
History Herbert Dow was key to start of town, center S2 P3 26-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow says salaried crew near record production 1 27-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Open gates areas marked off 1 27-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow-Union talks continue in positive atmosphere 1 27-Mar-1974
Unions Dow-Union talks continue in positive atmosphere 1 27-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Wittbrodt disputes Dow letters 1 27-Mar-1974
Unions Wittbrodt disputes Dow letters 1 27-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow Chemical breakdown of contract offer, etc. 1 27-Mar-1974
Midland-Planning Comm Planners ask denial of intersection shift 1 27-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Strike in 11th day as talks continue S1 P9 28-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Area Clergy plead for strike calmness 1 29-Mar-1974
Churches Area Clergy plead for strike calmness 1 29-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Some progress, negotiators say 1 29-Mar-1974
Unions Some progress, negotiators say 1 29-Mar-1974
Nuclear Plant Show cause nuclear hearing set for city 1 29-Mar-1974
Elections-Local County board seat up for grabs Monday 1 29-Mar-1974
Midland Public Schools Funding for vo-ed center highlight special election 1 29-Mar-1974
Unions Dow Corning union upset; strong action threatened 1 30-Mar-1974
Dow Chemical Dow to let union chief tour plants 1 30-Mar-1974
Unions Dow to let union chief tour plants 1 30-Mar-1974