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ratify any agreement proposed by union bargainers, noted Potomac Edison’s assistant manager Jim Poffenberger. Then, an additional five to 15 days will elapse before coal flows from the idle mines resume normal schedules, he said.
“We’re going from alert to emergency to a crisis situation,’’ Poffenberger concluded.
Foul Weather
Postpones
Fairfax Races
The Fairfax Hunt Point-toPoint Races, originally scheduled for Saturday, have been postponed until April 22 because of the poor condition of the snow and ice covered race course.
Race chairman Mario diFrank said that no other changes have been made in the race program. The Fairfax meet will now be the last point-to-point on the Virginia circuit this year.
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