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Coal mining is a rough, dirty business, the most hazardous industry in America. Correspondingly, the UMWA is a rough union. Often its leaders are tough, two-fisted men, up from the rank-and-file. The legendary John L. Lewis, founder of the CIO and UMWA president for 40 years, was a formidable adversary in any contract negotiation, and he was scared of nothing. When the UMWA struck in 1942, Franklin Roosevelt threatened to bring troops in to mine the coal. Lewis, who had split with CIO president and one-time close associate Philip Murray in 1940 over Roosevelt's third...
However, the union is not as healthy as it seemed in 1972. Chip Yablonski has left the UMWA for private practice without giving any reasons. Miller, though he won a sizeable increase in wages and benefits in 1974, may not be able to hold the rank-and-file in line, if the August, 1975 wildcat strike is any indication. The May, 1976 West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary threatens to split the union's political power. Miller has a wellknown affection for Jay Rockefeller, an affection the membership does not appear to share, as they buried Rockefeller in his first race...
Lawrence Eagleburger, Under Secretary of State for Management, said Kissinger's letter of reprimand will be placed on Atherton's personnel file, and that a department official under Atherton, Harold Saunders, has also been reprimanded for reading classified memoranda to Sheehan at Atherton's direction...
Crosslin attributed Wallace's strong showing to "concerned people, rank-and-file union members." He said he expects Wallace to do "extremely well" in next week's Florida primary...
...standard TM initiation ceremony were enrolled in a course that TM employee Aaron taught for credit at Columbia High in Maplewood, N.J. Last week the Maplewood course and those in four other New Jersey public schools were under sharp attack. A nationwide Coalition for Religious Integrity announced plans to file a federal lawsuit to stop the classes, offered by the schools under a $40,000 grant in HEW funds made through the New Jersey Department of Education. The coalition argues that TM is a form of Hinduism and that the program therefore violates the First Amendment requirement of church-state...