Word: mined
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Naturally, the Mine Workers' representative was John L. Lewis. The Brotherhoods', by odd coincidence, was Thomas Cashen, an oldtime A.F. of L. man whose Switchmen's Union is still part of the A.F. of L. In effect John L. Lewis, for whom the A.F. of L. considers nothing too good right now, had five of labor's votes in his pocket...
...Fence Him In. The biggest news of the conference was the United Mine Workers' John L. Lewis, for whom life seemed to be beginning all over again at 65. The old lion stalked into the conference with a roar. Soon he had the A.F. of L.'s President Bill Green, once a mortal enemy, agreeing with everything he said. He had the C.I.O.'s President Phil Murray, once a bosom friend, sputtering with rage. For a while he had industry's delegates so charmed that a wisecracker observed: "John L. could be elected president...
Five to Lewis. First John Lewis thrust his bulky frame into the all-important executive committee. In league with the A.F. of L., he had the committee enlarged to 16 members, eight from industry, three from the C.I.O., three from the A.F. of L., one from the Mine Workers, one from the Railway Brotherhoods...
...Mine is trying to write an interpretation of your speech last night at the Kremlin, which I thought was the most important in months...
...motor the 72 miles from Tucson or the 20-odd miles from Bisbee and Benson to take the treatment. The old Crystal Palace Bar is in full swing and sick people wander around visiting the site of the OK Corral and gawking at Million Dollar Stope, a caved-in mine near the middle of town...