Word: mined
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...John Lewis the mine blast which killed in men at Centralia, Ill. (TIME, April 7) was his opportunity for revenge. Under the guise of a "memorial" shutdown to let his miners mourn their dead, he found a new and gruesome way to strike, despite Government ownership of the mines, despite the Supreme Court...
Rumbling. Who was the culprit? Not the mine management which had allowed deadly quantities of coal dust to gather in the tunnels at Centralia No. 5. Neither was it Robert M. Medill, the cynical, hard-drinking director of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals. Medill had sought political contributions from mine owners. He had refused to listen to an inspector who had pleaded that the Centralia mine be closed as a deathtrap. Medill resigned in a hurry-but Lewis showed no interest in him. He was after bigger game...
Rawhiding. Was John L. Lewis himself in any way responsible? He had seldom paid more than lip service to mine safety, and had let damning mine inspection reports go unread in his Washington headquarters. Though he was empowered to demand the closure of unsafe mines, he had never mentioned conditions at Centralia. The thought that he was in any way responsible apparently never crossed John Lewis's mind. Whoever else might be guilty, he was triumphantly, righteously innocent...
...their time in idleness the miners could hope for no more pay, no shorter work week, for none of the conventional rewards of a strike. And could the mines really be made safe? At best, mine safety was a relative thing. Said I. N. Bayless, president of the Union Pacific Coal Co., owner of the two mines certified as safe: "On the day of inspection these two mines just happened not to have anything wrong called to the attention of the inspector. Many other mines are equally safe...
...they gleefully repeat this one: "Allen doesn't dislike radio. He just resents having to work all week long for only $20,000." He does indeed, as he once ruefully admitted in seven words that catalogue his complete attitude toward his work: "This drudgery, this sham, this gold mine." Actually, after the tax collectors and the 60 members of his cast are paid off, Allen's gold mine yields him closer to $2,000 a week...