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Coal roars on as idle Indiana mines amid strike
Across southwestern Indiana coal country mines sit idle under a back to work order from President Carter while coal moves by truck escorted by state police and National Guard. Old Ben No. 2 mine near Petersburg reports no miners, Peabody's Lynraville mine similarly quiet.
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