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Edmundson Carries Mine Workers Fight Into Federal Court
Ray Edmundson of Illinois filed in federal court to block distribution of UMW ballots listing him as candidate for president. He seeks a restraining order as the miners vote by referendum on December 12. Edmundson claims ineligibility after a convention ruling and leads the autonomy and self government committee involved in a dual movement dispute. Eddie Cantor enters Cedars of Lebanon hospital with a mild respiratory infection. The cakewalk is described as a square dance of African American origin.
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