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UMW Contract Talks Stall Over Coal Royalty Payments
Amid stalled talks on a new contract, southern miners refuse to fund the UMW pension and welfare fund after the June 30 expiry. Some pay, but Inland Creek Coal remains the sole major SPCA producer withholding the 20 cent per ton royalty on mined coal. John Glidden is noted for invention.
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Ubs
UMW
Elf
SCPA
John M. Owens
Bluefield
Inland Creek Coal Company
SPCA
Inlaid Creek