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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1977
Page
12
Washington reports Arnold Ray Miller faces reelection as UMW president against Lee Roy Patterson and Harry Patrick amid deep internal rifts. The struggle over reform versus traditional power has crippled union operations ahead of key contract talks, with Patterson challenging both Miller and the process.
Lee Roy Patterson recalls anti union goons beating his father during a western Kentucky miners drive. He now runs a faction within the United Mine Workers and challenges incumbent Arnold Miller for the top post, vowing legal action if the election is disputed. He portrays himself as a tempered but determined leader backed by Boyle and a long union background.
In Dorchester near Boston Harbor Kennedy relatives and friends broke ground for the John F Kennedy Memorial Library. Rose Kennedy Jacqueline Onassis and Kennedy siblings used silver shovels to mark the site once eyed near Harvard and Dorchester. The eight story glass and concrete library costing 12 million will house presidential papers and exhibits and take about two years to complete.
Mexico's government rejected a Communist party proposal to allow clergymen to vote and participate in politics. Government Secretary Jesus Reyes Heroles called the idea risky and contrary to Mexico’s long tradition of church state separation and peace. The constitution currently bars priests and religious leaders from voting or political activity.
Harry Patrick former West Virginia miner and current secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers seeks the union presidency challenging incumbent Arnold Miller. Patrick stresses reform gains and asset control while courting activists fired by Miller and earning support from Joseph Rauh.
In Dubuque a new cinema driven hairstyle called The Fist gains attention as crews from the film Crest with Sylvester Stallone tape film work. Local barber Bob Brown notes shorter styles with very short sideburns becoming fashionable among actors and area residents, many extras in the 1930s labor organizing drama.
Arnold Miller a 54 year old disabled coal miner seeks a second UMW presidency term amid criticism and guarded support. Once a reformer who ousted Tony Boyle in 1972 he faces challengers Harry Patrick and Lee Roy Patterson as he defends reforms and wage gains from his coworkers.
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