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Palmer Tennessee a town wrecked by coalfield warfare
Describes Palmer Tennessee a coalfield town paralyzed by a labor dispute since 1962 with bombings fires and closures. The UMW strike led Grundy Mining Co to pull out of Grundy County shifting focus to Marion County while violence claimed three lives in 1968 and local commerce collapsed.
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United Mine Workers of America
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co
Grundy Mining Co
UMW
Palmer
G County
Marion County