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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

01 Apr 1982

Page 9

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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1982

Page

9

Black lung compromise fuels debate on preservation or disaster

Evan M. Davis reports a Sparta lawyer argues the federal black lung program was dismantled by last December's compromise bill, stripping claimants of tools to win. Supporters contend the measure saved funding and allowed future survival, with ongoing fights over eligibility rules, regulations, and tax provisions.

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Evan M. Davis Southern Illinois Sparta Christo Pace Tabing Tabing United Mine Workers U.S Paul Simon D-Makanda UMW Buckner John Erlenborn R-Wheaton Congress Simon Senate
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Violent shift eyed as new coal miners black lung law debated

Sparta lawyer Christopher Tabing says the new federal black lung law marks a violent shift in program philosophy and will slash winners to near 2 percent. The United Mine Workers warn the changes shift burden to claimants and threaten widow benefits unless death is lung related.

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Evan M. Davis Southern Illinoisan Sparta Christopher Tabing Tabing Congress United Mine Workers Mike Buckner International United Mine Workers Buckner UMW
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