UMW head addresses Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers Convention. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. John L. Lewis (center), President of the United Mine Workers today delivered the principal address at the opening session of the convention of the gas, by-product coke and chemical workers, an affiliate of the U
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