JACK SMITH, 42, RHODELL, WEST VIRGINIA, SEATED IN THE BEER JOINT HE OPERATES IN A WHEEL-CHAIR BOUGHT FOR HIM BY HIS FRIEND ARNOLD MILLER, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED MINE WORKERS UNION. HE WAS DISABLED AT AGE 21 AFTER A YEAR IN THE MINES AND HAD TO WAIT 18 YEARS TO COLLECT WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION. HE STAYS CURRENT ON UNION AFFAIRS AND WILL MAN A PICKET LINE. DURING THE STRIKE FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS HIS WIFE WHEELED HIM IN FRONT OF A TRAIN TO STOP IT

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