VICKI SMITH, 10, DAUGHTER OF MR. AND MRS. JACK SMITH OF RHODELL WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR BECKLEY, STANDS NEXT TO A RELIGIOUS TAPESTRY IN THE FAMILY HOME. SMITH LOST BOTH LEGS IN A MINE CAVE-IN AND FOUGHT 18 YEARS BEFORE RECEIVING WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. HE NOW OPERATES A BEER JOINT. SMITH COMES FROM A FAMILY OF NINE BROTHERS AND SEVEN SISTERS. ALL THE MEN, EXCEPT AN INFANT WHO DIED, WENT TO WORK IN THE MINES

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