March 25, 1947: 'Dear wife. Goodbye.' 111 die in southern Illinois mine disaster

It was almost quitting time for 142 men working 540 feet below ground in Centralia Coal Co.'s Mine No. 5 ... of United Mine Workers Local 52 wrote to Illinois Gov. Dwight Green, complaining ... > react

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