Scotia mine explosions of 1976: Westmoreland’s mine rescue teams played a major role`

by Brian D. McKnight – UVA Wise Professor of History
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Smiley Thomas (Safety Director), Gerald Tate, Louis Hangar, Jerry Fritz, Bill Person and Lloyd Robinette looking over a mine map.


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