Miner's strike of 1913-14

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Forster Press, 1984 </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>For further information on the upcoming film project about the Italian Hall Tragedy and the Woody Guthrie song, please go to this link: </B></I><A HREF="http://www.1913massacre.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.1913massacre.com"><U><B>http://www.1913massacre.com</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>