President of the United Mine Workers of America(UMWA) John L. Lewis addresses the Congress of Industrial Organizations. He presents a report about a mining accident that occurred in the Centralia coal mines of Illinois. The accident which occurred on 25 March 1947, claimed the lives of 111 mine workers. Mr. Lewis presents statistics about the families of the dead. Press and members of the congress listen to him. Photographs taken.
President of the United Mine Workers of America(UMWA) John L. Lewis, addressing the Congress of Industrial Organizations about the accident in the Centralia coal mines, Illinois. Mr. Lewis presents to the congress the history of all major accidents that occurred in the U.S. He counts the men and material losses incurred to the mining community. He terms such disasters a national shame.
President of the United Mine Workers of America(UMWA) John L. Lewis, addresses the Congress of Industrial Organization. He talks about the accident that occurred in the Centralia coal mines of Illinois. He brings into focus the flaws of the working system. He demands protection measures for the workers and enforcement of safety laws in mines. He replies to questions from the press. Photographs are taken.
President of the United Mine Workers of America(UMWA) John L. Lewis, addresses the Congress of Industrial Organizations. He describes the aftermath of various mining accidents including Centralia Illinois. He discusses the suffering of the mineworkers who face such accidents. He also talks about the physical injuries to the workers. Members of the Congress including Mr. Phil Murray, the vice-president listen to the words of Mr. Lewis.
A jeep towing missile GB-4 to a B-17 Bomber of the U.S. Air Force at a base. Air force men installing the missile beneath a wing on a wing rack of the plane. They attach the missile with the rack. Radar antenna of the missile. Airmen checks the control unit of the missile. (World War II period).
Sketches show an angry Nikita Khrushchev holding up his shoe at the United Nations, the Soviet hammer and sickle, and a map of the Soviet Union and various men who led to the rise and spread of Communism in Soviet Union. Karl Marx,Friedrich Engels,Vladimir Lenin,Trotsky. Czarist rule in Russia and the prisoners. Lenin,Stalin and Molotov.
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