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Manchin Statement on 55th Anniversary of the Farmington Mine Disaster
November 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release:

Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the 55th anniversary of the Consolidation Coal Company's No. 9 Mine Tragedy in Farmington, West Virginia.

"On November 20th, 1968, an explosion in the Consolidated Coal No. 9 Mine killed 78 men in my hometown of Farmington, West Virginia and this tragic disaster devastated our e . . .

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