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SEP 11 1950 Mine Mile and Smelter Workers WM-Mason John - Gettman John - Clark Upward of 250 detangles from throughout the nation convened Monday in the Albany hotel for the week-long contention of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. Above, three officers study a telegram sent to the union by Albert Einstein, famed physicist. They are, left to right, William Mason of Butte, Mont., John Gettman of Denver and John Clark of Great Falls, Mont., international president. The union was fired from the C.I.O. last January on a charge of following the Communist party line. Credit: Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)