HARLAN, Ky.--Coal mining operations were resumed in scattered sections of Harlan County today under the watchful eyes of heavily armed National Guardsmen who clashed twice with United Mine Workers pickets but otherwise held violence to a minimum.
Six of the 42 companies in the county which refused to sign "closed shop" contracts with the UMWA, reopened their shafts. Four others announced they would resume operations tomorrow. Still others said they were clearing the diggings for future operations.
Gov. A. B. "Happy" Chandler meantime ordered 200 additional troops, including howitzer and tank companies, to join the 600 Guardsmen on duty. Their arrival, probably early tomorrow, is expected to signal the opening of more shafts.
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