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The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia.

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Bill Vaughan
Age: 61 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 8
Died: 1977
Died: February 25
Journalist
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St. Louis
Missouri
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Coal
French
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Draws
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Nuclear
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Industry
Grids
Power
Colombia

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