a miner from West Virginia who challenged Boyle for the presidency, based on the need for black lung legislation to protect the miners. Balloting for the next UMWA president began on December 1, 1972. Balloting ended on December 9, and Miller was declared the victor on December 15. The Labor Department certified Miller as UMWA's next president on December 22. The vote was 70,373 for Miller and 56,334 for Boyle. Two of the convicted murderers had accused Boyle of masterminding and funding the assassination plot. The murder investigation and confessions of other conspirators revealed the financial and other trails leading back to Boyle. In April 1973 Boyle was indicted on three counts of murder; he was convicted in April 1974. He was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in prison, where he died in 1985. Honors and legacy In 1973, Yablonski posthumously received the Samuel S. Beard Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under, made annually by Jefferson Awards. In 1995, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission installed a historical marker in California, Pennsylvania commemorating Yablonski's life and work. Portrayal in popular culture Barbara Kopple's 1976 documentary, Harlan County USA, included a segment on Yablonski's murder and its aftermath. It also includes the song "Cold Blooded Murder" (also known as "The Yablonski Murder"), sung by Hazel Dickens. John Sayles's novel Union Dues (1977) is a fictional account of miners fighting for proper union representation in 1969. The Boyle-Yablonski dispute is a sub-plot which several characters mention, expressing their opinions of unions and corruption. The 1986 HBO television movie, Act of Vengeance, was about the union struggle and the murders. Wilford Brimley played Boyle and Charles Bronson (a native of Ehrenfeld in the western Pennsylvania mining region) portrayed Yablonski. FBI: The Untold Stories did an episode devoted to his case. Notes References "Boyle Is Given Three Life Terms In '69 Murder of the Yablonskis." Associated Press. September 12, 1975. "The Fall of Tony Boyle." Time. September 17, 1973. Flint, Jerry M. "Murder Charges Filed." New York Times. January 23, 1970. Franklin, Ben A. "Angry U.M.W. Insurgent Arnold Ray Miller." New York Times. May 30, 1972. Franklin, Ben A. "Boyle Claims Victory In Mine Union Race." New York Times. December 11, 1969. Franklin, Ben A. "Boyle Is Accused In Yablonski Case." New York Times. March 10, 1973. Franklin, Ben A. "Boyle Is Implicated By Yablonski Killer." New