Miners' Rescue Drilling Fails to Hear Life Signs
In Huntington Utah six coal miners trapped in Crandall Canyon face grim setback as a 2 1/2 inch air hole yields no sound and low oxygen. Authorities worry drill may have entered an adjacent chamber while a larger bore continues with camera and food drops. Rescuers push to reach presumed location as hope endures.
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Huntington
Utah
Richard Stickler
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Don Erickson
Crandall Canyon
Stickler
Underground drill aims for trapped miners as race to rescue continues
Officials warn it may take a week to reach the men and bring them out. Air samples show breathable oxygen briefly, then fall to about 7 percent, indicating a lack of life support. Community signs express hope with ribbons and a store display saying We believe.
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Stickler
Huntington
Earl
Three die after 500-foot fall at Gibson County coal mine
A row of workers in a construction bucket plunged 500 feet down an air shaft at Gibson County Coal mine in southern Indiana. Three men were killed. The bucket usually carries six to ten people. Investigators from the Indiana Department of Labor and Bureau of Mines are probing the incident.
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Indiana
Rinceton
Ind
George Zugel
Frontier-Kemper Constructors Inc
Gibson County
Jay Riley
John Ervin
Ervin
Zugel
Alliance Resource
Heavier Trucks Strain U S Aging Highway System
Increased truck weights and loads since 1965 have stressed aging U S roads and bridges, with urban highway weight up 50 percent since 1995 and rural loads up about seven and a half times since 1970. Experts warn of safety delays and higher repair costs as tractor trailer miles exceed 145 billion annually.
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Ashington
Federal Highway Administration
Mark Hallenbeck
Washington State Transportation Center
University of Washington
James Garrett
Center For
Carnegie Mellon University
Divers recover another body in Minnesota bridge collapse
In Minneapolis, divers recovered a body Friday from the wreckage of the interstate bridge, raising the death toll to at least eight. Navy divers joined local teams, accelerating recoveries after Thursday yielded two or three bodies. Authorities seek to identify the latest remains, as eight people remained missing. The identified victim this week was 47 year old Peter Hausmann of Rosemount.
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Inneapolis
Navy
Peter Hausmann
Rosemount
Gouge on Endeavour belly seen after docking at ISS
NASA officials report a three inch square gouge on the belly of shuttle Endeavour observed in post docking imagery with the ISS. The cause remains uncertain, possibly ice from the external tank or foam insulation debris. Investigations and a Sunday inspection plan aim to assess depth and need for spacewalk repairs.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Endeavour
International Space Station
John Shannon
Shannon
Mayor says violent crime keeps New Orleans brand out there
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says killings hurt the city yet keep the brand in public consciousness to draw visitors and aid recovery. He calls it a two edged sword while noting 117 murders this year and two brothers linked to 14 killings were found shot to death.
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New Orleans
Ray Nagin
Nagin
Bary Landis
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Watemust
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University of Texas
C. Michael Walton
American Society of Civil Engineers
John E. Durrant
U.S
Aily
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