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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 2002
Page
3
Rescuers tapped by a tinny sound drill an escape shaft to reach nine miners trapped 240 feet underground in a 4 foot high shaft near Somerset Pennsylvania. Air is being pumped in while officials say lives are at risk and time is limited.
Nine miners were trapped when water from a nearby abandoned mine flooded their shaft releasing more than 50 million gallons. Officials said maps were incorrect and the water was cold as rescuers feared hypothermia before a rescue.
Washington AP The stalemate ends as lawmakers agree on a bankruptcy reform measure. A provision to block abortion protester lawsuits from avoiding debts remains under final review. Senators Leahy Grassley and Hatch say the bill could pass within days. The plan imposes repayment benchmarks and favors reorganization for debtors with sufficient income.
Congress approves a sweeping corporate fraud and document shredding bill sending it to President Bush for signature. The House vote was 423 to 3 and the Senate 99 to 0, aiming to restore confidence in markets and deter white collar crime with tough penalties.
The National Academy of Sciences urged that each large Corps project have an independent review. It recommends an administrative group to decide internal versus external review and external review for high cost, controversial, wide-area, or high environmental risk studies. Environmentalists call this confirmation of bias against large dam projects.
Clark County coroner ruled John Entwistle's death accidental a heart attack caused by cocaine. The 57 year old bassist for The Who had significant coronary artery disease exacerbated by a large cocaine level in his system.
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