Miner Trapped After Flood In Kocher Coal Mine
Ronald Adley recalls March 1, 1977 how water flooded the Kocher Coal Co mine trapping him and nine others for 122 hours. He describe being sealed in a coal chute with two dead colleagues, fighting for air, and clinging to hope as rescue loomed, while praying for deliverance and recounting the ordeal.
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Ronald Adley
Kocher Coal Co
Adley
Ronald Adley AW
Linder
Associated Press
Tower City
Llek Mountain
Anna Mae
Thad
Dutch Homey
Palmer Mervine
Ralph Renninger
Donald Shoffler
Renninger
Shoffler
Elderly Union City Couple Narrowly Escape Poisoning
Mr and Mrs Stanley Jablonski in their 80s were saved from carbon monoxide exposure after leaving a car running in a garage. Paul Gregor the plumber alerted ambulance crews who revived them and transported both to Union City Memorial Hospital where Mrs Jablonski was treated and released and Mr Jablonski kept for observation. The couple are not expected to suffer serious effects.
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Union City
Stanley Jablonski
Union Street
Union City Memorial Hospital
Jane) Jablonski
Paul Gregor
Mr. Jablonski
Gregor
Mrs. Jablonski
Jablonski
Mistrial Declared in Latrobe Double Manslaughter Case
A mistrial halted the Latrobe based double involuntary manslaughter case of Matthew Carlo Quatrini 21 amid a testimony suggesting possible drug related impairment. Quatrini faces separate drug possession charges in connection with the November 1976 deaths of Stella Ashe 60 and her daughter Barbara 28 struck outside their Latrobe home. The trial is set to resume next month.
Ridgway Strike by 80 Mid-Penn Employees continues
In Ridgway Pennsylvania 80 workers from the Mid-Penn Telephone Co Local 25 77 of the Communications Workers of America walked off the job in a contract dispute. Wages and hospitalization benefits are the union’s main sticking points while management reports no service disruption. Earlier reports indicate essential services remain in operation.
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Ridgway, Pa
Mid-Penn, Telephone Co
Lk County
Ridgway
Communications Workers of America
Tepee Winter Survival Near Crawford County
In Crawford County Pennsylvania Bill and Maggie Seay spent a harsh winter living in a tepee with three cords of wood and a stove. They kept food from freezing using insulated boxes and refused to reveal their campsite to avoid intrusion from outsiders. The couple, including Seay's pregnant wife, describe it as a difficult battle with the cold and weather forecasts.
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Crawford County
Bill
Maggie Seay
America
Seays
Seay
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FBI
Jeer
Hanks
Woulc
Escare Doctor Urg
Chicago
Prospect University of Chicago
Michael Newton
Heeplta
Andersen
Worth Hammond
R.D
Meadville, PA
Corry Area
James Brunswick
Ronald Rairie
Journal
Yenchak
Tepee
Geenot
Clark
Teflon
Corry Agway Co-Op
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