Fate of companion questioned in Hazleton mine rescue
In Hazleton Pennsylvania Henry Throne 28 and David Fellin 58 were rescued after 14 days entombed in a mine. Throne reported a cryptic chat with Louis Bova 42 who may be alive but unheard from. Officials planned further drilling to reach Bova while Throne and Fellin recover in hospital and authorities assess Bova’s fate.
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Posner
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King Jr
Drill Breaks Trying For Bova At Hazleton Pit
The 12 inch drilling rig used to reach miner Louis Bova broke down delaying rescue efforts. The shaft is near 300 feet deep where Bova is believed trapped after a cave in on August 13. Rescue plans include lifeline holes and continued drilling by state officials.
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Stanford H- Benjamin
Associated Press
Hazleton, Pa
Louis Bova
Wallace Uses Priority Plan to Hasten Redistricting Fight
Governor George Wallace moved to forestall a filibuster by advancing a priority calendar in the Alabama Senate. The list sought quick action on an eight district map, tax on distilleries, banning liquor agents, and education voter eligibility while delaying the general appropriation bill. Legislative maneuvering aimed to avoid a stalemate as the redistricting measure faced Senate opposition.
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Montgomery
George Wallace
Senate
House
Alabama
Wallace
Oita
Local dealer conference links Penney with AMC leaders
Decatur bank owner John Penney and Mrs. Penney met top American Motors executives in Miami Beach at the annual dealer conference. Altrusa Club hosts a game night Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in Pet Dairy Hospitality Room inviting the public. Police note a coin box theft at Carl’s Supermarket on Bank Street with about $6 missing from Crusade Enterprises pony monitor.
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Bank $T. Rambler
Rambler
Decatur
el Decatur Altrusa Club
Pet Dairy
Carl Hendon
Carl’s
Bank St
Crusade Enterprises
Tanglewood
Memphis
Tenn
Stop Worrying and Begin Growing Through Faith
A Christian guidance note urges turning from worry to spiritual growth. Worry rarely reflects real causes, while faith and prayer lift the heart toward God. Embrace prayer and daily growth, noting life is about physical, mental, and spiritual development. End with practical encouragement and ad for Robinson's home brands.
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Jesus
Lodge and Nhu discuss Viet Nam crisis in Saigon
U S Ambassador Lodge spent over two hours with Ngo Dinh Nhu amid Saigon political religious tensions. The meeting followed a push to ease martial law as curfews were debated and an assembly election was postponed, with curfews lifted in some towns and university facilities reopening.
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Associated Press
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Viet Nam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
Nhu
National Assembly
Diem
Saigon University
Senate Bogs Down On Rail Strike Issues
Senate leaders urged delaying new railroad work rules that could trigger a Thursday strike. Railroads refuse to delay while unions threaten to strike at 12:01 a.m. Thursday as work rules take effect. House leaders planned no quick action on a strike-prevention bill.
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Congress
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mansfield
J.E. Wolfe
House
Markets At A Glance From New York AP Wire
Markets at a glance show stocks lower with slack trading, bonds mixed, cotton liquidating, and Chicago wheat easing. Corn mostly firm with September slightly easier, oats steady to mixed, soybeans strong on late rally, hogs down 25 to 50 cents topping around 17.75, slaughter steers steady to strong to about 25.50.
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New York
Chiago
Burke urges Senate to reject limited nuclear test ban treaty
Retired Admiral Arleigh Burke told the Senate Armed Services subcommittee he recommends rejecting the treaty and warned of regret if ratification occurs. He urged verification measures to deter Soviet cheating, while Dr. George Kistiakowsky endorsed the pact.
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Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Senate
Armed Services Subcommittee
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Burke
George B. Kistiakowsky
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Traveling Cat Ends Vacation
Mrs. James Lewis of 1709 Pennylane recounts a vacation mishap when her cat Mewsette vanished after a gas stop in Columbia and reappeared in Greenville. The white cat was found in a grease ditch and later confined in a ladies room by attendants before plans to return it to the family.
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David
Jimmy Lewis
Mewsette
Lewis
North Carolina
Jimmy
James Lewis
Pennylane
Nancy Edwards
Columbia
Greenville
Calm And Dignity Pledged For March On Washington
Washington AP report notes leaders pledge calm for the civil rights march while anxieties rise over transportation numbers and potential violence. Unions threaten a nationwide midnight strike if new work rules take effect, possibly stranding thousands of demonstrators.
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Stanley Meisler
Washington
Congress
Highest Praise Given Driller
In Hazleton Pennsylvania Mike Rank 39 of Bethlehem Conn operated a 65 ton drilling rig to finish an escape hole for two trapped miners David Fellin 58 and Henry Throne 28. The final seven inches took almost an hour as observers watched the 18 inch bit bore through more than 300 feet of steel tubing. Rank and the crew faced intense strain but the rescue was completed successfully. Fellin's wife Anna said she felt shaky only after the escape was finished. Rank expressed pride in the team effort and the risky achievement.
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Fellin
Throne
Hazleton State Hospital
Peter Saras
Anthony
Saras
Fidulla
Fate
Hazleton
Mike
Nelson Stauffer
Mike Rank
Bethel
Conn
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Anna
Rank
Integrated elementary school opens in Montgomery on Maxwell base
The first integrated elementary school in the city will start Sept. 3 with an expected enrollment of 450 to 600 students in a cutting edge building near completion on Maxwell Air Force Base. Aerial Cuba surveillance continues, Rep. Armistead Selden says, backed by David E. McGiffert. The Public Health Service grants Mobile Water $318000. Mobile petition drives seek City government reform. Berkeley scientists develop a miniature cannon for lunar tests.
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Montgomery
Maxwell Air Force Base
Washington
Cuba
Armistead Selden
D-Ala
David E. McGiffert
Secretary of Defense
Wife Wins, He'll Quit Mining in Hazleton Story
Anna Fellin wins her long campaign as Davey Fellin agrees to quit mining after surviving entombment with Henry Throne. The pair were rescued two weeks ago from a coal mine, ending Fellin's dangerous career underground.
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Hazleton
Anna Fellin
Davey Fellin
Henry Throne
Fellin
Anthony Fedujlo
Anna
Quickies by Ken Reynolds Fragmentary Want Ad Tone
A brief, fragmented item by Ken Reynolds references a lost billfold and mentions a Gominion along with garbled place names. The short note reads like a clipped daily want-ad and hints at lost identity or valuables.
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