Four Illinois men survive 97 hour cave ordeal and deaths occur
By CHRIS J. HARPER Associated Press Wester Four Illinois men survived a 97 hour ordeal in a flooded Indiana cave by eating candy bars, chewing gum and telling jokes. But three other persons died in another cavern after heavy rains caused streams to overflow, flooding several caves near Bloomington this weekend.
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Chris J. Harper
Associated Press
Wester
Illinois
Indiana
Bloomington
Bondurant
Strain
Homan
Three killed as bridge collapses into Yadkin River
A midsection failure of a 300 foot steel span on Siloam Road Bridge near Siloam, North Carolina, sent vehicles plunging about 30 feet into the Yadkin River. At least three died, ten injured, and a 3 year old girl was missing. Two victims were identified as Hugh Atkinson and his wife. Judy Brown Needham, 28, of Pinnacle, died in a pickup with her husband and two daughters. Police estimated seven cars fell into the river.
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Siloam
N. C
Yadkin
Hugh Atkinson
Siloam Road
Ed Dew
Dew
Judy Brown Needham
Pinnacle
Daugter
Birds blamed for histoplasmosis outbreak at Milan plant
Histoplasmosis cases confirmed in Milan Tennessee patients hospitalized for other ailments. Doctors cite millions of birds at the Milan Army Ammunition Plant as the disease source and discuss spraying roosts with detergent to weaken bird droppings. Officials note potential wider exposure among plant workers and local residents.
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Milan, Tenn
Milan Army
P.D. Jones
Jones
Clemmer
Milan
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Atfrey
William Prine
Clarks
Nepal Crowned Birendra King Amid Hindu Royal Ritual
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was crowned Nepal’s 10th Shah king in a sunlit courtyard ceremony. The young ruler accepted the jeweled crown at 8 37 a.m. as priests consecrated him, with Queen Aishwarya by his side and foreign dignitaries watching.
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Nepal
Moharci
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva
Birendra
Mahendra
Vishnu
Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah
Prince Charles
Britain
Akihito
Japan
Charles H. Percy
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