15 Miners Dead After Kentucky Mine Blast
Fifteen miners trapped underground were found dead after a methane gas explosion at Scotia Coal Co. near Partridge Kentucky. Nine died at once and six later suffocated or perished in attempts to barricade air pockets.
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Partridge
UPI
Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Mines and Mineral Resources
Harrold Kirkpatrick
Scotia Coal Co
Blue Diamond Coal Co
Virginia
Hyden
Kirkpatrick
Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
Washington
Scotia
Governor backs DMV chief amid push for dismissal
Gov. Brown voiced confidence in Motor Vehicles Director Herman Sillas amid Senate criticism of DMV spending on murals at Sacramento offices day care for customers and office plants. Sen. Collier accused Sillas of waste and urged the governor to fire him during budget hearings.
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Sacramento
UPI
Herman Sillas
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Sillas
Department of Motor Vehicles
Sen
Randolph Collier
Collier
Senate
DMV
House sends letter to Queen over Magna Carta display
The U S House of Representatives denounces a London ceremony plan as a routine matter but votes 219 to 167 against authorizing a 25 member delegation to London for a Magna Carta presentation. Speaker Carl Albert urges adherence to procedure and vows to pursue the invitation again.
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House of Representatives
Thomas O'Neill
Congress
London
Tip O'Neill
Carl Albert
Albert
Westminster Abbey
Tip
U.S. House of Representatives
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