Four Coal Miners Die in Virginia Mine Blast
Four men were killed when a methane gas explosion ripped through the P P Coal Co shaft near Charles City Virginia. Victims were Harold Johnson Harold Wells Danny Tester and Bill Perry. A rescue crew moved bodies from mine cars to ambulances while fourteen other workers escaped unharmed. Authorities said heat shock and carbon monoxide poisoning caused the deaths and noted gas readings prior to entry were not yet confirmed.
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Charles
Virginia
Frank Mann
Federal
Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
Mann
P&p Coal Co
Janie Perkins
Jonesville
Bill
Harold Johnson
Harold Wells
St. Charles
Danny Tester
Woodway
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Lyde Poe
Miller
Ray Compton
MESA
Compton
Poe
Federal Mining
June Wholesale Prices Fall While Jobless Rate Rises
Wholesale prices dropped six tenths of one percent in June, the largest decline since 1973, signaling easing inflation at the wholesale level. The unemployment rate rose from 6.9% to 7.1%, with 210,000 more jobless to 7.7 million, driven mainly by adults and women. Employment rose 270,000 to 90.7 million as the labor force expanded by 480,000 to 97.6 million. The report notes mixed signals for the economy with inflation fading but unemployment edging up.
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Washington
Carter
Hoffa probe stalls as jury sessions dwindle in Detroit
The Hoffa disappearance remains unsolved despite ongoing federal inquiry. U.S. Attorney Philip Van Dam says the case is less buoyant than last year but still a high priority. FBI figures show spending over a million dollars on the search through April, with no indictments issued. Investigators suspect abduction and murder, while associates Provenzano and Giacalone deny meetings and have alibis.
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Detroit
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters
U.S. Justice Department
U.S
Philip van Dam
Hoffa
Bloomfield Township
van Dam
US Justice Department
FBI
U.S. District Court
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Saturday with Showers Likely
Weather forecast notes partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with a 50 percent chance of rain. Temperatures drop to the low 70s tonight and rise to the low 80s Saturday, with 0.18 inches of precipitation recorded. Extended outlook calls for fair skies Sunday and Monday and a chance of showers Tuesday.
Disabled veteran rebuilds bikes for kids in Lake Wales
In Lake Wales Florida 69 year old disabled veteran Elvin Johnson spends days in his backyard cleaning painting repairing and reassembling old bicycles donated by trash collectors and dealers proceeds fund parts. He started last Thanksgiving after the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary organized a food basket for a poor family. Johnson asks for community recommendations and charges a small fee when a child can pay, using funds to buy parts. To date he has sold six bikes and given away 32, aiming to spread joy to needy children.
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Lake Wales
Fla
Elvin Johnson
Florida
Johnson
Ladies Auxiliary
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Edict slows water use in Maryland
Officials in Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties issued an emergency water conservation order after a fire damaged the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission plant. It aims to save about 12 million gallons daily by limiting residents to essential uses and cutting household water to about 45 gallons per day.
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Prince Georges
Montgomery Counties
Robert S. McGarry
The
Sanitation Commission
University of Maryland
Washington
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Crime Alert Number Publicized by Police
A police notice urges residents to call 425 7700 if they witness crimes or suspicious activity. The alert emphasizes using the hotline for rapid reporting and crime prevention guidance.
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