Miners faced cave-in as rescuers cut through coal wall
In Tower City Pennsylvania rescuers slow to free Ronald Adley 37 trapped a mile inside a 400 foot mountain. They hacked through a 50 foot coal wall toward him at about one foot per hour awaiting a drill from Utah to aid search for seven other missing men.
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Tower City
Utah
Ronald Adley
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Robert Arrett
Federal Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
Adley
Adiey
Korbel
God
Energy layoffs push unemployment rate to 7.5 percent in February
The Labor Department reports February unemployment at 7.5 percent with 225000 more out of work and 630000 more in the labor force. Full time workers fall to part time due to production cuts and energy shortages, while white and Black worker rates shift and February job gains exceed expected figures.
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Washington
Ke Uavy
Labor Department
Ten Men Trapped as Water Breaks in Kocher Coal Mine
Ten miners were trapped when a torrent breached a wall at Kocher Coal Co. on Tuesday. Two bodies were recovered and three of the 90 survivors were injured. Rescue plans include using Air Force C130 transports to bring heavy drilling gear to Harrisburg and signals from the trapped miners.
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Kocher Coal Co
Adley
Gary Klinger
Hegins
Klinger
Philip Sabatino
Air Force
Harrisburg
Carter to take calls on CBS radio from Oval Office
President Carter will host a CBS radio program with Walter Cronkite tomorrow afternoon in the Oval Office from 2 to 4 p.m. Citizens can call toll free at 1 900 242 1611. lines open an hour before air and CBS notes to keep trying during busy signals.
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Jimmy Carter
Oval Office
Carter
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Patchy Clouds Tonight With Mild Weekend Forecast
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low near 35. Saturday's high around 50 with a 20 percent rain chance. Outlook calls for rain chances Sunday and Tuesday, with fair skies Monday. highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s and lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
Grapes Show Antiviral powers in Lab Tests
Canadian researchers report grapes grape juice raisins and wines inhibit human viruses in test tubes with red wines more potent than white. antiviral action linked to grape skins and phenols while pulp provides less effect. further studies needed to assess human health impact.
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Washington
Iment of Health and Welfare
Ottawa
Jack Konowalchuk
Joan I. Speirs
Konowalchuk
Salvation Army Officer Jailed in 1949 Brno Ordeal
Salvation Army officer Josef Korbel describes a brutal 1949 arrest in Brno after charges of storing arms and running a radio center. He refused to sign lies, endured beatings, and later wrote of God’s protection during a decade in prison. His wife Erna endured hardship and helped raise their children. The family eventually fled Czechoslovakia after the 1968 invasion, with their son Victor killed during the conflict.
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Josef Korbel
Salvation Army
Brno
Czechoslovakia
Erna von Thun
N. Clinton St
Korbel
Russia
Alexander Dubcek
Victor
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