Four miners rescued after Mountaineer No. 9 mine inferno
In Mannington West Virginia four miners hospitalized for shock after escaping a coal mine blast that trapped 78 others. They recalled crawling through smoke to a ventilation shaft as rescuers lowered a bucket to pull them to safety. One crew member, Paul Anderson, was missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannington
W.va
Fairmont General Hospital
West Virginia
Lewis Lake
Owings
George Wilson
Alva Davis
Paul Frank Anderson
Paul
Davis
Jewellyn
Mountaineer Coal Co
Lake
Wilson
Harry Turner
Consolidation Coal Co
Mountaineer
Turner
al Hospital
W. Va
Farmington
Temperatures Rise After Cold Spell Ahead of Weekend
Warmup expected with daytime highs near 50 after a 30s low tonight. Yesterday's 24 degree low and 33 degree high marked a colder spell before the weekend warm trend.
Da Nang area A-3 downed aircraft raise Vietnam toll
Three U S aircraft were shot down near Da Nang killing eight Americans and injuring 12 others. A Marine CH46 helicopter, an F100 and an F4 Phantom were lost as fighting around Da Nang continued. The week saw 1,838 enemy killed while U S and South Vietnamese casualties rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
da Nang
U.S
South Vietnam
U.S. 1St Marine Division
196Th Light Infantry
Bishop's Book Starts Sunday in The Journal
Jim Bishop's The Day Kennedy Was Shot will be serialized in The Journal starting this Sunday for 10 days. The book details the assassination of President John F. Kennedy with Lyndon Johnson’s sole interview and other revelatory claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bishop
Kennedy
William Manchester
John F. Kennedy
Bishop
Lyndon Johnson
Lee Harvey Oswald
Texas
Mr. Johnson
Jackie Kennedy
Washington
Parkland Hospital
Jfk
Journal
Miners Entombed After West Virginia Mine Disaster
Rescue crews faced dense smoke and extreme heat as 78 workers were trapped after explosions at Mountaineer Coal Co No 9 mine in north central West Virginia. Twenty one escaped, with officials saying hope of survival was slim and no rescue was planned before conditions improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannington
W.va
Mountaineer Coal Co
No. 9
West Virginia
Union Hall
West Germany Resists Mark Revaluation Amid Monetary Crisis
Bonn AP report says West Germany refuses to revalue the mark to ease the world monetary crisis. After nine hours of talks among finance ministers and central bank chiefs, Strauss stated no revaluation and limited measures. France and Britain pressed for change as discussions continued with no market closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
West
Franze
Josef Strauss
France
Taxi Driver Jokes About Driving With Passenger
A taxi driver quips to his passenger there is no charge as she did most of the driving. The lighthearted line reflects playful banter during a ride.
Metal fragment sparked Scorpion dive search deep Atlantic
Navy officials traced the Scorpion mystery to a bent metal plate found in June two to four feet beneath sonar and camera gear aboard the Mizar. The plate, whose origin remains uncertain, helped focus a vast 40-ship, 6,000-man hunt across the Azores area. The sub vanished May 27 en route to Norfolk. The Mizar recorded magnetometer and sonar readings and captured about 150,000 images during the months-long effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester L. Buchanan
Naval Research Laboratory
Buchanan
Mizar
Navy
Azores
Buchan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ann Landers
PT Trec
Heloise
Eeewee
Valley News
Mr. Poundstone
Consolidation
Fairmont Gener
Lewelly
Poundstone
Leslie Ryan
West Virginia Department of Mines
Mark
U. S. Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Roy Jenkins
Francois Xavier Ortoli
Scorpion
Atlantic Ocean
Norfolk
Mediterranean
Miles
Canada
United States
York
Greenland
USS
British St
Isles
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!