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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1968
Page
7
Alva Davis of Wallace West Virginia recounts the 5 30 a m explosion that trapped 78 co workers. He describes the shock wave a blocked passage a return to daylight and the effort to reach others before escaping. Ralph Starkey joined the escape and both men hope for their colleagues to survive and reunite with families.
Gov. James A. Rhodes announced his administration would sponsor a measure to reduce the minimum voting age from 21. He said he would leave the final decision to the next legislative session, noting the proposal appeared in the 1968 party platforms.
Four miles of fires and gas blasts trapped 78 miners 700 feet below in No 9 shaft as rescue teams faced a furnace like tunnel. Twenty one men were saved earlier while families prayed at a Farmington church amid multiple tragedies in the week.
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