Springhill Mine Disaster Echoes Historic Shocks
A Newfoundland era mine disaster narrative recalls the Springhill No 2 colliery tremor near Cumberland, tracing 1891 and 1956 blasts, the town’s 7,000 residents, and the 1958 rescue effort. It notes gas, deep coal seams, and aid from the Navy, with families seeking closure as officials warn it could mark the end for the town’s mining era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Tailway and Coal Co
Dominion Steel and Coal Corp
Cumberland No. 2
Cumberland No. 4
Draeger
New Brunswick
Canada
Hillcrest
Ata
Sear
Dulles Says Reds Block Strait Peace Plan
Dulles accuses Chinese Communists of blocking a peace approach by demanding more modern weapons and a long term cease fire while Chiang Kai-shek and Dulles urge restraint. Reports note renewed shelling around Quemoy and Taiwan while both sides seek a peaceful settlement to avoid a wider war.
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Quemoy
Malsu
Dulles
Chiang
Dulles Himsulf
Henry
Chier
Rome
Formosa
Taipei
Sofar
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
183 Days License Charge Jails Woman in Tulare
Dee K. Travis of Taglewood, a Southern California housewife, pleaded guilty to a stolen license charge and received an 183 day jail sentence from Tulare Justice Ward G. Rush. She had served five days in September for speeding in August, and was arrested after clerks refused to return bail money to the license holder, using the name Mrs Norman Clark of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulare
UPL
California
Ward G. Rush
Dee K. Travis
Taglewood
Norman Clark
Los Angeles
Travis
Bowling Green post office bandit bags cash
Police reported a robber entered the Bowling Green post office and took eight 100-pound strongboxes containing five cents in cash. The incident is under investigation with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
S. C. UP
Hope Fades for 3 Hunters in Blizzard
Three hunters missing after a severe blizzard hit the southern Montana mountains. Clyde F. Williams, 72, of Belthe, was found dead in the storm. Rescue efforts continue for the two unidentified men and the third missing hunter amid ongoing weather dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Barton
Frank Hunter
Fred
Percy
Emel Spence
Spence
Jim McManaman
Henry Dykens
Baih
Dykens
Bael
W. Va
Shippingport
Northwest Coal Co
Kingwood
Lawerence Turner
Louis Rager
Fields
Herit
Jack Cail
Dale Flaskiell
Frank Ellwood Haskiell
Miles Cety
Mont
Bio
Tolay
Montana Mountains
Clyde F. Williams
Bel
Rob- Weert Pittinay
Sheridan
Nicosia
Minnesota
Nicosia Street
Minneapolis
Buren
Aylos Andronikos
Cyprus
Woman Axed and Home Burned Near Tex W-Kirs
Tulla Delgado, 68, was hacked to death with an ax at her home six miles south of here. Francisco Rios, 47, was charged with murder after the slaying and a fire destroyed the Delgado residence, said to have been caused by a kerosene stove left burning. The husband was in the barn during the attack as family troubles were cited by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lolkiart
Tex
Tulla Delgado
Francisco Rios
Miefer
Delgado Fam J
Here
Delgado
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Springhill
Macean
Wers
North America
Navy
Halifax
Steel Cross
Gary Embree
Ralph Gilroy
Gilroy
Wallfax
Trato
John Thompson
Dartmouth
N.S
Ree
Bill Miller
Eft
Don Ferguson
Cumberland Railway and Coal Co
Nova Scotia
Miller
Ferguson Duce
Little Queimoy
Tans
Dlevision
Ovsar
United States
Henry £. Elfman
Willard
Kothoes
Peices
J. M. Soss
Pine Ave
Kentucky
The
Independent
Packard Bell TV
Iirps
Harvest Salem
E. Artelia ST
Cherry Ave
North
Long Beach
Sun
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