Sunshine Mine disaster fuels hopes for trapped miners
In Kellogg Idaho miners trapped 3,700 feet underground amid fire and smoke at the Sunshine Silver Mine faced gripping hours as rescue crews advanced toward the hoist room. Officials reported 58 men trapped with air vents drawing fresh air while 24 others were killed and 108 escaped. Governor Andrus called it Idaho's worst disaster.
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Idaho
Sunshine
Marvin C. Chase
Sunshine Mine
Chase
No. 10
Cecil Andrus
Bureau of Mines
Washington
Galena Mine Disaster Claims Miner at Wallaces’ Galena
Wallace Idaho report says one miner died and another injured in a fall of ground at the Galena Mine operated by American Smelting near four miles east of Sun Shine Mine. Gerald McDaniel, 33, of Wallace buried at the 4,300 foot level. Amos Mathews, 54, hospitalized with a broken leg and bruises. Rescue efforts continue for trapped workers at Sun Shine.
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Idaho
Galena
Here
Gerald McDaniel
Sunshine Mine
Amos Mathews
Kellogg
Mathews
McDaniel
Idaho Bicentennial seeks executive director position
Idaho Bicentennial Committee invites applications for the executive director post with a June 1 deadline. A committee will screen candidates and report findings to the full committee at its next meeting chaired by Anthony Park.
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Boise
UPD
Idaho
Anthony Park
Miner Fire at Deep Mine Sparks Rescue Efforts
At shift end the mine rescue continues after a fire among timber supports. Marvin C. Chase reports fresh air was pumped to the lower levels and believes any man in the area should be all right.
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Marvin C. Chase
Carpetbaggers May Run For Congress In Idaho
Assistant Attorney General John F Croncer said a 1958 Maryland Supreme Court ruling allows candidates for Congress to run without residing in the district they seek to represent. He noted the U.S. Constitution requires an inhabitant of the state, and court decisions have kept state laws from altering these qualifications.
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API
Congress
Idaho
John F.croncer
Maryland Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Maryland
Supreme Court rules residency a district for Congress is extra
The Supreme Court holds that mandating a congressional candidate to reside in the district is an additional qualification and unconstitutional. Croner notes a question remains whether a candidate must live in the district or simply be an inhabitant of the state at election time.
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Supreme Court
Croner
Congress
Sunshine Mine safety record sparks federal action in Idaho
Federal officials report Sunshine Mine in Kellogg Idaho shows higher accidental death and injury rates than industry norms. Miners perished in a fire with dozens missing as inspectors cite 35 safety violations and missives extend abatement deadlines.
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Washington
UPI
Sunshine
Idaho
Bureau of Mines
Kellogg
W.S. McCullough
M.R. Castellan
Lake level rises on Pend Oreille to 53.7 feet
Pend Oreille Lake elevation measured this morning at 53.7 feet, about 0.1 foot higher than yesterday and 0.2 foot above last weekend.
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Pend Oreille Lake
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