Avalanche Buries 11 Climbers On Mount Rainier
Eleven climbers were buried by a giant ice avalanche on Mount Rainier’s Ingraham Glacier near Disappointment Cleaver. Rescue teams race to locate missing climbers as five from a separate Mount Hood descent die after a fall at 9000 feet on Eliot Glacier.
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Associated Press
Mount Rainier
Larry St. Peter
St. Peter
Ingraham Glacier
Disappointment Cleaver
Rainier Park
Larry Henderson
Camp Muir
Henderson
Hood River County
Portland Adventist Hospital
Robert D. Lynch
Air Force Reserve
Eliot Glacier
Portland
Mount Hood
Oregon
Fire calls denied over unpaid fees at New Era Trailer Court
Residents at New Era Trailer Court east of Murphysboro fierce about no fire response to an early morning trailer fire. Fire Chief Chester Steele said owner Quintin Parrish’s prior unpaid $500 fees prompted the no-response decision. The unoccupied trailer burned completely. no injuries reported, but propane tanks and multiple past fires noted. Police and sheriff’s deputies responded and investigation into the blaze is ongoing.
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Southern Illinoisan
Joe Jines
Trailer Court
Murphysboro
H.B. Koplowitz
New Era Trailer Court
Chester Steele
Quintin Parrish
Carmella Pierce
Ms. Pierce
Illinois 13
Russell Pierce
Parrish
Pierce
Air controllers avert nationwide strike with tentative contract
After 15 hours of bargaining, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization and the FAA announced a tentative settlement to avert a strike that could have grounded about half the nation's flights and cost airlines billions. Final details await ratification by 14,800 controllers and congressional approval.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Congress
Transportation
Drew Lewis
Robert Poli
Lewis
New York City
Chicago
FAA
J. Lynn Helms
Los Angeles
Lightning strikes Illinois road near Murphysboro injure none
Charles Mason escaped injury when his truck was struck by lightning near Murphysboro Illinois on Sunday. The bolt knocked off a hubcap and burned the clutch while leaving six holes in the westbound lane of Illinois 13. Deputies towed the truck after the strike cracked the pavement all the way across. Mason recalled a similar hit about ten years ago in a barn.
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Charles Mason
Murphysboro
Illinois 13
Mason
Weather pattern to bring thundershowers through mid July
Weather forecasters expect persistent humidity and heat with a three week run of storms. Karol Ditzler notes instability favors thunderstorms while a mix of sun and rain continues. Rain totals for May and June exceed normal, with heavy weekend downpours at the airport and nearby stations. Farmers report drier fields briefly but weekend rain slowed field work and wheat harvest.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Karol Ditzler
Southern Illinois
National Weather Service
Williamson County Agriculture Extension
Michael Plumer
Plumer
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Bill Briggle
Dennis Robertson
Edmonds
Robertson
Ortland
Seattle
Mt. Rainier
Canada
Mt. Hood
Spokane
Bend Lake
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Marion
Carbondale
Ms. Ditzler
Mildred Mignone
Rend Lake
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