Two Miners Rescued After 14 Days Underground Reach Surface
Henry Throne and David Fellin, trapped 300 feet underground for 14 days after a mine cave‑in near Hazleton, rise to the surface in safety harnesses. A third miner, Louis Bova, remains trapped as drill teams widen a lifeline hole. Throne and Fellin are transported to Hazleton State Hospital in good condition.
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Hazleton Pa
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Throne
Fellin
Louis Bova
Hazleton State Hospital
Mine Driller Acclaimed For Precision Feat
In Hazleton Pa Nelson Stauffer praised Mike Rank for the precise rescue drilling that freed two miners, David Fellin and Henry Throne, after Rank bored an 18 inch bit through 300 feet of rock with an 65 ton rig. Rank, 39, of Bethel Conn, operated the final hours of the escape hole.
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Hazleton
Mike
Nelson Stauffer
Mike Rank
Bethel
Conn
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Rank
Weather map report for Terre Haute area
The Weather By U. S. Weather Bureau notes fair and cool conditions tonight with sunny mild conditions Wednesday. Highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s regionally across Indiana and Illinois with light wind and no precipitation yesterday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Senate presses rail strike deal amid looming deadline
The Senate debated emergency rail legislation as a nationwide strike looms with a 12:01 a.m. Thursday deadline. Leaders doubted quick passage, while railroad negotiator J. F. Wolfe rejected any deadline extension. House Speaker McCormack urged action Wednesday if the Senate finishes today.
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Senate
Congress
J. F. Wolfe
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Mansfield
Kennedy
Sen
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Warren G. Magnuson
Budget trimming leaves Vigo city budget at $2.64 million
City Council approves a 1964 budget of 2,644,823 dollars, cutting 33,314 from proposed spending and 3 cents from the civil tax rate. The rate of 2 dollars 746 per 100 assessed value is 6.4 cents below last year and awaits review by county and state tax authorities.
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City Hall
Vigo County Board of Tax Adjustment
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Vigo County Taxpayers Association
Everett Acree
Ray Thomas
Acree
Frank McGlone
Barrett
Thomas
McGlone
North Korea accused of 259 armistice violations at Panmunjom
At the 260th armistice commission meeting in Panmunjom the United Nations command alleged 259 violations by Communist North Korea of the Korean War armistice between May 1 and August 20. In response the Communists listed 907 alleged violations by U N personnel from July 11 to August 15 plus four more last week.
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Korea
United Nations Command
North Korea
U. N
Armistice Commission
Burke and Kistiakowsky Clash Over Nuclear Treaty Safeguards
In Washington Arleigh A Burke pressed for verification or limited inspection of Soviet nuclear facilities before ratifying the limited nuclear test ban treaty. George B Kistiakowsky endorsed the treaty with no reservations while Eisenhower urged a specific reservation to reserving the right to use nuclear weapons to halt aggression.
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Washington
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Russia
George B. Kistiakowsky
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kistiakowsky
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Burke
Senate Armed Services
Theodor Heuss to Undergo Left Leg Graft Surgery
Theodor Heuss 79 former West German president will be operated on for gangrene in his left leg his son Said said today in Stuttgart Germany.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Theodor Heuss
West Germany
Now You Know by United Press International
The Chinese reportedly used coal as fuel by 1000 B C but the first definite coal mining record dates to the early 1100s according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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United Press International
Brittanica
Trapped men rescued after 14 days underground
AP reports David Fellin and Henry Throne were pulled to the surface from depths exceeding 300 feet after 14 days trapped. They were flown by helicopter to Hazleton Hospital for treatment as officials promise calm during a looming civil rights march while tensions and violence concerns rise.
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David Fellin
Henry Throne
Hazleton
Signal Light Failure Ruins Marshall Intersection Wreck
Two men died and four family members were injured in a car semi-trailer crash at a Marshall Illinois intersection during a Monday night power outage. Killed were John Lee Newbold and Paul Newbold. Injured include Madge Newbold and Margaret Newbold both in critical condition, Judy Newbold 14 in satisfactory condition, Joe Newbold 14 in fair condition. The crash happened as a traffic signal failed after a power outage caused by a fallen tree.
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Madge Newbold
John
Margaret Newbold
Paul
Judy
Joe Newbold
Lodge Seeks Quiet In South Viet Nam Crisis Talks
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge met for over two hours with Ngo Dinh Nhu as Saigon drums up political and religious talks. Reports suggest Saigon may ease army hard line though soldiers may shoot at illegal gatherings. National Assembly election remains postponed.
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Viet Nam
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
Nhu
National Assembly
Paris Doctors Reattach Girl Leg After Conveyor Injury
Mary Sue Osborn, 8, Vermilion Illinois, had her leg nearly severed by a grain conveyor auger at a Paris mill. Surgeons attached the limb at Paris Hospital and reported her condition satisfactory. She was watching kernels enter the mill when the blade struck just below the knee.
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Paris
Mary Sue Osborn
Vermilion
Paul Osborn
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AP News Digest
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Bunker Hill Air Force Base
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