Ten Day Cave Rescue in West Virginia
Robert and Anita Mangold of Burlington were rescued from a hillside cave near Twiggs Cave on Irons Mountain after ten days trapped in darkness. Amateur spelunkers descended into the mine to free the couple, who faced hypothermia and weight loss but survived.
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Cumberland
West Virginia
Robert
Anita Mangold
Burlington
W. Va
Anita
Mongold
Cumberland Memorial Hospital
Chester G. Payne
Ramsay Farah
Mangold
Twiggs Cive
Irons Mountain
Here
Harold Lynch
Drake Gibbs
Payne
Rick Kreger
Bob Kreiger
Mike Small
Narrows Grotto Club
Kreger
Still Hunt West Virginia Penitentiary escapees at large
Four of six inmates remain at large after West Virginia Penitentiary escape. Two of the escapees were recaptured. James Parsons 22 of Charleston and Donald Williamson 27 of Chesapeake Ohio surrendered or were recaptured near a car lot and a church. Eight inmates climbed through a ventilator shaft and descended a rope.
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Moundsville
W.va
West Virginia
James Parsons
Charleston
Kanawha County
Donald Williamson
Chesapeake
Ohio
Jackson County
Parsons
Williamson
Balloon flight turns into duet over Atlantic attempt
Balloonist Bob Sparks and crew chief G Hadden Wood launched from Mashpee at 1 05 a m with Wood clinging to a rope and boarding the Odyssey in midair. Sparks and Wood report they are safe and continue the flight as spectators watch the 95 foot high craft. Wood planned to parachute if needed and would not seek credit. The craft carries 100000 cubic feet of helium and is aimed at a first solo Atlantic crossing.
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Mangold
Hadden Wood
Greenwich
Bob Sparks
Mashpee
Mass
Sparks
G. Hadden Wood
Wood
Pottersville
N.J
Bob
Europe
Harden Crawford
Crawford
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Finland
Italy
WMAL
Stro
AK Somerset
Paul Sparer
Dinah Shore
Mike Douglas
Proud
The
Redd Foxx
Henry Winkler
Jimmie Mickey
Deborah Kerr
DeFranco Fam Mouse Club
Holden Walker
Billy Eckstine
Dream Thelma Ritter
Eyewitness News
Jeannie Dewey Martin
J.C. Hayward
News Center
the Partridge
Max Robinson
Jim Vance
Gordon Petersen
Glenn Rinker
Family Tonight
Louie Allen
Dave Sheehan
Reni Santoni
Thomas
Merv Griffin
San Francisco
Hal Lindens
Earl of the Queen
Harry O
Robert Stack Widmark
Alan Smith
David Ralph Bellamy
R. Conrad Meryl Comer
B. Rush Karvellas
Knight Janssen Bradford Dillman
Beatel
Peter Flintstones
Captain Jennings
Bob Dawg
Keeshan
Dennis the Nine
A.M. Washington
Menace Walker
Hudgins
Carol Randolph
Adam Wade
Doug Llewelyn
Dick van
Rane Carpenter
Guiding
Las Vegas
Dick Clark
Rhyme & Reason
Edge
J.pitchett
Jane Russell
Bob Eubanks
Courtney
Bert Convy
Va Tax Opinion on Cargo Containers Sparks Fears
Virginia attorney general joins debate over taxing cargo containers as personal property under the average presence rule. Officials warn a unique port tax could erode Norfolk's competitive edge versus Baltimore, Savannah, and Charleston. Public officials expect possible relief legislation in 1976.
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Norfolk
Virginia Port Authority
Atty
Andrew P. Miller
VPA
Virginia
WPA
William Craft
Craft
Heilig
Hampton Roads
East Coast
Gulf Coast
Baltimore
Savannah
Charleston
Miller
Norfolk Revenue
Sam Barfieldi
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Beetle Bailey
Andy Capp
Snuffy Smith
Doonesbury
Elviney
Manamara
Rex Morgan
Still Hunt , W.va
Del
George C. Heilig
New York
East Side
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