M.Andre Jacques
Nine trapped miners were dramatically rescued from the Mt. Rivel Chalk mine in Champagnole (Eastern France) last week. They are (left to right) M. Andre Jacques, M. Joseph Cottenos, M. Henri David, M. Andre Martinet, (Foreman) M. Pierre Conus, M. ...
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Adolf Herbst
1.42 a.m. Electrician Adolf Herbst (20) comes out. He is fourth.
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Belgium_Coal-Mine Blast
Twenty-six men are feared to have been killed in a coal-mine at Seraing, near Liege, after a fire-damp explosion which trapped 40 Belgian and Italian miners. King Baudouin, of the Belgians, visited the pithead and spoke to rescue workers.
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Landslide In Matugama
A landslide in Matugama destroyed two houses, causing the deaths of 11 people who had been inside. All traces of the houses had been erased beneath the soil.
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A Colombo Bound Kelani Valley Train Collided with a Bus
The bus which was flung some distance away was a complete wreck, the engine being wrenched off the body. No one was hurt.
The bus belonging to a private tourist company was on a test run about 56:30 am yesterday when the accident occurred. The sou...
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Bus Crash
A CTB Bus headed to Galle from Colombo skidded near the Moratuwa Railway Station and dashed against a lampost.
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Bus Accident
This bus, travelling with a full load of new year crowds from Balangoda went off the road and crashed into a house at Balangoda. The driver, who was injured, was taken to hospital. No one else was hurt.
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