Rescue at Sheppton, Pennsylvania, mine collapse

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Date
1963-08-27
Summary
The roof of the Sheppton coal mine collapsed on August 13, trapping three men 300-feet underground. Two weeks later, two men were rescued by raising them through holes bored through solid rock. Paul Long, KDKA narrates a recap of the events. Two short news briefs from the hospital in Hazelton, PA follow (Bill Steinbock).
Publisher
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. Group W
Genre
Special events radio coverage
Collection
Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes
Unit
Special Collections and University Archives
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Physical Description
sound tape reel
Notes
A guide to the full collection of Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes is available in our archival collections: https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/43884
Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: bcast-077000; Other: 0492-MMC

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