Rescue at Sheppton, Pennsylvania, mine collapse
- Date
1963-08-27
- Summary
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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
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.