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Monday, August 13, 2007

Day Eight of Utah Mine Rescue With No Signs of Trapped Miners

Monday, August 13, 2007 HUNTINGTON, Utah — Eight days since the collapse of a Utah coal mine trapped six miners underground, ongoing rescue efforts failed Monday to detect any signs of the men, or whether any of them were still alive. Crews were preparing to drill a third and fouth hole in hopes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 12, 2007

Camera Fails to Find Miners; Officials Plan to Drill Third Hole

Sunday, August 12, 2007 HUNTINGTON, Utah — A video camera lowered into a coal mine showed a chamber filled with equipment and debris, but failed to reveal the location of six missing miners, prompting officials to order the drilling of a third hole in an attempt to locate the men. Poor lighting... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 10, 2007

Drill Reaches Level of Trapped Utah Miners; No Sound Heard

Friday, August 10, 2007 HUNTINGTON, Utah — A tiny microphone lowered deep into the earth early Friday picked up no evidence that six coal miners caught in a cave-in four days ago were still alive. But an air sample indicated there was enough oxygen to breathe in the chamber where the miners were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 9, 2007

Shuttle Endeavour Crew Begins First Day in Space

Thursday, August 09, 2007 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After space shuttle Endeavour launched into the clear blue sky and reached orbit with teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan aboard, Mission Control announced that class was in session. Morgan, zooming with the other crew members toward the international... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Utah Mine Rescue Mission 'Wiped Out' Due to Seismic Activity

Wednesday, August 08, 2007 HUNTINGTON, Utah — Dangerous conditions that forced rescuers to halt attempts to reach six trapped miners will prevent crews from reaching the men for at least a week, a mining executive said. Seismic activity "wiped out" all progress rescuers had made in clearing rubble... Sign in to see full entry.

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