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1951 West Frankfort, Illinois mine disaster...
1951 West Frankfort, Illinois mine disaster...
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December 22, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1951
* West Frankfort - Lakeland
* Franklin County, Illinois
* Coal mine explosion disaster
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "4 Killed and 100 Trapped In Illinois mine Explosion" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the Orient No. 2 coal mine explosion near West Frankfort, Illinois. The number of deaths would reach 119. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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