Runaway train
Article Abstract:
The courageous rescue of railyard employee Richard Vitek by the St. Paul Fire Department after being pinned in a railroad accident is described. The accident stemmed from a faulty brake which caused the rain to collide with a locomotive engine at the railyard.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1998
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Balloon going down!
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Two men and a woman went ballooning on a sunny afternoon in Louisville, KY. However, the weather soon changed and forced the balloon to entangle itself on a powerline. A description of how the balloonists were rescued from the powerline is presented.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
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Bush pilot down
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Bush pilot Clarence Bartley was rescued by fellow pilots after his Cessna 180A float plane was stranded in high winds off the coast of Anchorage.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 2000
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