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Word: rivercraft (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1967-1967
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...Rivercraft and rescue squads quickly swept.the scene for survivors, picking up at least eight, along with five bodies. Divers spotted three more corpses in a car but were unable to recover any of the victims pinned in the submerged scrap heap. It will take weeks of work to cut them all free. Some cars were doubtless swept downstream, and police estimated that it would be a long time-if ever-until a full count could be made of the victims. Mean while, Ohio Governor James Rhodes and his West Virginia counterpart, Hulett Carlson Smith, were pressing for an investigation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disasters: Collapse of the Silver Bridge | 12/22/1967 | See Source »

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