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1 story matching sledg
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:sled, sledgehamm, sledman, ledg, slee, sler
- Miners Trapped in Newcastle Cave-In
Two workers survived a terrifying collapse in the Coal Creek mine after being pinned under four feet of rock and coal for ninety minutes.