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Lewis Blames Mine
Management For Blast
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site, said present evidence shows
that electrical equipment ignited
methane — a light odorless gas
produced in mines by decomposi
tion of organic matter—which in
turn ignited clouds of coal dust.
Cigarettes and matches were
found during rescue operations,
the report continued, leading in
vestigators to believe “the possi
bility of smoking as an ignition
source cannot be entirely disre
garded.”
18-Month Korean
W ar Has Cost Reds
1,515,688 Casualties
By WILLIAM C, BARNARD
MUNSAN, Korea, (/P) — The
Chinese and North Korean com
munists armies have suffered
1,515,688 casualties in the Korean
war, a U.S. Eighth Army brief
ing officer reported Saturday.
He said the figure for the 18
month-old conlict included battle
casualties, estimated non - battle
casualties (frostbite, illness, etc.)
and prisoners of war.
The briefing officer listed 823,
321 Chinese communists casual
ties since they entered the war
Nov. 7, 1950. The North Korean
toll was given as 692,357.
The officer said United Na
tions troops inflicted 216,721 bat
tle casualties on the Reds since
the truce talks started at Kaesong
last July 10.
During the last month—the twi
light war — Red casualties were
10,197. That represented a big
drop from the preceding month,
a 30-day provisional cease - fire
line expired at midnight Thurs
day.
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in proportion to his greed.
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