by Beth Spence
Carrying enlarged photographs of their lost loved ones, family members of three of the 29 miners killed in the 2010 explosion at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine spent June 6-7 in Washington, D.C., pleading with lawmakers to take action to improve mine safety and to stiffen penalties for mining companies that knowingly, willingly and recklessly place miners’ lives at risk.
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) stands with Clay Mullins, Betty Harrah, Gary Quarles and AFSC staff member Beth Spence. Photo by Bryan Vana, American Friends Service Committee.
Betty Harrah’s photo showed her brother Steven with his son Zach, who was not quite seven when his father died. Harrah said Zach, now nine, draws pictures of his father in
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underground explosion. we also understand maybe roughly about 15 minutes after the hour, president obama will deliver the eulogy. we understand it might be about ten minutes long. of course, he ll talk about the collective grief that people are feeling as a result of this explosion and the lives lost, and he will also try to offer some assurances that some measures of safety will be put into place for future coal miners and other communities that have such great investments in the coal mining industry. there you saw the governor, joe manchin. the first lady, gail manchin is also there. i understand she is actually the one introducing the family members. let s just listen in right now as names are being announced on the p.a. system and family members are filing in. tammy davis. [ applause ] benny r. willingham. [ applause ] again, what s taking place here is you re hearing the announcements of a family member who will come forward. they re being greeted by governor joe man
captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. tonight, residents of central mississippi are counting their losses and picking up the pieces of their lives after a deadly tornado onslaught unlike anything they ve seen in years. officials now believe ten people died in yesterday s storm, which has left hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed and thousands still without power. experts estimate as many as 30 tornadoes were unleashed by a weather system that raked other parts of the southeast as well with damaging thunderstorms into the night. the paths of some of those tornadoes led right through yazoo city, and mills springs, mississippi. nbc s charles hadlock was among the first to report from the scene. he starts us off again tonight from yazoo city. charles? reporter: good evening, lester. more help poured into the storm-ravaged region today as tornado victims and their neighbors began the tremendous task of rebuilding their lives. the tornado carved a ribbon
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