Finley Coal Company No. 15 and 16 Mine Explosion
a.k.a. Hurricane Creek Mine
Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky
December 30, 1970
No. Killed - 38
See the detailed report of this disaster
From the Google News Archives: 
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- Star News, Jan. 1, 1971
- Lewiston Evening Journal, Jan. 2, 1971
- Herald-Journal, Jan. 4, 1971
- Schenectady Gazette, Jan. 4, 1971
- The Morning Record, Jan. 4, 1971
- Tuscaloosa News, Jan. 4, 1971
- Kentucky New Era, Jan. 20, 1971
- Eugene Register-Guard, Jan. 27, 1971
- St. Petersburg Times, Jan. 29, 1971
- Kentucky New Era, Mar. 10, 1971
- Kentucky New Era, Dec. 1, 1977
- The Observer-Reporter, Dec. 24, 1974
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