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The right man for the job.(The Goodness Of America)
Another letter carrier the NALC noted for heroism was Lawrence Swain, an 11-year Postal Service veteran who lives with his wife, Lou Ella, in Boyce, Louisiana, but delivers mail in nearby Alexandria.
Ordinarily, he would have passed a particular intersection earlier in the day, but he recalls that on June 18, 2002 "we had a lot of mail that day and I got out of the office late." Reaching the intersection, he suddenly heard "a big ol' boom." Looking toward the sound, he saw a minivan flying upside down. It crashed into a brick wall and caught fire. "All I thought," Swain says, "was that someone could be hurt, that there could be children trapped inside."
Two other motorists (a man and a woman) stopped to help. Swain told the woman to get a fire extinguisher from a nearby store while he and the other man went to the burning van. Swain found that the driver and sole occupant, Herbert Heise, was trapped. The woman soon returned with an extinguisher, which slowed the flames and bought some precious time.
The mangled driver's-side door of the van would not open. Fearing that the vehicle might explode at any moment, Swain ran to the rear, crawled through the hatch, and worked his way to the front seat. As he tried to pull Heise free, the injured man screamed in pain and blurted, "Stop! I'm hurt!" Swain replied, "You're gonna be ...
- Swain row takes a new turn.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 6, 2004 700+ words
...revolt by the ruling BJD MP, Mr Harihar Swain, against the party chief, Mr Navin Patnaik...constituency threatening to boycott Mr Swain. They met the party chief, Mr Patnaik...all the programmes of the rebel MP, Mr Swain in Aska Lok Sabha constituency as well...
- Swain pushing through pain.
- Newspaper article from: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN) August 7, 2006 700+ words
...practice, there have been moments when Jayson Swain's bum knee looks as healthy as he says...himself. But he's fighting out there." Swain has accepted it's something he's going...t the same as spring practice, which Swain could afford to miss when his knee would...
- All In The Family: Swain's Play Has Refugio Fans Remembering One Of The...
- Newspaper article from: Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX) October 11, 2006 700+ words
...Forman Oct. 11--REFUGIO -- Carl Swain has no problem carrying on a family tradition, even one before his time. Swain is the half-brother of Willie Mack...Everybody has told me about him," Swain said of Garza, who earned all-state...
- Swain Galleries makes shopping exciting. (unusual gift shop in a New Jersey...
- Magazine article from: Gifts & Decorative Accessories January 1, 1989 700+ words
Swain Galleries Makes Shopping Exciting...explanation for the success of Swain Galleries in Plainfield, N...want." Three generations of Swains -- Walter, his father and...there is a fourth generation at Swain: Walter's daughter, Ann...
- Two heads are better than one: Swain and Kennedy find the right balance at...
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable Hatch, David May 3, 2004 700+ words
...just how indispensable co-COOs Susan Swain and Rob Kennedy are to C-SPAN, consider...As soon as he tells a familiar story, Swain and Kennedy turn to each other and blurt...we're that sophisticated about it," Swain says. Lamb adds with a chuckle that the...
- Public affairs proponent: C-SPAN'S Susan Swain continues production push into...
- Magazine article from: Multichannel News Hearn, Ted January 31, 2005 700+ words
...exhilarating past few months for Susan Swain, who oversees all programming and marketing...of weeks with these new series," says Swain, one of C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb...career at the public affairs network, Swain became C-SPAN's executive vice president...
- Developer sees gold in old, neglected properties. (Bob Swain)
- Magazine article from: The Business Journal (Serving Greater Tampa Bay) Simanoff, Dave May 8, 1998 700+ words
Swain turns unused tennis club land into townhomes...the stars and the planets. Businessman Bob Swain sees the future when he looks at run-down...That was in early 1997. Construction on Swain's vision for the future - named PointeTarpon...
- SWAIN AWARE OF THE PRESSURE.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire February 7, 2004 700+ words
...Hull Daily Mail) Kiwi hooker Richard Swain is well aware the pressure is on him to perform at his new club Hull FC. Swain has arrived at the KC with a big reputation...accepts the spotlight will be on him but Swain is looking forward to the challenge...
- SWAIN AWARE OF OF PRESSURE.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire February 28, 2004 700+ words
...Hull Daily Mail) Kiwi hooker Richard Swain is well aware the pressure is on him to perform at his new club Hull FC. Swain has arrived at the KC with a big reputation...accepts the spotlight will be on him but Swain is looking forward to the challenge...
- Dominique Swain: playing gay for the teen set.(Interview)
- Magazine article from: Curve Anderson-Minshall, Diane October 1, 2002 700+ words
...clothed classmates. For actress Dominique Swain, appearing naked at the head of the class...job. Not long ago, the 22-year-old Swain became the youngest person to pose naked...Animals (PETA). While tongues wagged about Swain's pulchritudinous pose in front of a...
Source: HighBeam Research, The right man for the job.(The Goodness Of America)