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Persistence pays off.(The Goodness Of America)(Brief Article)
On June 29, 2003, in Kingston, Idaho, a pickup truck driven by Vaughn Gaschet de l'Isle was involved in an accident which caused it to leave the road, partially overturn, and lie with its passenger side door pressed against an embankment. Fire broke out at the back of the pickup and flames quickly spread to the cab.
Floyd Pollard of Smelterville, a partially disabled logger, witnessed the accident from a nearby overpass. He stopped, climbed over a guardrail, and went down the embankment to the highway. He then sought to assist de l'Isle, who had unbuckled his safety belt but could not open the jammed driver's side door. Pollard was also unable to open the door, so he tried to break out the door's window. When that effort also failed, he climbed onto the truck's hood and attempted to pull out ...
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...award announcement of 2009, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission today named 22 individuals...Medal and the history of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission can be found at http...CONTACT: Douglas R. Chambers of Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, +1-800-447-8900 Web...
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...award announcement of 2009, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission today named 20 individuals...MEDAL and the history of the CARNEGIE HERO FUND COMMISSION can be found at http...CONTACT: Douglas R. Chambers of Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, +1-800-447-8900 Web...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 2, 2009 700+ words
...award announcement of 2009, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission today named 19 individuals...MEDAL and the history of the CARNEGIE HERO FUND COMMISSION can be found at http...CONTACT: Douglas R. Chambers of Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, Toll free: +1-800...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 5, 2002 700+ words
PITTSBURGH -- The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced today that grants of $50,000 are being...11690X79341416 CONTACT: Douglas R. Chambers of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, +1-800-447-8900 Web site: http://www...
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- Newspaper article from: Newsday (Melville, NY) December 22, 2006 700+ words
...handed a piece of mail bearing the letterhead of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. McDonald eagerly tore the package open, revealing...surprised, because that's the type of person he was." Carnegie Hero Fund Commission BASED: Pittsburgh FOUNDED: 103 years ago by industrialist...
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- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Arnold, Stephanie L. Giordano, Rita December 22, 2006 700+ words
...he saw Salukas lying across the floor of the front seat. He tried to open the doors, but they were jammed. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission said Thorp managed to pull open the right rear door, lower the back of the front passenger seat, and pull Salukas...
