1968 Mine Disaster

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 1968, file photo, the second of two seven-man teams exits the Athas portal mine shaft of the Consolidated Coal Co., near Farmington, W.Va., after their search for 78 trapped miners. It's been nearly half a century since 78 men perished in the Farmington No. 9 mine disaster in West Virginia, but to those who lost loved ones, the questions have never been answered. This week, families of the lost miners will ask a federal appeals court to reinstate a lawsuit they filed in 2014. (AP Photo/File)