Ambulance Crash Kills Man in Gallipolis
A five car crash on a Gallipolis street during an emergency run left Ronald E. Galloway 26 dead. Injured were Ernest Thompson 48 ambulance driver John Damron 38 and Myrl O Warren 47.
08 Aug 1963
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
1
A five car crash on a Gallipolis street during an emergency run left Ronald E. Galloway 26 dead. Injured were Ernest Thompson 48 ambulance driver John Damron 38 and Myrl O Warren 47.
Torrential rains swamped Buffalo and suburbs causing 35 million dollars in damage, 300 residents displaced, power and telephones down, and buses halted. The mayor declared a state of emergency as floodwaters inundated homes and facilities, with 7 million to public buildings and 28 million to residences and businesses.
Columbus AP report shows Ohio general fund receipts in July totaling 98.97 million, more than double July 1962's 48.02 million. Expenditures fell by 1.26 million from 1962. Auditor cites new excise tax and quarterly utility tax installments as major factors and notes 23.46 million in new money taxes collected earlier under the new law.
Federal workers in nine cities took part in a Public Health Service screening using fudge bars to provoke sugar absorption. The test, aided by an Auto Analyzer, identified 210 diabetes cases from 15,535 volunteers, a rate of 13.5 per 1000.
Haiti information minister claims government forces defeated Haitian exile invaders after hours of fighting in the north. He says Cantave was not captured and rebels are driven toward the Dominican Republic, while exile sources report multiple advancing columns and ongoing pressure on Cap Haitien and Gonaves.
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, one day old son of the President, remains in serious condition with idiopathic respiratory distress. Doctors report slight improvement after his first night. the White House will release all medical information, while the President visits and then travels to Cape Cod.
The limited nuclear test ban treaty heads to the Senate for ratification after 26 nations begin signing ceremonies at the State Department. President Kennedy plans a message urging approval as 56 nations are expected to join the pact. France and Communist China reportedly hold out. Senator Jackson requests scientific testimony on Soviet missile progress before deciding.
Two Ohio men, Errest Pelizzari and Edward Beltrami, died when their single-engine Bellanca crashed near Elkhurst, Clay County, after requesting a heading from Charleston tower. Wreckage covered a 100 foot area. bodies identified, plane returning to Alliance from Florida.
Thunderstorms drenched Southern California flooding highways and washing away cars. Victorville and Apple Valley in the Mojave reported up to three feet of water, prompting residents to stack sandbags as deputies monitored the scene. In Georgia, Lockheed-Georgia announced a jet cargo plane rollout set for August 22.
Atty. Gen. William B. Saxbe ruled that defendants facing criminal charges must be fully informed of their right to counsel in court proceedings. The opinion was requested by Vinton County authorities.
In South Louisville two women attempted a holdup at a food store. A bag boy blocked them and the pair fled when doors were locked. The gun-wielding woman and her partner left without obtaining any money.
A postal money bag with about $100,000 fell from a transfer wagon, was run over by a train, burst open and scattered $20 bills along the track. A railroad employee said winds were calm and the money was recovered in about 20 minutes. Also reported, U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk returned from a trip to Leningrad and joined Khrushchev by the Black Sea with Andrei Gromyko.
CHEDDINGTON England AP A gang of 20 to 30 masked men halted the Glasgow London mail train at 3 am 40 miles NW of London and took about 120 registered mail bags including currency and a shipment of diamonds. Post office warns losses may exceed a million pounds 2.8 million dollars. The robbers disabled signals and telephones tied mail sorters and drove away with the engine to offload bags onto awaiting cars on a bridge.
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