Three Die in Twin Engine Plane Crash Near Good Thunder
Wreckage of a missing Beechcraft twin engine plane was found on Walter Hipps farm south of Good Thunder Minnesota. Victims were Walter Chesley Montevideo Minnesota 43 Harold Reichert North Mankato Minnesota 51 and John Den Adel Oskaloosa Iowa 41 all officials of Nationwide Motor Club. The craft disappeared Tuesday night en route from Oskaloosa Iowa to Mankato Minnesota. The Civil Air Patrol planned further searches despite fog and mist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato
Minn
Good Thunder
Walter Chesley
Montevideo
Harold Reichert
North Mankato
John den- Adel
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Jefferson
Walter Hipps
Nationwide Motor Club
Auto Owners Association
Midwest
den Adel
Reichert
Chesley
Minnesota
National Family Insurance Co
St. Paul
Civil Air Patrol
Auto Club
Bank Robber Gets Only 7 Dollars in KC heist
A man demanded cash at a Kansas City bank and received seven dollars from a widow who opened her purse. He fled as a motorcycle officer arrested Ellis Thayer Van Nattan, 55, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on bank robbery charges with a $5,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Billye Kriss
Ellis Thayer van Nattan
Tulsa
Okla
Security National Bank
van Nattan
Rains Hit Flood Stricken West for 3rd Straight Day
The Pacific storm drenches five western states California Washington Oregon Nevada and Idaho with floods and fatalities. Rescue crews from Air Force Navy National Guard Red Cross Coast Guard and Civil Defense aid thousands stranded by high water slides and snow as relief supplies move in and authorities declare disaster in parts of the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
California
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Idaho
Air Force
Navy
National Guard
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Civil Defense
Pacific
Weather Bureau
Eel River
Rio Dell
Willow Creek
Hoopa
Pepperwood
Garberville
South Fork
Myers Flat
Stafford
Weatt
Justices Propose Overhaul of Minnesota Property Assessments
Minnesota Supreme Court urged a legislature overhaul of the antiquated assessed value system to ensure uniform taxation. The Dalton case found unfair 1958 1959 assessments in Duluth and returned for a fixed percentage until true value is used statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court
District Court
Supreme Court
Thomas Gallagher
Koochiching
Red Lake County
Dalton Realty Co
Patrick Overcoat Co
Duluth Terminal and Cold Storage Co
Center Market and Locker Plant Co
General Property Co
Melvin Kreiman
Alex J
Edith G. Lurge
Spalding Hotel Co
Siamcom
Saigon Bomb Kills 2 Americans and Injures 50
A massive terrorist blast at the Brink Hotel in Saigon on Christmas Eve killed two Americans and injured about 50 others, including Army personnel, civilians, and service members from multiple branches. Vietnamese police detained several suspects as fires and chaos engulfed the five-block area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Rios
Viet Nam
U.S
Pentagon
Capital
Brink
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Santa Claus Brings Aid to Struggling Appalachia
In Whitesburg Kentucky a TV charity drive spurred a national response for Christmas relief. An anonymous Fort Lauderdale donor shipped 150 hams and $5 000 in clothing by plane, CBS’s Christmas in Appalachia program spurred gifts, while Major Andrew Miller of the Salvation Army coordinated food and toy purchases for distribution to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesburg
Santa Claus
Appalachia
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Columbia Broadcasting System
Denver
Colo
Hiram Mitchell
Mitchell
CBS
New York
Andrew Miller
Salvation Army
Tidal Wave Devastates Southern India and Ceylon
A cyclone and tidal wave struck southern India and Ceylon on Wednesday. The Madras chief minister reported about 200 dead at Dhanushkodi. The Indian Express estimated 500 feared drowned on Rameswaram island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madras
India
Ceylon
Dhanushkodi
Indian Express
Rameswaram
Court Denies Writ to Bar Rail Strike
In Chicago a US district court denied an injunction to bar a nationwide railroad strike and delayed action pending appeal. Three unions machinists electricians and sheet metal workers had set strikes for November and December. Secretary Wirtz intervened and negotiations failed.. The judge will issue an order against the walkout pending higher court review after railroads file a motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph Sar
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Willard J. Lassers
News
W. Willard Wirtz
Washington
Perry
Traffic Deaths State Today and One Hundred Years Ago
A brief notice compares traffic fatalities reported today with figures from a century ago, highlighting a rise in deaths from 677 to 807 and related statistics.
Laird Eyes Ford’s GOP Conference Chair Post
Rep. Melvin R. Laird of Wisconsin is poised to signal next week his interest in chairing the House Republican Conference. The vacancy follows Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan seeking to unseat Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Indiana as House GOP leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
House Republican Conference
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Cold Wave Brings Frigid Xmas to Iowa
A cold wave heads into Iowa on Thursday with northerly winds 30 to 40 mph driving arctic air. The mercury drops as intermittent light snow falls and light freezing rain coats eastern highways in a glaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Rolvaag Plans Address to Legislature in Jan. 6 Session
Gov Karl Rolvaag said he hopes to address Minnesota's House and Senate in a joint session on January 6, the second day of the 1965 legislature. He noted formalities remain as he has not yet spoken with legislative leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Karl Rolvaag
State House
Senate
Minnesota
Melcher Club Hires Plate Cleaner Through Christmas
Melcher Iowa the Commercial Club hired a full time license plate cleaner to wash dirty plates after local police ticketed motorists for dirty plates. Earl Breese has cleaned nearly 1000 plates since starting Monday and continues through the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melcher, Iowa
Melcher Commercial Club
Earl Breese
Johnson seeks higher rates for second and third class mail
President Johnson plans to ask Congress for rate hikes on second and third class mail and to consider pay raises for Civil Service and postal workers. Budget Director Gordon indicates the final budget will be well below the initial $108.5 billion request, under $100 billion if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl R. Bauman
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Congress
Uncle Sam
Kermit Gordon
Gordon
Schedule of Pages Editorials TV News Women’s Sports Churches Comics Area News VS Mkts
Newspaper page index lists sections by page numbers and topics. It enumerates Editorials TV News Women’s Sports Churches Comics Area News and Markets with page placements and cross references.
Weather and rates shape year end news briefing
Mostly fair and colder tonight with lows from zero to 10 below. Friday will be partly cloudy with highs 5 to 15. Outlook Saturday across all zones remains cold with no snow expected. The year’s total economic estimate stands around 97.2 billion dollars. The President has held budget talks with Cabinet members this week and plans a quiet Christmas at the ranch. Johnson seeks higher second and third class mail rates and ZIP code sorting for all volume mail. Gronouski notes modest increases and steps to reduce overtime and expand post office staffing, with the smallest fourth class offices to close faster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gronouski
Post Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Merry Christmas
Austin
Takako Hyodo
Uwajima
City
Japan
Hyodo
Vera Ka
3Rd Ave
Herald
Patch
Margaret Snow
Margaret
Ivanhoe
Calif
West
Guerneville
Eureka
U.S. 101
San Francisco
Humboldt County
U.S.S. Lexington
Montana
Yuba City
Feather River
Yosemite National Park
Mark Hatfield
U.S. Armed Forces Radio Station
South Viet Nam
Paynesville
Ohio
Alfred Oponowicz
Oponowiccz
Secret Service
Oponowicz
Lake County Memorial Hospital
FBI
Laird
Ford
Rolvaag
LBJ
John A. Gronouski
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!