Quiet memories of the Thresher linger in Kittery bar
In Kittery Maine, former shipyard workers and families recall the 1963 loss of the USS Thresher. The 129 sailors died after a test dive near Boston. Years later memorials fade, bookstores avoid old memory, and widows like Mrs. Dinola cope with five children while veterans and workers remember their shipmates in quiet, daily life.
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Kittery
Maine
UPI
Thresher
Michael Dinola
Capt
David
John O’brien
O’brien
United States
Pacific
Amish Depend on Coal. Rail Reorganization May Hurt Berne
In Berne Indiana Amish households rely on coal for heating with Penn Central delivering the fuel. With national rail reorganization plans the line through Berne could be abandoned, threatening more than 100 Amish homes that shun electricity and gas. Some may move to keep coal access, reflecting a pattern of past exoduses from Adams County to Missouri Iowa Tennessee and Pennsylvania while remaining attached to Indiana. In a separate note from Enid Oklahoma a motorcycle accident killed Larry Gene Rock 20, nephew of astronaut Owen Garriott Jr.
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Berne
Ind
UPI
Penn Central Railroad
National Rail
Adams County
Missouri
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Iowa
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Enid, Okla
Owen Garriott Jr
Larry Gene Rock
Rock
Garriott
California
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Thresher Submarine
Navy
Boston
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth
N.H
Purington
Dinola
Cmdr
U.S. Naval Academy
Rye
New Hampshire
Sandy Seacoast
Mrs. Dinola
Ligence
Ray Hall
Shipyard Mental Trades Union
Finast
Pork Loin Asst
Meat Street
U.S.A
Kirschner’s
Franks Csiib
Swift
Pki
Finast Supermarkets
PTTL
Purina
Sparagus
Spic & Span
Comet Cleanser
Aien
Health & Beauty
Miss Breck
Finast Fresh
Finast Frozen
D. Rolls
Boy
Jemima
Sanka Instant Coffee
Sunrise Fresh Dairy Features
Inraven
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