He's Back In The Coal Mines In Nova Scotia After Rescue
Herb Pepperdine, 45, returns to mining with Cumberland Railway and Coal Co. No 2 mine in Springhill, Nova Scotia, ten years after being trapped in the 1958 No 2 mine bump. Of 175 workers that night, 100 survived the miraculous rescue that left many families and the town changed. Pepperdine recalls the ordeal and says the mine life still pays, but the town has shifted as unemployment remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Donaldson
Springhill
N.S
Herb Pepperdine
Pepperdine
Herb
Cumberland Railway and Coal Co
Halifax
Erb
No. 2
Levi Milley
Milley
West Virginia
Johnson approves Eisele promotion to lieutenant colonel
AP reports President Johnson signed the promotion of astronaut Donn F. Eisele to lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. The piece also notes civilian life details of Springhill residents, mine conditions at Springhill, and other brief items about people in the news including Jane Jacobs, Jackie Gleason, Tricia Nixon, and TV child actor Ted Starke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Fress Washington
Johnson
Donn F. Eisele
Air Force
New York
Jane Jacobs
Lower Manhattan
Calf Killed by Dogs in Biddeford
Dogs killed a calf owned by George Nemet at 717 South Street Biddeford and badly mauled the animal. Biddeford Police Chief Edgar Sevigny and Officer Joseph Beal investigated and identified the dogs’ owner. Police said the animals will be destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Nemet
South St
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Joseph Beal
Public invited to ride with police on Friday riots
Charlotte police extend an open invitation for the public to ride with supervisors on Friday and see what they face. The report also notes J. C. Starke, son of David W. Starke, a local aircraft manufacturer inspector, and his age-increase remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
J. C
David W. Starke
Starke
Goodman invites public to view police handling on front lines
Goodman Jr spoke at a police community relations seminar urging citizens to observe police work to see how officers handle brutality and domestic cases. He claimed the invitation has been popular and will run through November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodman Jr
Goodman
Badger baiting and the origin of the term tease
Badger baiting was a cruel practice where badgers were placed in barrels and forced to fight dogs dragged in to pull them out. The brutal activity gave rise to the expression to badger meaning to tease.
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Biddeford High School
Jean Jones
Jean Dionne
Claire Mercier
Geraldine Poirier
Sandra Thompson
Denise Pelletier
Priscilla Lavigne
C.D.I. Inc
Alfred Road
Econoline
Sterling Tractor
Youland
Harris
Er Hebrides
Scotland
Youland’s Dept
Kennebunk
Space Men
Eisele
Jackie Gleason
Manhattan
Supreme Court
Genevieve
Washington
Tricia Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Norfolk
Jack Pillsbury
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Ted Starke
Superior Court
Robert A. Wenke
Tod
U.S
Main St
Asa
Twin City
Main Street
CANAY
National Bank
Staffordshire
China
Royal Staffordshire
Canal Bank
Canal Mank
Maines Fret Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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