Rescue Two Prospectors Trapped in Idaho Mine
Rescuers pulled Darrell Hamilton and Floyd Gambrell Jr. from a 600-foot dry well near Rupert Idaho after a bucket became wedged and trapped them Monday. The two late twenty somethings, volunteer firefighters from Twin Falls, were uninjured and in good spirits. A 20 person crew used a winch and sling chair to lift the men to safety after voice contact was established by James Snodgrass.
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Rupert, Idaho
Idaho
Darrell Hamilton
Floyd Gambrell
James Snodgrass
Rupert
Idaho Power Co
Hamilton
Gambrell
Twin Falls
Jack McNeff
Idaho Power
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New Buoyant Swimsuit Aids Early Learners In Water
New York AP reports a floatable one piece swimsuit for toddlers that helps beginners gain water confidence. Invented by Jerrold Robinson of Mamaroneck, the suit uses a hollow polyethylene foam core that traps air to provide buoyancy and breathes with movement. It remains invisible under girls' suits and aims to prevent overreliance while teaching early swimming skills. Girls up to six benefit so far as boys wear trunks.
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Jerrold Robinson
Mamaroneck
N. Y
England
Robinson
Police Guns Jammed In Memphis Review
Memphis police audit of pistols found 14 of 200 guns would not shoot due to chrome plating in the mechanism. Officials say plating used for styling caused jams as officers’ weapons were examined.
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Memphis
Georgia acts on annual car safety inspections
Gov. Carl Sanders signed a bill mandating annual safety inspections for Georgia cars starting in 1965. The measure requires vehicle owners to pass a safety check each year to operate a registered automobile.
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Atlanta
API
Carl Sanders
French diplomat named to reopen Cairo ties
Paris reports Henri Froment Meurice age 39 named to reopen diplomatic relations with Cairo as charge d affaires. He has been assistant for eign office director for Eastern Europe. Relations were severed in the 1956 Suez crisis.
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Paris
Cairo
Henri Froment-Meurice
Europe
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