Skipper Smiles Waves Then Sinks With Ship
In a Japanese storm off Yokohama the California Maru sank after its bow cracked. Captain Hiroshi Sumimura, 44, went down with the vessel, smiling and waving to crewmen rescued by the New Zealand freighter Aotearoa. Four of 28 aboard drowned, plus three others lost when a plane hired by a TV crew ditched at sea. Twenty four sailors were rescued.
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Yokohama
Japan
Hiroshi Sumimura
New Zealand
Aotearoa
Nixon administration weighs forcing unions to admit new members
Washington AP Blount says Cabinet committee explores legislation to require building trades unions accept new members through a federally financed training program for veterans and civilians. Certificates would secure union membership, bypassing slower apprenticeship paths, amid wage inflation concerns and calls for a national construction manpower bank. Blount says plan not antiunion and cites two aims: curb inflationary settlements and meet soaring construction demand.
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Washington
Nixon
Winton M. Blount
Blount
Cabinet Committee On Construction
Philadelphia
Scouts Endorse YMCA Drive At Corry Chamber Meeting
At the February Corry Chamber of Commerce board meeting the endorsement passed urging citizens to join the local YMCA during its membership drive. The Chamber stressed a strong YMCA benefits the community’s recreational program and urged reaching the goal.
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Corry
Goat Hill name sparks Costa Mesa book controversy
In Costa Mesa, Ed Miller’s history of the city proposes the title Goat Hill, triggering opposition at city hall. Vice Mayor Wilson mocks the name as hayseed while Councilman Jordan jokes about Angora Heights. Mayor Pinkley notes readers may not buy the book regardless of title.
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Osta Mesa
Calif
Ed Miller
Orange County
Goat Hill
Miller
City Hall
Samples
Robert M. Wilson
Nixon
White House
Pardon
Costa Mesa
Will Jordan
Angora Heights
A. L Pinkley
Fanny Hill
Evacuation of 45 Million Channel Oil Well Lease
Humble Oil and Refining Co, a major Santa Barbara Channel operator, announced it relinquished a 45 million dollar oil lease covering nine square miles offshore after failing to meet expectations. The move follows last year’s large oil blowout near Union City, though a company spokesman said public criticism did not influence the decision.
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Santa Barbara, Calif
Santa Barbara Channel
Humble Oi and Refining Go
Union City
Humble
Judge's Son Sentenced 90 Days For Hit and Run
Gareth Martinis son of a Criminal Court judge was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to two traffic charges connected to a January 16 Bronx hit and run. He faced driving while intoxicated leaving the scene driving without a license and other related charges. The case echoes a 1963 auto crash linked to his father’s colleagues, with no immediate detail on the outcome. The article notes a separate lease remark about geophysics and Santa Barbara drilling, plus a classifieds tease about rental listings.
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New York
Gareth Martinis
Bronx
Martinis
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Drexel Institute
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