Rescue Pair Stranded On Glacial Ice Near Iskut River
Robert Gilroy and Max Portz survived eight days on the floats of their overturned aircraft after hitting a mud bank on July 14. They were stranded on the Iskut River near Terrace, B C, were spotted by a search plane, and rescued to Terrace via mining camp and Stewart.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Robert Gilroy
Max Portz
Tskut
Gilroy
Terrace
Iskut
Think Rivers
Gilroy Aid
Portz
Doug Chappel
Stewart, B.C
Shriners Honor Erie Man With Seven Hour Parade
The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine staged a seven hour parade at New York's World's Fair to honor Carlyle Brock an Erie dairy executive elected Imperial Potentate. About 22 000 Shriners participated in 1000 vehicles and horses with many clowns as the procession moved to Shea Stadium for a post midnight attraction.
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New Xukk
Shriners
New York
Erie
Carlyle, Brock
Fair Grounds
Shea Stadium
Ball Park
Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Plane Pilot 60 Hurt In Tioga County Plane Crash
Nick Georgetson aged 60 of Port Allegany was critically injured when his single engine Piper crashed 18 miles west of Wellsboro in Tioga County. The wreckage was found after Mayday calls from Chemung Airport Big Flats New York. He was flown to Port Allegany Hospital with a fractured skull and multiple lacerations. Investigation into the cause is ongoing.
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Wellopann
Nick Georgetson
Port Allegany
Tioga County
Richard Johnston
Wellsboro
Georgetson
Chemung
Big Flats
N. Y
Port Allegany Hospital
Erie Fluoride Question Set for November Ballot
The final tally of fluoridation petitions reached 12 353 valid signatures from 13 884 collected, surpassing the 10 173 needed to place the measure on the November ballot. City Council may block the item, but members prefer letting voters decide at the polls.
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Erie
Eugene Graney
Helen M. Gressley
Rails Profits Rise As Second Quarter Earnings Decline
The railroad reported eight million four hundred sixty thousand two hundred dollars in the latest period, up from six million eight hundred twenty five thousand three hundred a year earlier. Second quarter earnings reached twelve million nine hundred twenty four thousand, versus nine million nine hundred thirty two thousand in 1963. Six month gross revenues rose 1.6 percent to four hundred twenty four million fifty seven thousand eight hundred. Second quarter gross revenue fell 1.5 percent to two hundred fifteen million nine hundred eighty seven thousand six hundred. Operating ratio for the first half stood at 79.67 the best since 1945. Carloadings declined 2.1 percent amid heavier loading by new larger cars. The figures cover the Pennsylvania Railroad Co and related entities, excluding separately operated properties.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Pennsylvania Co
Detroit
Toledo
Ronton
Wabash
Long Island
Saigon Youths Question Marine Recruitment In War
In Saigon several U S advisers debate the value of Saigonese troops, noting strong South Vietnamese discipline but skepticism about morale and leadership. While Premier Nguyen Khanh promotes reforms and morale efforts, corruption rises and Saigon’s rising exodus and urban crime draw concern.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Vietnamese Marine Corps
West Point
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Blame Tires and Tubes for Blast Fatal to Six
An ICC hearing into the Marshalls Creek explosion heard that a 1944 trailer carrying 15 tons of dynamite used tires and tubes from a seller who claimed they were in excellent condition. Firemen and the driver faced questions about missing danger signs and signs removed or hidden before the blast near East Stroudsburg.
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Stroudsburg
Interstate Commerce Commission
Marshalls Creek
Alan Roberts
American Cyanamid Co
Richard McDonough
ICC
Albert J. Koda
Port Carbon
Koda
McDonough
Glen Munutes
Lalsu
Paul J. Kenworthy
Tec
Scranton
East Stroudsburg
Kenworthy
William Troppert
Pollsville
Troppert
Pesterdale
N.Y
Harvey Miller
Pottsville
Miller
Armerican
Kuru
Frank W. Doyle
Philadelphia
Bank peddles $2 bills drawing coin collectors
In Kansas City the Blue Ridge Bank offered exchange of $2 bills for coins at 97.5 cents on the dollar. A single collector turned in $1,950 in coins while another brought a two gallon bucket of quarters and half dollars. He said he had saved the coins for six years.
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Kansas City
Blue Ridge Bank
Lyndon Barry Try For Calm Underscored By Civil Rights Rhetoric
Goldwater warned against protest or discrimination while criticizing the new civil rights law. He insisted he would not inject tensions into the campaign. White House aide George Reedy said President Johnson would not inflame tensions.
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Goldwater
White House
George Reedy
Johnson
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Allentown
Paul A. McGinley
Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
Sacred Heart Hospital
Rae National Aude
Fedeel Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lyndon
Barry
Dkate
truValue Building Supply
Chrysler
Clarence Wallace
First Avenue
Corry, Pa
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