Glider Test On Gemini Successful
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE AP A kite like para glider recovery vehicle eased a Gemini spacecraft to earth in a desert test center. Test pilot E P Hetzel controlled the inflatable glider from inside the capsule during a descent from 2600 feet. The glider and capsule were towed aloft by a helicopter and followed the descent on a loose emergency line. Hetzel will make a free flight from 12000 feet soon. The paraglider, developed by North American Aviation, could lower a Gemini after orbital flight.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Gemini
This Desert, Test Center
E. P. Hetzel
Hetzel
North American Aviation
Boy’s cliff slide ends with helicopter ride home
San Francisco report: ten year old Robert Lee spent a long day sliding a sandy hill above Ocean Beach. He slid too far, toppled down a 200 foot cliff and woke unconscious on the beach. A helicopter ferried him to hospital where doctors found only minor cuts and bruises before sending him home. He said the helicopter ride was fairer than the hill slide.
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San Francisco
Robert Lee
Ocean Beach
Robert
Fired DMV Aide Gets Job Back
SAN FRANCISCO AP A DMV aide in California, Hingsbergen, was reinstated as assistant chief special investigator after a Superior Court ruling. He had been fired amid a probe alleging he pressured subordinates, took state funds to cover errands, and accepted payoffs from bar dealers. The judge ordered back pay and restoration to full duties.
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San Francisco
Hingsbergen
California
Specia
Joseph Jt
Subor
Karesh
Village group seeks probe of low flying planes over San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo Village Homes Association advisory committee asks for investigation into alleged low flight over the village on July 7 and 8 from Hayward National Guard base. Commander Koenig says takeoffs were normal and aircraft altitude over the village ranged around 600 feet. The base will not change procedures now. committee will report findings to SLVHA directors.
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San Lorenzo
Hayward
Koenig
SLVHA
Life Saving Instruction Classes Offered in San Leandro
The American Red Cross offers junior and senior Mite life saving sessions in San Leandro from August 3 to 17. Led by Ivan Jacobson B G Gerhard and Donna Thompson, classes run 10 30 a m to noon Monday through Friday at the Join Muir Pool 1444 Williams St.
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San Leandro
American Red Cross
Ivan Jacobson
B. G. Gerhard
Donna ‘Thompson
Join Muir
Williams St
Muffler Man Lockhart Dies in Bay Area Shops Founder
Gene Lockhart, 50, auto shop operator known as the Muffler Man, died at home in San Mateo after napping on Wednesday afternoon. Cause undetermined. He owned several muffler shops in the Bay Area and is survived by his wife Eleanor, three sons and a daughter.
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San Mateoaf
Gene Lockhart
Lockhart
Eleanor
Bay Area
Bad News For Barry Backers In California Campaign
Sacramento AP reports Arizona senator Barry backers face trouble as Frank M. Jordan says a political group backing Barry Goldwater must register and stop using his name. Jordan asks state officials to rule on legality of their campaign and refers to Prop. 14. The group was pressed to change its name or stop operations.
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Sacramento
Arizona
Frank M. Jordanthasn
Goldwater
Adv
Stanley Mosk
Jordan
Dordan
Sen
Barrys
Opera- Goldwater
Busi Sordan Apai
Igain
Crowds Flock to JFK Exhibit in Chicago Last Day
Doors stayed open past midnight as crowds lined up to view John F. Kennedy memento collection in Chicago. Attendance reached about 585,000 across seven days with 2,000 attendees noted in Pin Chicago. A deputy district official stated Kennedy items on display include his rocking chair and desk books while investigations touched on charges of merchandise sales and related actions.
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Chicago
John. F. Kennedy
Pin
Dist
Alty. Robfatal
Ert Puglia
Mira
Lynch
Arel
Kennedy
Puglia
County Aide Admits Fraud
Phyllis E. Lynch a Sacramento County coroner office public administrator was booked on fraud charges for using the credit of a deceased estate she managed. The AP report notes the arrest occurred Wednesday and involves misusing a dead person’s estate.
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Sacramento
Phyllis E. Lynch
Sacramento County Coroner's Office
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