Murder-Kidnap Suspects Caught Near California Nevada Line
Two Oregon murder kidnapers surrendered to highway patrols at the California Nevada line after a three day crime spree that included a bank robbery and the slaying of a deputy sheriff. Ex convicts Wilbur Grey and Carl Bowles were arrested with Mrs Champion, wounded in the hip, and will be returned to Sacramento. Federal agents took the pair into custody and the chase spanned Oregon Northern California and Nevada ending at Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
Nev
Oregon
California
Nevada
Benton Agricultural Inspection Station
California-Nevada
Wilbur Marion Grey
Brunswick
Carl Cletes Bowles
Amarillo
Tex
Mrs. Champion
Hale Champion
Champion
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Grey
Bowles
Sacramento
Calif
Svfe
Ralph Marks
Tono- Sea
Benton
Nevada Highway Patrol
Marines strike An Hoi in amphibious push near Chu Lai
U S Marines launched an amphibious assault on An Hoi island near Chu Lai to retake a Viet Cong dominated coastal area. The battle ended with a Viet Cong collapse as Marines encircled and routed the attackers. Casualties reported include 3 Marines killed and 14 wounded, while 16 Viet Cong were killed and 52 captured. The action marked the first use of American troops as a reaction force against a Viet Cong raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S
Chu Lai
An Hoi
An Hoa
Amphibious Marines Break Viet Cong Hold at An Hoa
A U S Navy destroyer rushed to An Hoa island near Saigon to block Viet Cong escape by sea. In a separate four day operation the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Australian troops suffered 52 casualties as about 150 enemy were reported killed in the D zone engagement, the largest so far in the war. A helicopter crewman was killed 30 miles south of Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Hoa
Saigon
U. S
U. S. Army
173Rd Airborne
D-zone
Sai
South China Sea
Canadian Air Crash Kills 52
A four engine Canadian Pacific Airlines DC6B Flight 21 crashed near 100 Mile House British Columbia killing 52 aboard. All passengers were Canadian except six foreigners. Among the dead were football players returning east from an East West All Star game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
100 Mile House
B.C
Canadian Pacific Airlines
o_orangeland
Thursy
Vancouver
Whitehorse
V.T
CPA
Canada
MacLennan
Losa
Rognerud
Oslo
British Columbia
Trans- Canaan Air Lines
Mt. Slesse
Whilliwack
Medicare Debate Nears Passage in Senate
The Senate plans to finish action today on a landmark health care bill for the aged. Debate is limited to one hour per amendment with two hours for a Finance Committee motion, as leaders push to passage amid 19 million potential beneficiaries and a $6.8 billion yearly cost funded mainly by higher Social Security taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Farthest Raid North Is Staged
Two waves of 19 U.S. Air Force planes staged a far north bombing raid on Yen Bai ordnance works 75 miles northwest of Noi and 75 miles south of the Chinese border. The two attacks, 10 minutes apart, dropped 20 tons of bombs and all 38 aircraft returned safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
Noi
Puller Seeks Reactivation Criticizes Vietnam Dominican Policy
Retired Marine Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Puller, 67, says he wants to fight again and condemns U.S. military policy in Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic. He cites his guerrilla warfare experience in Haiti and Nicaragua and his World War II and Korea combat record. General Greene says Puller’s request for reactivation was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Pendergast
Saluda
Lewis B
Chesty) Puller
Viet Nam
Dominican
United States
Com
Haiti
Nicaragua
Pacific
Korea
Weshtanen
Maries
Wallace M. Greene
Puller
Green
United States Marine Corps
No Trace Found Of 9-Year-Old Denise Clinton
Denise Clinton, 9, abducted from a motel on US 71 near Kansas City after a robbery. More than 200 officers and volunteers searched ten miles around but found no trace. FBI involvement noted. motive undetermined. Denise is the daughter of Russell and (unnamed) Clinton of Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Denise Clinton
Orly Prada
James Newman
Osman
FBI Sweetblaie
Denise
Russell Clinton
U.S. 71
Kansas
C. M. Kelley
Charlotte Woman Returns Home After Abduction Report
Charlotte police said Patricia Shrader Maness, 20, who was the target of a wide search after her husband reported an abduction by a man posing as a policeman, returned to her home shortly after midnight. Investigators continued to probe whether a kidnapping occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Patricia Shrader Maness
Ee Pen E. W. Maness
Maness
Carmichael Remembers Those People at Dinner Apology
A brief note recalls a dinner where Carmichael offered an apology to several individuals. The event centers on acknowledging past actions and extending contrition in a public or semi public setting.
Lodge Named To Replace Taylor In South Viet Nam
President Johnson names Henry Cabot Lodge to a second tour as ambassador to South Vietnam replacing Maxwell D. Taylor who resigns. McNamara and Taylor to Saigon for briefings to ensure Lodge is prepared before taking over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Taylor
Washington
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Viecist
PVA
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
Saigon
Robert S. McNamara
White House
Dear
United States
Negro Laborer Saves Wreck Victims In Creek
Uniontown Alabama residents watched as William Henry Fitts 52 a fertilizer warehouse worker waded into a creek to free four Fayetteville North Carolina travelers after their auto plunged upside down. Two occupants were freed earlier. The Cross family Jesse and Lula Cross and their children Kenneth Ronnie and Sharon plus Sharon Gleese were in the car. Three still trapped breathed but were revived and all six were listed in serious condition. Fitts said he acted to help and cried for happiness afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Ala
Fayetteville
N.C
R. E. Ethridge
William Henry Fitts
Jesse Cross
Lula
Kenneth
Ronnie
Sharon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hoffman
Ers
Jes and
Jane
Weather Women’s News
Sur
Lee Arthur Messier Jr
Pawtucket
R.I
Center
Distheeetrc
New Haven
Conn
Distri
West Haven
Chesty Puller
Dominican Republic
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!