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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1975
Page
4
New York City sanitation crews on Manhattan’s East Side returned to work after officials lifted suspensions tied to a wildcat walkout over planned firings. About 140 workers were suspended, with 40 to 50 more affected on later shifts, while a court fight over layoffs continued.
A Chicago teen, Cynthia Gibson, 14, saved four year old Mario Jackson from the Mississippi River at Sylvan Slough but drowned moments later. David Jones, 54, also from Chicago, who tried to rescue Gibson, disappeared underwater as divers searched for him. Police reported an unidentified rescuer pulled Gibson from the water and efforts to revive her failed.
Central City residents and visitors pan for gold along North Clear Creek in a pursuit labeled as hobby and distraction. Jim Lannon, unemployed carpenter from Golden, hopes for a small find to ease hardship, while others like Darren Moline of Denver and Larry Valentine of Bedford, Indiana seek outdoor activity and potential payout. Tourists and locals alike chase the illusion of “something for nothing” amid dredged mines and uncertain gold prices, with no guarantees of riches.
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