Old-Time Flier Dick Merrill Ends Career at 67
Captain Dick Merrill, veteran of 41 years of commercial piloting, retires from active flying but plans to continue in the air. He says he can pass licensing checks and aims to fly well into his 90s. Merrill, 67, has logged 37,000 hours and eight million miles, and remains associated with Eastern Air Lines as a consultant.
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Francis Stilley
NEW York
Dick Merrill
Atlantic
Merrill
Harry Richman
England
Eastern Air Lines
Gene Brown
Eastern
Brown
Smithsonian Institution
Kansas City
Strait of Magellan
South America
Lincoln Ellsworth
Antarctic
Miami
Coast Guard Hearing Open On Hess Mariner Sinking
A Coast Guard board in Charleston opened hearings into the Hess Mariner sinking off the Georgia coast. All hands were saved. 32 survivors were to testify as Charles Gregory recovered from a broken ankle. The ship owned by Hess Oil Co. sank after a reported explosion in the engine room.
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Charleston
S.C
Coast Guard
Hess Mariner
Georgia
Texaco Nevada
Board of Investigation
Charles Gregory
Charleston Naval Hospital
U. S. Public Health Service
Savannah
C. W. Quimby
Seventh Coast Guard District
Robert D. Scott
Marine Inspection Office
The
Cmdr
R. F. Hornbeck
Jacksonville
Durbin
John Elholm
New Jersey
Frank Bevacqua
New York City
William Albritten
Arthur Falcon
Chelsea
Mass
Hess Oil Co
Perth Amboy
N.J
Protection Proposed for Fishing Piers Off North Carolina
The State Board of Conservation and Development weighs a Commercial Fisheries Committee proposal to prohibit ocean fishing from boats within 500 feet of piers and 300 feet at the sides along the North Carolina coast. A survey on dredging dead oyster shells in Albemarle Sound is also planned. The board backs preliminary studies for a North Carolina tourist package and considers Chimney Rock purchase as a state park, subject to a National Park Service survey and a $450,000 budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem, N.C
State Board of Conservation and Development
Commercial Fisheries Committee
North Carolina
Albemarle Sound
C&d Board
Want Gilmore
U.S. Travel Service
C&d
Charles B. Wade Jr
Hargrove Bowles
C&o
Parks Committee
National Park Service
Chimney Rock
Rate Hearing Set On Nantahala Power Increase
Raleigh RP reports a State Utilities Commission hearing today on Nantahala Power and Light Co.’s 30 percent rate rise. The case follows a proposed $4 million sale of Nantahala’s distribution system to Duke Power Co. and possible co op purchases to bring TVA power into the area. Nantahala serves about 16 000 customers in western North Carolina. the increase was allowed last July with refunds guaranteed if the commission rules against the hike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Nantahala Power & Light Co
Nantahala
Duke Power Co
Lelectric
Tennessee Valley Authority Power
Aluminum Company of America
Commission
Sylva
Dillsboro
Graham County
Duke
Orphaned by Hurricane Carla Finds New Life with Angleton Family
Fifteen year old Robert Dunn, who lost 11 relatives in Hurricane Carla, adjusts to life with the Swanson family in Angleton Texas. He thanks donors by mail, attends Angleton High School as a 10th grader, plays bass horn in band, and saves money for college while his new guardians support his schooling and well being.
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Angleton
Tex
Robert Dunn
Robert
R. M. Swanson
Carla
Dunn
Mom
Dad
Swansons
R. W
Shorty) Dunn
Mrs. Swanson
W. E. Sullivan
Angleton High School
Federal plan opposed at governors conference
ATLANTA AP The chairman of the National Governors Conference Wesley Powell of New Hampshire opposes federalization of the employment security program saying no proper time exists to surrender employment security to the federal government. Other speakers supported keeping benefits under state control amid a debate on states rights versus federal oversight. R Dave Hall of the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute also backed state regulation of benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
National Governors Conference
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies
Department of Labor
R. Dave Hall
American Cotton Manufacturers Institute
North Carolina Employment Security Commission
Six Justice Party Officials Arrested in Istanbul
Six officials of the new Justice party were arrested on orders of Istanbul martial law command. They face charges of making election campaign speeches harmful to Turkey's internal security. The new constitution guarantees freedom of speech but takes effect after the Oct. 15 election, with military rulers controlling political campaigns until then.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Justice Party
Istanbul Martial Law Command
Rambler 1962 Classic Introduces Double Safety Brakes
Ramblers adopt a new double safety brake system with separate hydraulic circuits for front and rear wheels. A compact automatic transmission debuts to fit Rambler powerplants. Three models available in both Ambassador and Rambler lines: De Luxe, Custom, and 400.
Fire probes launched into tanker Potomac disaster in Morehead City
The Marine Board of Investigation led by Capt. Joseph A. Bresman opens in Morehead City to probe last week s tanker Potomac fire and explosions. The panel sits at Ft Macon Life Boat Station with Lt Cmdr Lloyd W. Goddy Jr and Lt Cmdr Harry J Gardner. Navy Adm Roy A Gano and officers inspected the wreck. Gano commended Mayor George Dill and Capt Arthur Lewis of Bunny II for rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd W. Goddy Jr
Marine Inspection Office
Wilmington
Harry J. Gardner
Portsmouth
Roy A. Gano
Navy
Morehead City
Gano
George Dill
Arthur Lewis
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King George
Harmon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
High Point Coal & Oil CO
Esso
E. Commerce St
OIL Heat Service
Storm
By Charles Green
Federal
Gashomemeaters
Siegler
Piedmont
Natural Gas Tee Company
Rambler's
American Motor
U.S
Nescafe Instant
Tideland
Mrs
Feu
North Main St
Waston Salem
Model Supply Corporation
Mechanical Contractors Plumbing—Heating
Russell & Park Sts
Oscar Mayer
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