Three Day Raft Ordeal Recounted By Boy Scout
A 14 year old Boy Scout Terry McClelland recounted a three day sea ordeal aboard a life raft after a fishing boat broke up off Baja California. His grandfather Russell Bradsford and friend Alan Wesley Kartsman perished during the voyage while Terry was rescued by the Ruth Marie and later aboard the submarine Dodon in San Diego. He described light but severe malnutrition and sunburn and asked his mother not to press for details as she joined him aboard the submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
UPI
Terry McClelland
Verna McClelland
Diodon
Marhor
Hundlington
Navy Hospital
Navy
Terry
Russell Bradsford
Alan Wesley C Kartsman
Santa Ang
Calif
Kartman
Bradford
Wayne
Randdad
Harman
Granddad
Huntington Beach
Twoldad
Col
Hope Seen for End of Maritime Strike
Large seamen unions near tentative deal with shipowners may end the two week labor deadlock. NMU accepts about 10 percent wage rise over four years while delaying the foreign flag issue. Marine Engineers Union stalemate risks a quick national settlement. cost unclear but potentially in the millions yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
LM Hades Ale
National Maritime Union
NMU
Marine Engineers Union
Across the Nation Eleven Die in Nevada Collision
A Nevada multi-vehicle crash killed eleven, nine in the station wagon including driver George M. Gibson and his wife and children plus an older couple. two died in a pickup with a camper body, Leo H. Watkins and Florvie Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Gibson
Dig Creek
Calif
Gibson
Leo H. Watkins
Manhattan Beach
Florvie
Thief?Shaul Will Leave Him Boiling In Watson Ville
Edgar R Kuipes reported a stolen radiator from his car. He said the thief will face a surprise as the radiator leaks like a sieve, and police were told on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Ville
Edgar R. Kuipes
Kuipes
Convict Cohen on Eight Counts in Tax Evasion Case
In Los Angeles federal court ex-gambler Mickey Cohen was found guilty on eight tax evasion counts, with a potential 40 year sentence and $50,000 fine. Jury of seven men and five women deliberated 22 hours over eight weeks, Cohen showed emotion at verdict. sentencing set for 9 am today. Prosecutors say Cohen evaded nearly $100,000 in taxes and penalties. Attorney General Robert Kennedy called the conviction significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Mad Creek
Muscatine
Iowa
Robert Smith
Sioux City
Missouri River
Grand Island
Neb
Beardstown
Ill
Dakotas
Las Vegas
Nev
Glendive
Mont
Air Force
Great Falls
Jacksonville
Fla
Medicaid
Mass
Los Angeles
Porday
Mickey Cohen
U.S
Cohen
Sammly Hagen
A. S
U. S. Dist
George H. Reld
Washington
Robert Kennedy
Nomads in Kuwait Get Arms
KuwaitAT night and border tensions rise as Bedouin tribesmen receive government arms and armored cars patrol the northern border amid reports Iraqi tanks massing. Officials say no fighting yet. volunteers gather in desert towns ready to resist if needed. Secretary Hussein tells reporters no immediate clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuwait
Taljate Hussein
Naif Palace
Ee FF
Abdel Karim Kassem
Hussein
Tonal Richmond
State Bar Shields Reds in Legion Speech
The California American Legion Americanism Committee member called the California Bar Association a sleeping giant for not acting to disbar Communist lawyers, urging stronger steps to discipline members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
California
American Legion Americanism Committee
California Bay Association
Sleeping Giant
Motive Twisted By Champlin On Disbarment Law In 1959
Oakland attorney Idalcolm M. Champlin cites a 1959 government report listing 215 California lawyers as Communists. A former FBI agent and Navy Cross recipient, he urges delegates to reaffirm a law disbarring Communist party members, noting prior Senate approval but Assembly defeat. He asks the bar to stop sanctuary for saboteurs and cites ABA support. In Key West, the Tractors-for-Freedom Committee rejects Castro prisoner talks, saying no $28 million in exchange, as negotiations end over demnity terms. The group cites national honor and private citizen roles in rejecting Castro’s conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idalcolm M. Champlin
Oakland
Old Legion
California
Champlin
FBI
Fand
State Senate
American Bar Association
Key West
Fla
Lidel Sasio
Cuba
Castro
John Hooker Jr
Iiva
Helsion
23 Die in Argentine Airliner Crash Near Buenos Aires
An Argentine Curtiss commuter aircraft carrying 35 aboard crashed short of the landing strip on the Buenos Aires riverfront during rain. Authorities listed 23 dead or missing and 12 injured. The flight was en route from Salta and Cordoba in the interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Salta
Cordoba
Also Mentioned on This Page
Verry McClelland
Mother
By Dale Brix
Drew Pearson
GOP
John Birch Society
Norman Vincent Peale
Nevada
Kalls
van Lines
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Kennedy Friday
Treasury
Smith
Communist Party
Dr. Castro
Hooker
Aeea
Richard Nixon
American Legion
Lucifer Lightfoot
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!