Ellen the Cabrillo Mystery Ship Sinks Under Clear Skies
The Danish built schooner Ellen sank 100 yards off Cabrillo Beach in calm weather. Coast Guard and police boats monitor the wreck as salvage plans proceed. Built in 1907, the Ellen had appeared in films and TV ads and was tied to a South Pacific cruise before the loss.
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George Laine
Ellen
Seven Seas
Cabrillo Beach
Los Angeles
Tom Hurley
Coast Guard
N. P. Petersen Shipbuilders
Thure
Denmark
St. Lawrence
Canada
England
Hurley
Welcom
British miniskirt sales seen ending as fashion shifts
London report notes the miniskirt is fading as the ready to wear trade’s autumn show signals a change. Macy’s Rosalind Gersten says the length now tops near knee level. About 40 manufacturers display day and evening dresses with shirtwaists and shirts, favoring shadow plaids checks stripes and blacks returning as color leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clothing Export Council of Great Britain
Six Boys Treated After Pure Chlorine Spill at Paramount Pool
A chlorination system malfunction at Paramount City Park pool released pure chlorine gas into the water. Six boys aged 8 to 10 were treated at the scene and at Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Compton, then released with no expected lasting effects. Victims: Roy A. Blackwell 10 Leslie W. Feenstra 10 Kenneth W. Dryden 8 Michael Matthews 10 Carle E. Moore 9 Daniel Hernandez 9. The pool opened Friday at 14410 Paramount Blvd in Paramount City Park.
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Paramount Municipal
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Compton
Roy A. Blackwell
Orange Ave
Leslie W. Feenstra
Anderson Ave
Kenneth W. Dryden
San Vicente St
Michael Matthews
Rural Strand Blvd
Carle E. Moore
Daniel Hernandez
San Mateo St
Paramount City Park
Paramount Blvd
F111 Fighter Bomber Skids During Holloman Air Show
An F111 fighter bomber skidded on its tail for several hundred feet during a landing at Holloman Air Force Base New Mexico. Civilian pilot Fred Vorhees of General Dynamics was reported in good condition at Holloman hospital and the aircraft sustained minor damage. About 2000 spectators watched the incident during Armed Forces Day activities before the aircraft departed for Edwards Air Force Base California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
N.M
Air Force
Holloman Air Force Base
Fred Vorhees
General Dynamics Corp
Holloman Hospital
Holloman Afb
Edwards Air Force Base
California
John John Suttfers Broken Wrist in Fall from Pony
John F Kennedy Jr the seven year old son of the late president fractured his left wrist after falling from a pony in Morristown New Jersey. He arrived at Morris town Memorial Hospital emergency room at 730 p m and was released over an hour later after his wrist was cast. Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy accompanied by a Secret Service agent and a chauffeur brought him to the hospital. The Kennedys have rented a weekend retreat in Peapack for the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
N.J
John F. Kennedy Jr
Morristown Memorial Hospital
John-John
Jacqueline Kennedy
Secret Service
Kennedys
Peapack
Humphrey cites possible Pueblo crew release linked to talks
Vice President Hubert Humphrey said there are indications North Korea may release the Pueblo crew, not the ship, possibly tied to Vietnam talks in Paris and Soviet discussions. He stressed the word may and noted surviving crew are safe while Pueblo equipment is reportedly being dismantled for study.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H Humphrey
North Korea
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Humphrey
Digs Lippmann Cartoonists to Miss Him Says Johnson
President Johnson told editorial cartoonists they would miss him when he is gone. He joked about his nose and ears and praised freedom of expression while noting the value of democracy. A display of his cartoons will be at the Johnson Library titled in cold blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Washington
UPI
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
White House
Walter Lippmann
Johnson Library
University of Texas
Quake Relief Flows to Northern Japan After 1964 Shaker
Relief pour into disaster zones in northern Japan after the strongest quake since 1964. Death toll 45 with five missing and 242 injured. Damage estimated at 100 million dollars and about 2000 homes affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Japan
Alaska
Antarctic
Fair trips all turn out bad at San Jose rock festival
At a Santa Clara County rock festival 15 000 to 20 000 attendees reportedly received drug pills with over a dozen young people needing emergency treatment. Officials said as many as 4 000 pills circulated while 12 to 15 were treated in one hour and eight were hospitalized though the event continued.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Search and Rescue
Santa Clara County
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Cabrillo
Ing
John Olguin
Cabrillo Beach Marine Museum
Olaf Ols
Skarhamn
Sweden
Olguin
Curt Johnson
London
Rosalind Gersten
Macy’s
John John Suttfers
Pueblo
Soviet Union
Digs Lippmann
MR. Everett
Everett
Long Beach
Los Altos
Bellflower
Stearns
Independent, Press-Telegram
Canf
Lakewood
Norwalk
E. Rosecrans Ave
Downey
Firestone
Eve Downey
Olsen Es
Stee Ag Raz Hs Atra
LS Oman
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