Rocky Ninth Climaxed by Jetliner Crash Near Portland
A brand new DC9 jetliner en route from San Francisco to Portland crashed into a 4,000 foot ridge southeast of Portland late Saturday. Eighteen people were killed as the West Coast Airlines aircraft, in service only a week, broke apart in the forested mountainside after departing from Eugene. The wreckage was found yesterday near the ridge crest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Orc
UPI
America
Portland
West Coast Airlines
San Francisco
Eugene
WCA
West Coast
U S Troops Engage Reds in Major Valley Battle Near Qui Nhon
American forces of the 1st Cavalry Division trapped a mixed Viet Cong North Vietnamese force in a mountain valley about 30 miles north of Qui Nhon, suffering very light casualties while as many as 119 enemy fighters were reported killed. Air strikes targeted the North Vietnamese 324B Division near the DMZ as Marine defenses held firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Qui Nhon
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Demilitarized Zone
South Viet Nam
No Man’s Land
Binh Dinh
Scouts Help as Saigon Plane Crash Kills Five
Vietnamese boy scouts climbed over the wreckage of a South Vietnamese air force plane that crashed into a Saigon housing area during a jamboree. The disaster left five dead and 24 wounded as emergency crews responded to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Saigon
Koufax Clinches Dodgers NL Pennant With 6 3 Win Over Phillies
Sandy Koufax pitched seven innings of seven hit ball and survived a shaky ninth as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 6 3 to clinch the National League pennant. The Phillies won the opener 4 3, while San Francisco defeated Pittsburgh 7 3 in 11 innings. The World Series opens in Los Angeles with the Dodgers hosting the Baltimore Orioles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Dodger
Giants
Cincinnati
Koufax
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Baltimore Orioles
Walt Alston
Alston
John McGraw
Mystery of the Kennedy Assassination Inquest
A Harris survey shows most Americans doubt the Warren Commission full story. Thirty two percent say the full story is in the report while fifty four percent cite unanswered questions and a 3 to 2 majority distrust a single mastermind theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kennedy
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Weather snapshot with wind and temperatures
Scattered clouds and gusty winds from the southwest 15 to 25 mph. Today's high 85 and low 65 with sunrise at 6 37 and sunset at 6 22. Yesterday's high 86 and low 67 with noon relative humidity at 25 percent.
Secrecy and ease of mail order guns under debate
The Sun’s second installment in a four part series argues mail order gun purchases bypass state controls. It notes thousands of pistols and revolvers are bought by mail each year and long guns can be bought without checks. Police demand federal action to curb handgun imports. A Los Angeles case highlights youth access as a concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun Today
Today
Merton Howe
Los Angeles
Inez Gathers Strength For Onslaught at Florida
Hurricane Inez, deadly across the Caribbean, stalls near Florida after battering the Bahamas with high winds and a tornado. Nassau reports limited damage and rescue delays as the storm regains hurricane strength and slows under a nearby high pressure front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez
Florida
Laxalt Winds Up Northeastern Nevada Tour
Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul Laxalt wrapped his Northeastern Nevada tour after saying the loyal opposition role of four years grows frustrating. He described it as a quarterback on the bench, and planned to speak to the State Employees Association in Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELKO
UPI
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Laxalt
Las Vegas
Battle Mountain
Dealers Fired By El Cortez Win Decision
The El Cortez Hotel must reinstate five dealers fired in June 1964 and pay back wages with interest for the two-year period. The NLRB also ordered desistance from surveillance and interrogations about union activities and from threats, plus a public notification that such violations will not recur. The discharged dealers were William A. Cox, Louis Cantalamessa, Robert Jones, David Conner, and David Wagzgoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Cortez Hotel
National Labor Relations Board
el Cortez
William A. Cox
Louis Cantalamessa
Robert Jones
David Conner
David H. Wagzgoner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Foothills
Ore
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Charles S. Murphy
Douglas Aircraft Company
Washington, D.C
Scouts
Telenhote
By Louis Harris
Ann Landers Bridge
Mother
Reese
Ralph Pearree
THE
Harris Survey
Lee Harvey Oswald
By Bob Jackson
Los Angeles Times News Service
Miami
South Florida
Bahamas
Kller
Caribbean
Gulf Stream
Cuba
Nassau
Miami Weather Bureau
Gordon Dunn
Dunn Said
Fremont
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!