Rescue Drilling Nears as Miners Singled Out Trapped
Rescue crews inch toward the Pines escape hole as two trapped miners David Fellin aged 58 and Henry Throne 28 report hearing the drill 331 feet underground where they have been for 10 days. A second drill targets Louis Bova 48 with a four inch hole.
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Hazleton
David Perlin
Henty Throne
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Fellin
Louis Bova
Bova
Throne
Hazleto
Miners Endure Hope Amid Rescue Drilling Efforts
Naval Institute physician Lt Richard Anderson warns Bova’s survival remains possible with food water and hope as rescue teams extend drilling. Charmbury notes progress in 12 inch hole drilling while tests with a radioactive probe face uncertainty. Fellin Throne stay upbeat sharing humor as rescue operation continues with plans to widen holes if needed.
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Throne
Fellin
Bova
Navy
Richard Anderson
Naval Medical Research Institute
Bethesda
Anderson
H. Beecher Charmbury
State Secretary of Mines
Charmbury
Senate Panel Approves Rail Arbitration Bill
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a binding arbitration bill to resolve the railroad work rules dispute before a threatened strike. It creates a seven member panel with two carrier, two union and three public members, with hearings to begin within 30 days and a final award due within 90 days of enactment.
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Washington
Senate Commerce
Senate
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wirtz
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce Committee
Arbitration Board
House Slashes Foreign Aid Bill In Major Cut
The House reduced the foreign aid bill by about 585 million bringing authorization to 4.1 billion while Kennedy faced a setback. A coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats backed the cut in a late maneuver with final votes 2774 to 186. Senate action was delayed by nuclear test ban hearings and a new fight looms.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
City Airman Dies In Utah Auto Mishap
A Lawton man and Hill Air Force Base airman Richard Lee Newell 3rd 2727th Airmunitions Squadron Ogden Utah was killed in a one car crash on U S 89 near Weber Canyon south of Ogden. He entered the Air Force three years ago and had been stationed at Hill AFB since last March after returning from Japan. Jr Winfield Kansas also sped and traveled about 380 feet before plunging into a water filled ditch. The crash was not found until Villar reached the highway and flagged a motorist.
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Hill Air Force Base
Ogden
Utah
U. S. 89
Weber Canyon
Richard Lee Newell
2727Th
Hill Afb
Robert L. Newell
Santa Fe
Newell
Air Force
Japan
Winfield
Kan
Villar
Army Seizes Ministry Control as Saigon Tensions Rise
In Saigon the Vietnamese armed forces take over all ministries during martial law, with no challenge to President Diem’s leadership. U S Ambassador Lodge visits two Buddhist monks in asylum at the American aid mission, signaling ongoing tensions as rumors of strikes and clashes spread in the capital.
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Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Trou
Kennedy
Diem
Frederick E. Nolting Jr
Driving Without License Plan Aims Police Checks Nationwide
A new system of checking traffic law violator records goes into operation to seize drivers with suspended licenses. Offenses under state laws carry fines from 50 to 500 dollars and possible jail. Gerald Hooks, 25, was charged after a checks lead to Special Sessions court arraignment.
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Anenn
Seat Wee
Frank Murphy
Special Sessions
B. J. Szatkowski
Police Records and Identification Bureau
Special Sessions Court
Gerald Hooks
Lee
Hooks
25 At Post Get 10 Cent Pay Hike
About 235 Fort Sill laundry workers will receive a 10 cent per hour raise next pay period after the Army Air Force Wage Board set a $1.25 minimum wage. Ten laundry supervisors will gain roughly 25 percent more. The revision, authorized June 20, takes effect after today and marks the first raise since August 1961.
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Fort Sill
Army Air Force
Israel and Syria clash at United Nations session
Israel and Syria accused each other of aggression as they faced off in a U N Security Council meeting in New York. Israeli envoy Michael Comay advanced the session claiming Syrian shelling near border settlements. Israel said it would exercise its right of self defense amid Soviet veto concerns.
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United Nations, N.Y
Israel
Syria
U.N. Security Council
Michael Comay
Comay
Soviet Union
Powder Bomb Found In Truck Investigated By EOD Unit
Fort Sill's explosive ordnance disposal team assists local police in probing a homemade powder bomb found in a truck and taken to the station. The unit disarmed the device and will test the remaining powder to identify its type while also handling blasting caps, nitro gel, and related disposal tasks.
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Fort Sill
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
61St Ordnance Detachment
EOD
Ordnance Detachment
Madill
Madill City
Elk City
Bellmon backs Nesbitt plan to crack gambling
Oklahoma Governor Bellmon pledged full support for a crackdown on professional gambling after Attorney General Nesbitt asked for up to ten thousand dollars to fund the investigation. Nesbitt cited reports of gambling with organized crime links in several counties including eastern resort areas.
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Oklahoma City
API
Henry Bellmon
Oklahoma
Ctty
Charles Nesbitt
Bellmon
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Miners Courage Under Ground Sing Laugh Amid Tragedy
In a Pennsylvania coal mine disaster, two trapped miners David Fellin and Henry Throne keep faith and humor as rescuers and families endure. Fellin’s wife Anna watches daily while relatives estimate slim odds. Lt. Richard Anderson of the Naval Research Institute notes the miners’ toughness and potential to endure. See COURAGE, Page 8.
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David Fellin
Henry Throne
Red River Valley
Fellin
Pennsylvania
Anna
Davey
Joseph
Richard Anderson
Naval Research Institute
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