Airliner Ditching and Rescue Test of Nerve and Skill
The Pan American Clipper airliner faced engine trouble at dawn while en route from Honolulu to Los Angeles. Captain Ogg ditched near a Coast Guard watch ship after fuel jettison and multiple practice runs, as life rafts and passenger safety gear were activated and rescue ships converged from San Francisco and Honolulu.
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Coast Guard
Clarence M. Young
Pan American World Airways
San Francisco
Coudr
William K. Earle
Petaluma Ave
Long Beach
Pontchartrain
Navy
Honolulu
Pan American
Hess
Pontehar
Kiwanis Club Chooses Long Beach for 1937 Convention
Kiwanis clubs from California Nevada and Hawaii will meet in Long Beach October 14 to 17 1937 with more than 3000 members attending. The site was confirmed at the district session and Al Davis appointed general chairman of the convention.
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Long Beach
Kiwanis Club
California
Nevada
Hawaii
Convention Bureau
Santa Cruz
Stedrman Gould
al Davis
Two More Students Die in Rail Crash Toll Climbs
TSU Japan reports two additional student deaths bringing the total to 38 after a holiday rail collision between a freight express and a local train carrying high school pupils. National railway officials say 23 dead and 20 injured were among 99 students on an excursion to Ise Sarine. wreckage of four locomotives and 20 cars will take many hours to clear, halting traffic on the Shangul line.
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Tsu
Japan
Ise Sarine
Shangul
Worst Floods Since 1924 Sweep India
In New Delhi and surrounding areas army troops police and civilian volunteers battled floods described as the worst since the 1924 disaster. Efforts to block rising waters continued through today as responders worked to mitigate damage and protect communities.
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India
New Delhi
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