Niagara Falls plunge survivor recalls fateful ride
Roger Woodward and his sister Deanne, 17, rode with James Honeycutt on a Niagara River trip when a shear pin failed. Honeycutt died after a second surge swept the boat over the Horseshoe Cataract. Deanne was saved by a passing officer, and Roger surfaced to survive unprotected, later moving to Florida with his parents.
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Florida
Nicagara Falls
N.Y
Roger
Deanne
James Honeycoutt
Niagara Power Project
Niagara
Honeycutt
Mr. Honeycutt
John R. Hayes
Union Township
N.J
Roger Woodward
Niagara Falls
Lakeland
Fla
Texarkana paratrooper shrugs at praise for destroying gun nest
Sgt. Eugene R. Davis of Company B, 503rd Airborne, led a squad to destroy a well concealed Viet Cong machinegun emplacement north of Saigon. He was wounded and briefly blinded but refused evacuation, tossing grenades until the gun was destroyed, earning battlefield praise from Lt. Bennett.
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Saigon
OPS
Texarkana
Tex
Zone D
Eugene R. Davis
Davis
503Rd Airborne
Bennett Jr
Des Moines
Iowa
Bennett
Martin County Old Fiddlers Reunion Planned
The 32nd annual Martin County Old Fiddlers Reunion will be held Monday and Tuesday in Stanton with a parade and barbecue in the city park. Registration starts 2 p.m. Monday at Stallings Insurance. parade 4 p.m. Tuesday. barbecue at 7 p.m. Bernard Houston to preside at the barbecue with officer elections, costume awards, and special recognitions planned.
Absentee Voting Starts in New Deal School District
Absentee voting begins today for three measures in New Deal Independent School District. A July 31 bond election was called after a petition signed by 37 residents. proposed items include a $1.50 maintenance tax, $450,000 for building projects, and $80,000 for auditorium and music hall. Voting runs through July 27 at Demp Webster Grocery. election at the high school with Jake Scharenberg as presiding judge.
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New Deal Independent
Elmer East
New Deal Board of Trustees
Demp Webster
New Deal
Jake Scharenberg
Royce Hess
Bill van Story
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Avalanche-Journal
Kona Ledge
Roger Wood
Clifford Keetch
Horseshoe Falls
Texas
James W
Martin County
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Unday
Pereces Avalanch
Sth
J. Labbook
Acai
Mandey Pouts
Bobby Henderson
Verbal Peeples
Dalton L. James
Mon
S. $. Kresge CO
Lubbock, Texas
Freeman
Nettleton Shoes
Q Clothiers
The
Quicksilver Co
China
Fine China
Rogers
Lubbock's Oldest and Fines Jewelers
Monterey
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