Three Scouts among dead after cave explosion in Georgia
Rescue officials cite unknown gas in Howards Cave near Trenton as three teenagers and a guide died. Rusty Mills 18 and Gernie Gilley 19 perished. Phil Howell 27 also died. Three Scouts endured a 10 hour ordeal before being evacuated after midnight.
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Trenton
Oviticun Lappencu
Gene Glave
Chattanooga
Howards Cave
Explorers Post 79
Atlanta
Glaze
Rusty Mills
Morrow
Gernie Gilley
Phil Howell
Chris Shannon
Mike Strickland
Doug Flemming
Fire causes car blaze on Aberdeen Drive in suburb
Fire crews respond to a 3:23 p.m. blaze in the back seat of Richard Bowlin’s car on Aberdeen Drive caused by a cigarette. $10 damage reported. At 7:22 p.m. William Myers seven at 1904 First Ave was struck by glass and treated then dismissed. At 2:38 a.m. Jordan Parsons 71 at 400 Curtis St was dead on arrival at hospital. ambulance service transported him.
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Aberdeen Drive
Richard Bowlin
Hilton Road
First Ave
William Myers
Curtis St
Jordan Parsons
Middletown Ambulance Service
Today In History Highlights On This Date
On April 18 events include Paul Revere’s 1775 ride warning of British advances and Joan of Arc’s 1431 conviction. Notable later items cover the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, 1942 Doolittle raid on Tokyo, Balaklava in 1944, the 1946 end of the League of Nations, Grace Kelly’s 1956 wedding, Khrushchev’s 1960 Bay of Pigs charges, and 1965 Korea riots aftermath.
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Associated Press
Paul Revere
Charlestown
Lexington
Boston
Joan of Arc
San Francisco
James Doolittle
Tokyo
Balaklava
Light Brigade
League of Nations
Geneva
Grace Kelly
Philadelphia
Prince Rainier III
Monaco
Nikita Khrushchev
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
United States
Russia
South Korea
Takeoff Fails Injuries Minimal for Two Waynesville Men
Waynesville residents Edwin Michener and Byron Amen escaped injury when their 1946 Taylor craft crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff from Michener’s farm. The single‑engine plane went down about seven feet into the field, state highway patrol reported.
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Waynesville
Edwin Michener
Byron Amen
Waynesville Rt. 1
Michener
State Highway Patrol
Hungry Thief Targets W A Restaurant on Oxford Road
Adline McGraw reports a break in at the W and A Restaurant on Oxford State Road. A large theft includes 20 steaks 6 chickens 15 pounds sliced ham 20 pounds hamburger 10 pounds roast beef and cheese six cigar boxes all vending machine cigarettes funds from the jukebox and pinball. Value listed at 173 dollars.
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Oxford State Road
Adline McGraw
John B. Mullins
Khrushchev Turns 72 Quietly Away From Press
Nikita Khrushchev, former Soviet premier and party chief ousted in 1964, reached 72 years old and reportedly spent the day with his family at a country home near Moscow. No birthday celebration was disclosed by Soviet media.
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Moscow
Nikita
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Johnson
Johnsons
Bill D. Moyers
Grace Kelly and JFK Widow Attend Sevilla Festival Opening
Mrs Kennedy arrives in Sevilla to attend the Feria opening after a charity ball with Princess Grace of Monaco. She watches a bullfight featuring El Cordobes as 3,000 locals cheer and joins the Duke of Medinacelli and the Alba royal residence visit.
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Sevilla
Spain
Grace Kelly
John F. Kennedy
Feria
Princess Grace
Prince Rainier
Kennedy
Alba l
U.S
Angier Biddle
Scout Training Program Held at Camp Hook
Forty seven scouters from the Mound Builders Area Council took part in a weekend training at Camp Hook as part of the Scout leaders training courses in the Fort Ancient and Pokey Griffith Districts. They learned camp layouts and axesmanship, set up their own camps, and prepared meals. A retreat, campfire program, star study, and Sunday county fair with compass and mapping, nature and conservation, and tracking activities followed. Sunday meals were cooked without utensils, with later sessions on safe swimming and fitness under Rev. John Wriggins and Russell Dill Jr. supervision.
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Camp Hook
Mound Builders’ Area Council
Hook
Fort Ancient
Pokey
Griffith
John Wriggins
Middletown
Russell Dill Jr
Lebanon
Johnson Nears Return After Easter Texas Holiday
President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson toured Johnson City near San Antonio as rain and clouds lingered in central Texas. The couple attended services at the First Christian church before a possible return to Washington tonight or delaying the trip if weather improves.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Texas
Lbj Ranch
Washington
White House
Johnson City
First Christian Church
Ray Aiken
Local residents report vehicle theft and property damage cases
Nina Bolser reported her car battery stolen over the weekend from behind her home at 6041 Tylersville Road. Mildred Cortney said a cozy wing was broken into her car on Hogue Road near Seven Mile. a purse was taken and $90 cash missing. The purse later appeared on West Elkton Road. the money remains missing.
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Nina Bolser
Tylersville Road
Sheriff's Deputies
Mildred R. Cortney
Sherman Ave
Hamilton
Hogue Road
Seven Mile
West Elkton Road
Man Hurt In Crash North Of Franklin
Marshall Jewell 26 of 1020 N Eighth St Hamilton was treated at Middletown Hospital after a one car crash on the Cincinnati Dayton Road north of Franklin around 10 45 p m. Injury details are sparse but listed as not serious with abrasions and contusions to the right arms and chest.
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Marshall Jewell
Eighth St
Hamilton
Middletown Hospital
Cincinnati- Dayton
Franklin
Warren County Sheriff's Department
Jewell
Carpet Cleaning Offer at Murphy Co
Wall-to-wall carpet cleaning promoted with Blue Lustre that brightens colors and leaves nap fluffy. Rent an electric shampooer for 1 dollar per day at Murphy Co located at 1044 Central.
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GC. Murphy CO
Central
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