Skipper who never enters Statue of Liberty marks 80th gift anniversary
Captain George Clancy, veteran pilot of Circle Line ferries, has never entered the statue despite 100,000 miles at sea and 4,000 round trips from Battery Park bringing over 10 million visitors. He cherishes a metal fragment from the base and remains devoted as the Statue’s enduring symbol amid plans for new Miss Circle Line on Independence Day.
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New York
George Clancy
Battery Park
Clancy
Miss Circle Line
Liberty Island
Monument recalls Air Force rescue on Big Savage Mountain
A monument dedicating heroism of a SAC B52 crew and local volunteers in a Jan crash on Big Savage Mountain will be unveiled Saturday. Maj. Thomas McCormick and Maj. Robert McCormick survived with others, while Sgt. Wooster died. Brig. Gen Swancutt and SAC drill team to attend along US 4 border tract.
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United States Air Force
United States
Big Savage Mountain
Thomas McCormick
Robert
Parker C. Peedin
Civil Air Patrol
Melvin Wootehed
Peedin
McCormick
Woodrow P. Swancutt
822Nd Air Division
Turner Air Force Base
Albany
SAC
US. 4
Escapee Holds Family Hostage Driver For 100 Miles
David Weber 28 of Weston said he was forced to drive William Barker 23 from a West Virginia mental institution escape. Weber his wife and two sons were held six hours before Barker traveled. family left unharmed. State Police stopped the car at a New Martinsville service station after a statewide alert.
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New Martinsville
W Va
West Virginia
David Weber
Weston
William Barker
Weber
Barker
Errant Drivers Fill Heavy Court Docket
Thirty three persons were fined a total of 9895 by Judge J T Lamb in joint traffic and criminal sessions at Middletown Municipal Court. The double session closed today for a holiday tomorrow. Fines included 25 dollars for assured clear distance and 25 for failure to yield. Several defendants faced additional penalties for no operator licenses unsafe vehicle anti noise careless operation and following too closely. Bonds forfeited included extended load and unlicensed driver. In criminal court Robert Thompson and Merle Jeffery were each fined 50 dollars for disorderly conduct.
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Middletown
Elaine Couts
Kerry St
Trenton
Paul Blair
Bertha Ave
James Smith Higgins
Garfield St
Gail P. Mack
Grand Ave
James F
Virginia St
Earl Grider
Waynesville
Earl Gill
Ty Tus Ave
James A. South
Kensington St
Ester Colwell
Central Ave
Dock M. Gibbs
Jefferson Road
Arnold Hoskins
Hamarea
Richard A. Hamilton
Hill Ave
John Daniel Hudson
Hamil
Cecil Martin
Michael Road
Elmer R. Alfrey
Monroe St
Harriet M. Kuch
N. Circle Drive
Germantown
Kent Ward
Hamilton
al Bowling
Franklin - Lebanon Road
Fred
Bernice Ave
Robert Thompson
Browning St
Merle Jeffery
Dayton- Oxford Road
Franklin
Ready Youths Trail Police With Radios
San Clemente California residents threaten vigilante action to curb boisterous youths. Police Chief Cliff Murray says teens use walkie talkies to tip off roving groups, dampening patrols before officers arrive.
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San Clemente
Calif
Cliff Murray
Murray
Los Angeles Firefighters Battle 4500 Acre Brush Inferno
In Los Angeles area, seven hundred firefighters fought through the night to contain a brush fire that scorched 4500 acres of steep terrain northwest of the city. Winds that pushed the blaze into the Angeles National Forest eased to 15 mph by morning, but officials said the fire remained out of control and no homes were yet in danger.
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Los Angeles
Angeles National Forest
Job Rate Breached By Youth
Washington AP reports unemployment rose by over one million in June as youths entered the labor market. The jobless rate reached 5.3 percent with total civilian employment at a high 71.9 million. teen unemployment eased from 15.9 to 15 percent.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Aeronca Report Receives Merit Award Recognition
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp annual report to shareholders won a merit award from Financial World Magazine in its 1964 annual report survey. S. J. Kuderer announced the selection as a compact 10 page report cited for context design and topography.
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Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Financial World Magazine
S. J. Kuderer
Aeronca
Richard J. Anderson
Aircraft Equipment and Supplies
Hamilton man treated for broken nose after water ski spill
Gary Rittenhouse, 20, of Hamilton, was treated at Middletown Hospital for a broken nose after a water ski spill on the Miami River near Butler County Park Route 73. Police said a ski struck Rittenhouse in the nose.
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Hamilton
Middletown Hospital
Miami River
Butler County
Rittenhouse
Path of the fire threatens cabins near San Francisquito Canyon
Officials report the blaze curving along the canyon edge endangering a handful of summer cabins on the western fringe near San Francisquito Canyon with no large timber stands in the area.
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San Francisquito Canyon
Three Aides Fight Over Foreign Aid and Coins
In Washington the Senate Foreign Relations Committee cut 50 million from LBJ’s foreign aid request and backed a 3.466 billion authorization. The bill heads to the Senate floor where Senator Morse will push deeper cuts. Also, Mint chief Eva Adams urged keeping Kennedy half dollars in circulation to curb hoarding, while urging temporary suspension of the 1792 dating rule. A House-passed 3.3 billion foreign aid appropriation awaits Senate action. Meanwhile the Senate subcommittee probes federal job applicant screening practices, noting complaints about intrusive background questions from security posts.
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Senate Washington
Washington
Senae Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Russell B. Long
Dla
John J. Williams
Rdel
Mint
Kennedy
Eva Adams
Miss Adams
House
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Treasure Ship Returns To Port In San Diego
The ill fated treasure ship San danger is back in port for the first time since sailing for France last May from Long Beach. The Norwegian freighter carrying 1 million in silver aluminum and copper caught fire May 18 off the Mexican coast and was towed 400 miles to beached near San Diego. The Navy pulled it off the sand to prevent 35000 gallons of oil from polluting Coronado beaches.
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Calif
France
Long Beach
Mexican
Navy
Navy Amphibious
Coronado
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