Coast Guard searches Lake Erie for downed parachutists
Coast Guard Lt. Thomas B. Irish Jr led a multiagency search for parachutists dropped over Lake Erie. The operation used 20 to 25 boats, two helicopters, and an Air Force plane with driving teams from Erie and Summit Counties aiding. Seas were three feet and water 72 to 73 degrees as crews worked through the day and night.
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Huron
Coast Guard
Thomas B. Irish
Lake Erie
Irish
Huron Harbor
Erie
Summit Counties
Radar Fix On Wrong Plane? Parachutists Missing After Lake Erie Jump
Parachute instructor John Deegan says a radar fix may have tracked the wrong aircraft as 19 of 21 jumpers landed in Lake Erie Sunday. He describes jumps near Ortner Field and reports of chutes seen in Huron Vermilion and Lorain as search continues for the missing aviators.
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Huron
John Deegan
Lake Erie
Deegan
Huron River
Ortner Field
FAA
Federal Aviation Agency
Robert Karns
Lorain
Ortner’s
Three Men Hurt in Scaffold Fall at Plant Expansion
Three Roth Brothers Construction Co. workers were injured when they fell from scaffolding at the Fanny Farmer plant expansion. Jack Peters, 32, Port Clinton. Roger Rush, 25, Ashland. Edward Market, 37, Sandusky. Rush and Peters hospitalized for observation. Market to be released after treatment.
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Fanny Farmer
Jack Peters
Port Clinton
Roger Rush
Ashland
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Edward
Market
Sandusky
Roth Brothers Construction Co
Rush
Peters
Weather and Life Notices From Local Briefs
Cloudy cool conditions with light showers near Lake Erie give way to clear skies tonight with lows 50 to 55. Sunday high 50 to 70 with humidity around 90. Births report two girls and two boys from local families. Deaths note four individuals including Mrs. Elva H Harrison and infant Bonnie Jean Black.
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Lake Erie
Elva H. Harrison
White Plains
N.Y
Bonnie Jean Black
Berlin Heights
Roy Dorn
Columbus
Ione Sloat Fischer
Main St
Lorain Man Describes Rescue Of 2 Skydivers, Waves Damage Boat
Lorain resident Dean Phillips recounted rescuing two parachutists from Lake Erie in rough five foot seas while another victim died. He and companions also found the body of Dorsie Kitchen of Akron and recovered parachute gear. Coast Guard and police expanded search for missing skydivers in the chaotic aftermath of the 21 overseas jump.
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Dorsie Kitchen
Akron
Dick Ralph
Phillips
Lorain
Huron
Patricia Lownsbury
Coast Guard
NASA
Rye Beach
Skydivers Over Lake Erie Disaster Leaves Two Survivors
19 veteran parachutists took part in a mass jump over Lake Erie. Robert Coy, 29, of Springfield, and Bernard Johnson, 30, of West Richfield, survived after landing in the lake and being rescued within 10 minutes. Coy, with 262 prior jumps, said the shock of hitting water was profound, while Johnson noted his chute held and helped him stay buoyant. Relatives waited at Huron City Fire Hall as crews searched for the missing 15.
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Dean Phillips
Lorain
Lake Erie
Phillips
Robert Coy
Springfield
Johnson
Bernard Johnson
Huron
Coy
Erie
Bernard
Bud) Johnson
West Richfield
Huron City
Ortner
Wakeman
Ting
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By Tom Dillon
Homer Jones
Monroe~ville
Kenneth Blystone
Woodlawn
Karl Engl
E. Main
Ralph
Harold Pugh
Vermilion
Bulletin
Ohio
UPI
United States Parachute Assn
Birmingham
Erie County
Norwalk
Huron County
Lake
By Jack Brown
Orther Field
Lake Shore
Robert Bowshier
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