Plane overshoots runway on Rattle Snake Island
A rented Cessna 150 overshot a runway on Rattle Snake Island and sank in Lake Erie. Pilot Jack Charles Meier 31 and passenger Walter McLaughlin 28 escaped injury.
12 Sep 1966
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1966
Page
1
A rented Cessna 150 overshot a runway on Rattle Snake Island and sank in Lake Erie. Pilot Jack Charles Meier 31 and passenger Walter McLaughlin 28 escaped injury.
Mostly sunny with mild temperatures today reaching 75 to 80. Tonight remains partly cloudy with little change and a low around 54 to 59. Tuesday turns mostly cloudy with a few showers and cooler highs near 70. Sunrise 6 04 a m Sunset 6 42 p m. Sunday highs reach 81 and lows around 49. Marriage license issued for Edward J. Gallagher and Nancy Jean Frederick. Births andDeaths listed for multiple residents including Fred P Monroe Jr Ronald E Durr Charles Mundy Aurah Biddle Robert Gribben Hershel Colahan John Camiscioni Melanie Bowman.
Sharon Elain Phillian Miss Ohio returned from the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City to Delaware. She arrived at Port Columbus International Airport and rode in a motorcade through town as the community welcomed its representative after the contest.
Grounds buzz with tent setup and rides as Huron County Fair prepares to open at 6 p.m Tuesday with a 7:45 p.m dog parade and Johnny King Auto Thrill Show. Livestock entries total about 130 head, including a strong pony showing, plus free teen dances begin Wednesday.
A new substation on the city electrical system will be connected Tuesday morning. Service Director Morley Price said businesses in the northwest area along the New York Central tracks will be without power briefly as the Pleasant Street substation is integrated. The outage should last about five minutes starting at 8 a.m.
UPI reports Peace Corpsman William H. Kinsey was found innocent of murdering his wife Peverley near Maswa Tanzania. Two assessors ruled in his favor though final judge approval and potential appeal to the East African Supreme Court remain. Kinsey claimed a picnic accident caused fatal injuries from a fall off a 20 foot boulder.
Owners of property east of Route 20 seek a court injunction to halt further construction on the bypass project and demand 250000 in damages from the state. The Kludings of RD 1 Old State Road and Paul and Patricia Klading of Des Moines filed in Huron County Common Pleas to stop work by Donald H Timmer and all Highway Department staff. An appropriation case is pending with a jury to set the purchase price.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.