Seventeen Skydivers Feared Drowned Over Lake Erie
A World War II bomber carried 21 parachutists from Huron Ohio on a jump through cloud cover. Fifteen landed in Lake Erie and were missing feared dead. two others were recovered, including the only woman. Surviving jumpers reported confusing location data and FAA regulations. search efforts covered 185 square miles with Coast Guard boats helicopters and planes.
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Pilot Chute Magazine
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Mideas
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God Bless My Rescuers Survivor Tells Story
Springfield man Robert Cox one of four known survivors of a skydiving disaster describes the jump from 20,000 feet above Lake Erie. He details free fall, water landings, and a private boat rescue that saved him and Bob Johnson, while two others drowned and 15 remained missing. He praises his rescuers and recalls struggling in rough waves before being plucked from the water.
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Robert Cox
Springfield
Ohio
Robert Coy
United Press International Huron
UPI
Lake Erie
Sacdie
Bob Johnson
Quiet Birthday Affair for LBJ at White House
President Johnson marked his 19th birthday at the White House with his wife and Lynda Bird. Doctors say he is in excellent health and in good spirits as he faces Vietnam war pressures. A cake from the White House kitchen was known to exist though details of the day were not disclosed.
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UPI
Johnson
White House
Lynda Bird
Body Found in Fox River Oshkosh Man Drowns
The 63-year-old Clement W. Harron of 637A Otter Ave. Oshkosh was found in the Fox River near Riverside Park about 1 55 p m Sunday. Coroner Art C Miller ruled the death accidental drowning. Harron had not been seen since Thursday night prompting a police search. A fisherman accidentally hooked the body while attempting to retrieve fishing gear. Burial will be at Lakeview Memorial Park. Surviving are his wife Dorothy two sons Richard and James a daughter Mrs Ray Last two brothers Milton and Carlton and nine grandchildren. Services are set for Wednesday at 8 30 a m at Fiss Bills Funeral Home and 9 a m at St Peter Catholic Church with Rt Rev F M McKeough presiding. Rosary Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
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Buckstaff Co
Miles Kimball Co
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Town
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Dorothy
Richard Harron
Madison
James Harron
Ray Last
Milton Harron
Carlton Harron
Davenport
Fiss & Bills Funeral Home
Aim
St. Peter Catholic Church
F. M. McKeough
Lakeview Memorial Park
Largest U S Helicopter Base Attacked by Viet Cong
Communist forces attacked the Da Nang area and the Dong Ha base with rockets and 152 mm artillery. At least nine Americans were killed and 105 wounded across weekend assaults, with civilian deaths reported near Saigon. U.S. air and ground forces retaliated as Saigon tightened security and prepared for elections.
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Dmz
Psychiatric hearing ordered for Patler in Rockwell murder case
In Arlington VA John C Patler 29 is to undergo a psychiatric examination after his preliminary hearing for the death of American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell was postponed to August 41. An Australian spectator Eve Rar Wenberg shouted insults prompting a contempt citation and 10 days in jail and a 50 dollar fine.
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John C. Patler
George Lincoln Rockwell
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Patter
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Wenberg
United States
Rockwell
Arlington County
L. Jackson Embrey
Embrey
Fatler
William J. Hassan
Morrisania
Bronx
N.Y
Paller
Wenbere
Idaho Forest Fires Gain Ground In Major Blazes
United Press International reports terrific progress in Idaho as fires, part of a Northwest siege that scorched 149000 acres, see gains with 40,000 plus firefighters reinforced by 530 personnel from distant states. Idaho’s China Creek Lewiston area blaze and others shown near under control as weather concerns shift.
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Pacific Northwest
Montana
California
Oregon
British Columbia
Washington State
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Johnson
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Alaska
Georgia
Wisconsin
Houston
Tex
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China Creek
Lewiston
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Box Car Mountain
Weather Bureau
East Germany adopts five day week for most workers
East Germany enacts a five day work week affecting about 7 million people in a 17 million population. The average workday drops to around 7 hours 45 minutes with a 43 percent reduction in hours and a 49 hour week for shift workers. Public schools retain six day weeks, while stores adjust Saturday closures and shifts to ensure milk and perishables remain available. The move aims to outpace West Germany's standards amid a 7.6 percent production rise in the first seven months of 1967.
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Neues Deutschland
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