Daring cliff rescue pulls 2 to safety
In Seaside Oregon two boys were saved after a 95 foot fall from a rugged 100 foot cliff. Charles Kenney 17 Netarts and Ron Makinster 18 Tillamook were lowered by rope to the beach but could not climb back up. Nehalem area residents and a 16 man rescue team aided the operation as Dr Ralph Perkins a Nehalem veterinarian, and the injured boy were pulled to safety just as tides rose. Helen Parrish obituary noted.
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Seaside
Ore
Oregon
Charles Kenney
Netarts
Ron Makinster
Tillamook
Orc
Donald J. Kangas
Portland
Ralph Perkins
Dr. Perkins
Proxmire Attacks Johnson Leadership in Senate
Sen William Proxmire challenges Lyndon Johnson control of the Senate party program calling for a caucus before major decisions. He notes Johnson’s leadership excludes most Democrats and says the majority in the Senate must reflect the nation. Proxmire has assigned duties on agriculture and banking, sought Foreign Relations, and criticizes Johnson on civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Proxmire
Johnson
Ooce
Agriculture
Banking
Mercy-Flight Doctors Sought in Snow Search Near Littleton
In New Hampshire a two-doctor team from Dartmouth Medical College vanished while returning from a mercy flight from Berlin to Lebanon. Snowshoeing investigators and 40 aircraft scoured the Littleton area as temperatures plummeted and the search was suspended.
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Berlin
N. H
Littleton
Lebanon
Dartmouth Outing Club
Ralph £. Miller
Robert E. Quinn
Dartmouth Medical College
Moscow
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Con O'Neill
Matmilanyy
Selwyn Lloyd
Sir Patrick Reilly
Anastas I. Mikoyan
United States
Andrei Gromyko
Vassily V. Kvznetsov
Jacob Malik
Britain
M. P.geopadze
Z A. Loginov
Foreign Ministry
White Mountains
Herna
Family Marooned 3 Days in Bay Recounts Despair
LesIa Schmidt and his wife Sarah and five children were stranded three days in Corpus Christi Bay. A passing shrimp boat rescued them. the group survived and told doctors at the hospital about their ordeal. The father said they kept a diary to show their fate to relatives if they died.
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Revarber
Conpah Cmm
Witton
Associated Priest
Corpus Christi
Tex
Leslia Schmidt
Corpus Christi Bay
Leslie
Schmidt
J Sarah
Leslie Jr
Linda Lee
Cheryl
Leslie Schmidt
Linda Sue
Texas
Weather settles after clear night and sunny Tuesday
A clear night gives way to a sunny Tuesday with slightly warmer conditions. Temperatures rise modestly across the region as skies stay bright and pleasant.
Leaps as Truck Crashes and Explodes Near Castaic
Stuart L. Brown 37 of Glendale escaped a fiery tanker explosion after his truck’s brakes failed on Five Mile Grade north of Castaic. He steered onto an escape ramp designed for such emergencies moments before the rig blew up.
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Castaic
Stuart L. Brown
Glendale
U.S
Six Die In High Speed Collision Near Indio
Six persons died when two cars collided head on on a desert road near Indio. J T Hill 33 and his wife Welty 35 an expectant mother were killed along with Linda 8 months old? Also Sloyd Hammonds Floyd Hammonds and Lorenzo Garcia died in the crash with John Dabpee 38 and Francisco De La Fuente Jr 20 injured. The Hills are believed Indio area residents. The impact telescoped the vehicles and marked Southern California’s third major multi death crash of the weekend.
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Indio
Here
J. T. Hill
Hill
Welty
Linda
Sloyd
Floyd Hammonds
John Dabpee
Lorenzo Garcia
Garcia
Crach
Aia
California
Oceanside
Westminster
Tommy Steele
San Diego
Crowds Battle for 1 Cent Boats and 22 Cent Mowers
Washington shoppers flooded the capital for George Washington Birthday sales. Police added detail to ease traffic while detectives hunted pickpockets among crowds of government, bank, and school workers. Bargains included 1 cent boats, 22 cent power mowers, 69 cent auto radios, and 93 cent suitcases as long lines formed overnight amid 40 degree chill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Upa
George Washington
Bunker Hill
Police Battle as 100 Union Pickets Clash at Plant
Police fought nearly 100 United Auto Workers pickets at the North Side plant of Allis-Chalmers Mfg Co. At least 24 pickets were arrested. Two officers and a striker were treated for minor injuries after a railroad switch caused the disturbance. The train left two cars inside the plant as pickets dispersed.
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Pittsburgh
North Side
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
United Auto Workers
Shorts
Birthdays of Three Steffen Children Celebrate Nationally
Citizens nationwide mark the birthdays of John Steffen and Arlene Steffen’s three children. Franine was born on the Fourth of July in 1956, Nanette on Memorial Day in 1957, and George Washington’s birthday is listed for a third child John Francis Steffen Jr.
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San Francisco
Poiceman John Steffen
Arlene
Visalia chase ends with escapee back at Vacaville facility
Ronald E. Latham, 26, a convicted rapist, who escaped from San Quentin on February 10 and was captured near Visalia, was returned to Vacaville’s medical facility. He admitted terrorizing Mary Murphy and her 41 year old son in South Los Angeles, and robbing a woman in Scully, while denying other details. Police found him after he was spotted in a stolen car on a mountain road.
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Visalia
Modesto
Vacaville
Ronald E. Latham
Merle Bolton
Los Angeles
Mary Murphy
Billy
Vas
Latham
San Quen
Tryan Stanley
Paso Robles
San Quentin
Santa Maria
Four Tots Killed in Trailer Fire
Four children perished in a trailer fire when an oil stove exploded in Branchville New Jersey. Eileen Henderson visiting a nearby home tried to rescue them. the father Robert Henderson worked nearby. The trailer and adjoining cottage were destroyed after a heater in the doorway blew up. Victims were Linda 6 Robert Jr. 5 William 4 and Barrett 2.
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Branchville
N. J
Eileen Henderson
Hore
Robert Henderson
Svork
Frankford
Linda
Robert Jo
William
Barerett
Pilot Dies as Navy Jet Crashes Near Saratoga
A Navy F2H Banshee crashed in fog and rain above Skyline Boulevard near Saratoga during daylight Sunday, killing Lt. James F. Wiley 25. The pilot’s widow resides in Coronado.
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Moffeil Naval Air Station
Navy
Skyline Blvd
Saratoga
James F. Wiley
Coronado
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Calvin Leonard
Margaret Schreiber
New York
Leonard
Helen Parrish
Hal Boyle
Wilson
Russ
Top Solon
New Hampshire
Miller
Gift
Mary Hitchcock
Hanover
Communist Party
Dartmouth Medical
Ralph Army
Pion
Quinn
Khrushchev - Macmillans of Medicine
Dartmouth Parley
Lloyd
By Conrad Casler
India
Champions
W. Townsend Raplee
Ite
Raplee
L. A
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