Four college students honored by Carnegie Hero Fund in Pittsburgh
Four college students from Georgia and Louisiana earned Carnegie Hero Fund honors for risking their lives to rescue eight people from a gas filled cave near Trenton Georgia on April 16 1966. Two survivors were revived while Benny Gilley Denzi Going Johany Mitts II and David Young received medals or cash awards.
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Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Pittsburgh
Benny J. Gilley
Trenton
Johany R. Mitts, II
Morrow
David A. Young
Bainbridge
Denzi E. Going
Forest Park
Philip Howell
Young
Goung
Sconis
Gilley
Mills
Howell
Going
Boat Capsize Near Santa Clara River Kills Two
A 55 foot pleasure craft named the Trade Winds capsized near the Santa Clara River mouth, killing Sanne Gilliard aged 49 and Jean Hill 37 of Ventura. Eight others were injured, and a nurse aboard was missing as firemen recovered two bodies and 14 survivors. The boat overturned amid heavy swells while returning to Ventura Keys with 26 aboard.
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Ventura Tt
Santa Clara River
Sanne Gilliard
Jean Hill
Venura
Ventura Keys
Ventura County General Hospital
Mercill Shapiro
Oxnard
Ventura
Ventura Merina
Russ Rejects $20,000 U.S. Peace Prize
New York report notes Soviet scientist Vasily Yemelyanov heads the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy who rejects a $20,000 share in the Atoms for Peace prize amid protests against the Vietnam War. Three other laureates from Canada France and the United States will accept and attend ceremonies November 14. The prize is Ford Foundation funded and overseen by an American board.
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New York
Vitnam
Vasily S. Yemelyanov
Canada
France
United States
Esch
International Atomic Energy Agency
United Nations
Ford Foundation
W. Bennett Lewis
Bertrand J. Goldschmidt
Isidor I. Rabi
Rabi
Britain
Sir Ioan Cockcroft
Soledad Prison Youth Facility Closed Over Declining Population
SOLEDAD CALIFORNIA The State Department of Corrections ordered the immediate closure of Soledad State Prison's youth facility because of a drop in population. The move affects 42 prison employees and shifts staff to other posts or department jobs while inmates are redistributed to work camps or Soledad's main facilities.
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Soledad
UFS
Soledad State Prison
State Department of Corrections
Will
Joe Sherry
Deputy slain in attempted jail escape in Lakeport
In Lakeport California deputy David Hoyt was killed during a corridor scuffle as three convicts tried to flee en route to a courtroom. Bailiff Glen Isham, two prisoners John Lynna and Carry Taylor, and Raymond Pettis clashed. one of the prisoners grabbed the revolver and shots were fired, injuring Taylor and killing Hoyt. Luce and other officials moved the trio to San Quentin for security.
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Chicago
Hammond
Robert Richardson
Lawrence Williams
Lakefort
Calif
UPI
San Quentin
Lake County
David L. Luce
David Hoyt
Glen Isham
John Lynna
Carry Taylor
Raymond Pettis
Hoyt
Isham
Lynn
Taylor
Ralph Devulu
Luce
L. Anderson
Dynamite blast delays steel haulers settlement talks
A dynamite blast damaged Aetna Freight Line in Ohio as two month steel haulers strike rattled along with a stalled settlement. National Steel Carriers oppose the pact while rival groups seek changes. No injuries reported and resumed shipments face delays as leaders weigh terms.
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Pittsburgh
National Steel Carriers Association
Aetna
Middletown
Ohio
Mandper Rome Lindeman
National Steel Car
Mantho
National Steel Carriers
Police clash inquiry hears claims of no disperse order
Los Angeles committee reviewing antiwar protest violence heard UCLA official Colin Young say he did not hear orders to disperse before officers attacked demonstrators outside Century Plaza during President Johnson's fundraising visit. Betty Ann Connolly testified a policeman struck her and her 4-year-old daughter after dispersal was ordered. The inquiry seeks a full report on police brutality and suppression of violence from the June 22 incident.
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Robert A. Pinkerton
Pinkerton’s, Inc
Southside Hospital
Bay Shore
N.Y
Allan Pinkerton
Lincoln
Jesse James
Robert Pinkerton
Allan Pinkerton I
Los Angeles
UP1
Century Plaza Hotel
Colin Young
Department of Theater Arts
UCLA
Council
Police, Fire and Civil Defense’ Committee
Johnson
Safety Expert Flunks Auto Test 27 Times
IPSWICH England April 27 United Press International Frederick Sharpe a movie attendant runs road safety classes for children despite flunking his driving test 27 times Proceeding with lessons he emphasizes caution and safety.
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Ipswich
Eng
UPI
Frederick Sharpe
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