New Eject Saves 2 in TEX Crash
A Texas crash near Bowie spared two crewmen after an Air Force TEX fighter bomber suffered a hydraulic failure and ejected. Pilots Thigpen and Gordon escaped unhurt as the module parachuted to a field ten miles southwest of Bowie. Oil operators Ed Spragins and Dick Turner witnessed the incident shortly after takeoff from General Dynamics plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Tex
FIA
Texas
Fort Worth
General Dynamics
Here
Ed Spragins
Dick Carner
Wichita Falls
David Thigpen
Max Gordon
Spragins
Thigpen
FISA
Air Force
Navy
Gordon
L A School Aides Accuse Woman of Inciting Rampage
Los Angeles police and school officials reported a riot near Manual Arts High School after a Negro coalition picketed the school. Principal Baton Denahy and assistant vice principal Tim Finney blamed Margaret Wright, 45, for inciting the disturbances that left nine injured and 30 arrested. Police mobilized about 230 officers and 400 young adults were involved in a 20 block stretch along Vermont Avenue near the Memorial Coliseum. Three firebombings occurred later, with fires set at a bakery, a market, and a building roof. authorities treated the event as a large unlawful assembly with multiple arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Manual, Arts
Tim Finney
Margaret Wright
Baton Denahu
Ee OS
Los Angeles Coliseum
Vermont Avenue
Memorial Coliseum
Kevin Casey
Watts
Casey
U S poised to reach 200 million on Nov 20 milestone
U S population will top 200 million at about 11 am on November 20, per Census Bureau. The ceremony plans include a few breathtaking moments as the population counter advances. Since 1790 the center of population has moved west toward St Louis, with California now the most populous state and New York City the largest metro. The 200 million event will occur in the Commerce Department lobby, beside the census clock ticking every 1.34 seconds. current count sits at 199,633,565.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
China
India
Soviet Union
Easter Seaboard
Horace Greeley
Baltimore
St. Louis
Northeast
North Central States
South
California
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York City
Commerce Department
King Says He May Start Jail Term October 30
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. suggested Oct. 30 as a tentative date to begin a five day jail term in Birmingham Alabama for violating a court order against Easter 1963 civil rights protests. He spoke in Boston while aiding a benefit event and said he would willingly accept the penalty. Circuit Judge William Barker had ordered the arrest of King and seven Negro ministers after the Supreme Court refused to overturn their contempt convictions. If Birmingham ministers are arrested, King indicated the others would join them immediately. otherwise the group planned to surrender Oct. 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Martin Luther King Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
King
William Barker
U.S. Supreme Court
Philippines Storm Toll 69
Delayed reports from northern Philippines say Typhoon Carla killed 69 people and caused 44 more deaths elsewhere. Formosa reported 44 deaths with 42 missing as Red Cross data showed 44,000 homeless. in Baguio landslides killed 46 residents amid disrupted communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Carla
Formosa
Red Cross
Baguio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manual Arts High School
Los Angeles Negro Area
Robert 5. McNamara
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Vietnam
L.A
U.S
Martin Luther King
Press-Telegram
Carrier, Ny A
Ae Aes
Long Beach
Calif
Dooley
Sunair
Dooley’s
Polaroid
Quality Klux Decorator
Dooley’s. Quality
Wattee
Republic
SAVE
Black & Decker
Zim
In Record
Bankamericard
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!