Fifth victim dies in Ship Ashore motel shooting in Oregon
A gunman opened fire at the Ship Ashore motel in Smith River injuring six. Robert Paul Sander, 98, of Cincinnati, was arrested hours later and waived extradition to California. Victims include Percy Harmon and Barbara Harmon, both dead, and Melvin Sarina who described the scene. The murder weapon remains unfound as authorities investigate the massacre from Crescent City to Grants Pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith River
UPI
Ship Ashore
Oregon
Robert Paul Sander
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sander
Samuel Bowe
Grants Pass
Ore
California
Crescent City
del Norte County
Percy Harmon
Fortuna
Barbara Harmon
Melvin Sarina
Sarina
Oceanside Hotel
Gordon Knott
Shirley Gail Knott
Ella Beam
Brookings, Ore
Harmon
Weeping wife buries slain U.S. official in Cordoba
In Cordoba Argentina leftist guerrillas killed U S consular official John Egan after abducting him. His funeral drew guards, candles, and wreaths from officials including Henry Kissinger and President Ford. Egan was a retired Perma Montana businessman who served as Cordoba consular agent since 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordoba
Argentina
UPI
San Geronimo
John Egan
Egan
Ciila
Henry Kissinger
Ford
U.S. Am
Montoneros
Perma
Mont
U.S
Kaiser Corp
Buenos Aires
Eustaquio Tolosa
Pima Navajo Area Event Highlights And School News
Pima School hosts its 1975 Cozy Corner Carnival with seventeen new booths four new foods and familiar attractions from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Navajo Girl Scout Junior Troop 931 earns bike rodeo honors as field trips and library tours engage Pima and Navajo students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pima School
Navajo
Lou Harris
Little League Womens Auxiliary
Pima
Death claims Heidi on way home
Fourteen year old Heidi Biggs, a cancer patient from Belleville Illinois, died in an ambulance on the final leg of a trip from Honolulu to home. Her mother Lucille Biggs said Heidi wished to die at home and pleaded to be returned to Belleville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Hawaii
Heidi Biggs
Illinois
Heidi
Lucille Biggs
Honolulu
St. Louis
Neon revival pushes neon art beyond tavern signs
Rudi Stern argues neon is an art form with wide decor potential. His Let There Be Neon studio in Manhattan showcases sculpture and lighting using glass benders, attracting work for NBC TV Pierre Cardin Bloomingdale's and even Bette Midler fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Stanglin
New York
UPI
Rudi Stern
Stern
Lower Manhattan
Los Angeles
Sign Companies
U.S. 1
Nbc-Tv
Pierre Cardin
Bloomingdale’s
Bette Midler
Todd Rundgren
Two Rescues From Phoenix Fires Include Elderly Victim
In Southeast Phoenix two elderly residents, Raymond Santoya age 80 and Gloria Acuna age 30, were pulled from a smoke filled home by firemen after a blaze damaged the attic and interior of a neighboring house. A third woman, Martha Kelly in her 70s, was saved by passers by Donald J. Martin and his brother George from another early morning fire. The fires caused about 1000 dollars in damage and the cause remained undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
UPI
Raymond Santoya
Gloria Acuna
Gary Smith
Donald J. Martin
George
Martha Kelly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Hill
Washington
Pima-Navajo Area
Nancy Moffat
Diana Simon
Scottsdale Civic Center
Scottsdale Public Library
ASU Planetarium
ASU
Grady Gammage
Hohokam
Steve Rogers
Curt LaCroix
Dana Losee
Tim Foley
Angie Dickson
Tracy Darden
Vickie Aronson
Brian Byron
United Way
Scottsdale
Jean Weinhold
Jackie Edgley
Mary Gilbert
Francis Palmer
Francine Rich
Mary Webster
Warren Thomson
Elaine West
Ann Anthony
Sue Moore
Jennifer Bagnato
Brenda Cooper
Tom Corrigan
Shelly Evans
David Golder
Tera Hays
Lisa Hughes
John Kelly
Mary Krouth
Patty Lane
John Lutz
Alison Lyons
Shawn Mahoney
Andy Milne
Robert Parker
Beth Raheb
Leslie Randolph
Mala Rau
John Randolph
Robyn Cantrell
Allison Hosking
Jackie Mueller
Kathy Cowan
Kim Jahrmarkt
Richard Noll
Mary Frost
Carol Johnson
Cyndi Peterson
Adrienne Fuller
John Lane
Elaine Petroulakis
Pat Galbraith
Tsui Liaw
David Silver
Adrienne Greeley
Lisa Lloyd
Kim Voelker
Vincent Greene
Tom Matson
Lisa Schaeffer
Camille Hammer
Kelly Moore
Kira Hellinghausen
Merry Allen
Janice Wolfe
Frank Ernest
Kevin McLaury
Kim Nelson
Mike Fitzgerald
Brad Hargrave
Todd Hays
Mary Jennings
Bruce Larsen
David Marks
Elaina Sorrell
Gregg Arney
Steven Beck
Bilquis Hameed
Michelle Kirchhoefer
Joe Munchweiler
Barbara Pera
Sandy Raby
Karen Ross
Pamela Weaver
Kurt Whiteman
Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Biggs
Duneah Brock Se
PAM
Phidme
Milner Plaza
H.e.cnr
Willer Rd
Indian School
NEW Pool Motors
Daily
Scottspark Golf & Tennis Club
McDonald Dr
Scottsdale, AZ
Carecreek Fd
Carefree Dr. Carefree
Arizona
Joe Vaccaro
Assoc
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!