Balloonist Missing After Weekend Flight From Lakehurst
Ground crew for Karl reports balloonist Thomas vanished after lifting off Friday from Lakehurst New Jersey. Coast Guard and Navy planes search the area as operators confirm loss of high frequency link and antenna malfunction behind the disengagement.
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Coast Guard
Navy
Gary Johnson
Johnson
East River
Thomas
Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Station
Cyclist Afire Saved by Two Youths in Melbourne
A 73 year old man says two youths saved him when his bicycle bag caught fire on a ride home from the store. He and the youths were treated for burns. bystanders drove away as no one else stopped to help.
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Alfonso Principato
Principato
Dennis Moss
Roy McDaniel
Escapee Rex Brinlee Surrenders After Chance Meeting
Rex Brinlee Jr., an escapee and convicted bomber, surrendered after recognizing guard C. A. Pearce in Jones Grocery in Canadian Oklahoma. Brinlee walked outside with Pearce and agreed to turn himself in. he was taken to the prison hospital for insect bites. Two other killers remain at large near Stigler as National Guard helicopters assist searches.
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Okla
Jones’ Grocery
C. A. Pearce
Pearce
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Rex Brinlee Jr
Brinlee
Richard Crisp
Rex
Oklahoma
State Prison
Stigler
David Boren
National Guard
Edwin Jones
William Franklin
Eufaula
Robert Jones
Lake Eufaula
Jones
McAlester
Crisp
Brintos
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Melbourne, Fla
Moss
McDaniels
Illinois
Highway
Redi-Mix, Inc
Carbondale, Ill
Southern Illinoisan
Dict. Equip
Complete Service Department
Herrin City Hall
Herrin Security Bank
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H.S.B
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