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Sp. 3C Richard Tibbetts, 19,son of Mr and Mrs. Don S. Tibbetts, 704 Walnut street, was among the 137 paratroopers of the 101st Airborne division, injured during a mass air drop of1,300 paratroopers Wednesday, at Ft. Campbell, Ky.Mr. and Mrs. Tibbetts received a phone coll from Richard Wednesday evening around 9:30to inform them he was recover-He had just returned frommg.the hospital where he was treated for head wounds and possible concussion. His injuries were incurred while being drogged by his parachute across terrain.Richard entered service June 6, 1956, following graduation from Hayes Catholic high school.Soviet PremierRejects Bid forinjured in drop—Sp. 3C RICHARD TIBBETTSFivef137 InjuredIn ManeuverFt. Campbell. Ky. —*!!*— Mili-tary authorities announced plans today for another mass air drop Saturday three times as big as the one Wednesday in which five paratroopers jumped to their deaths and 137 were hospitalized.Saturday's drop will involve more than 4,000 men from the famed lQLst Airborne Division,comrades of the men who jumped to their deaths across wind-swept drop zones.Continue as JvetieduledMaj. L. A. Breauft, public information officer said the remainder of Exercise Eagle Wing will continue as scheduled. The exercise, a two-week maneuver, is de-INJURED JUMPER RIDES—Sp. 3C Walter Harper of Sterlington, La., is hois- Jted on an Army helicopter after being in|ured in a mass parochute drop at Ft. Camp- jbell, Ky. Medics evacuating Harper are Capt. Howard Roberts, left, and Sp. 2C Charles Paul. The man with his back to the camera was unidentified. The paratrooper was not seriously injured. lt;AP Photofgx)Treated at Hospital, ReleasedMuscatine Soldier. 19. HurtKentucky ’Chute Drop
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Muscatine Journal and News Tribune
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Thu, Apr 24, 1958
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