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Herald and News, 1961-69

 

1961

      Reservation lands may become new national forest, Jan. 31, 1961, p1.

      Falcon Heights school dedication set (photo), Feb. 2, 1961, p1.

      Laird's Landing destroyed by fire (photo), Feb. 6, 1961, p1.

      Juvenile detention home plans nearly done (drawing), Feb. 10, 1961, p1.

      Courthouse addition studied for four years (drawings), Feb. 10, 1961, p5a.

      Gospel Mission marks three years (photos), Feb. 10, 1961, p7a.

      Chamber calls for study of suburban integration, Feb. 16, 1961, p1.

      Pelican Theater walls come tumbling down (photos), Feb. 20, 1961, p1.

      Church photos with historical cutlines, Feb. 26, 1961, p3C, 30C.

      Fremont National Forest has record timber cut in 1959, Feb. 26, 1961, p8C.

      School photos with historic cutlines, Feb. 26, 1961, p12C.

      Klamath Red Cross chapter established in 1917, Feb. 26, 1961, p31C.

      Agriculture Secretary approves creation of Winema National Forest, Feb. 27, 1961, p1.

      Air Force training jet crashes March 19 in Stewart Lenox (photos), March 20, 1961, p1.

      Pin oak transplanted from post office to Boy Scout office (photos), April 3, 1961, p1.

      Gingerbread house being constructed at Moore Park (photo only), April 6, 1961, p1.

      Proposed gunpowder ordinance draws fire (photos, Wilburn Dodge, Lee Yoder, Dr. Glenn Miller, James Barnes), April 11, 1961, p1.

      Order establishes Winema National Forest, April 13, 1961, p1.

      Highway 97 crash kills four 45 miles north of Klamath Falls (James Garner, Phyllis Garner, Sandra Garner, Shirley Wilson) (photo), April 23, 1961, p1.

      Fire razes Klamath Basin Pine Trim Co., April 24, 1961.

      Bears moved to new cage at Moore Park zoo (photos), Aug. 7, 1961, p1.

      Dead Indian Road opens (photo), Aug. 13, 1961, p1.

      Two men shot to death (Clifton Smith, Dwight "Charlie" Henry), Aug. 14, 1961, p1.

      Youth confesses to double killing (Clifford George Jr.), Aug. 16, 1961, p1.

      Ground broken on new OTI campus (photo, Harry Boivin, Winston Purvine), Aug. 17, 1961, p1.

      Hagelstein Park dedicated as first Klamath County park on Sept. 5, 1961.

 

1962

      O.C. Applegate papers turned over to University of Oregon, March 4, 1962.

      Authorities launch probe into Lost River fish kill, Aug. 9, 1962, p1.

      Snakes weave pattern in Klamath Falls history, Jan. 28, 1962.

      McCleon Research Center filled with tribal artifacts, Feb. 18, 1962.

      Ski enthusiasts enjoy Tomahawk Ski Bowl (photos), March 3, 1962.

      Klamath Falls only flour mill was built by Thomas Martin (historic photos), June 24, 1962.

      Cottonwood Lake, constructed in 1961, proves popular, Sept. 9, 1962, p7A.

      Kiwanis Park on Kit Carson Way dedicated (photos), Sept. 20, 1962, p1.

 

1963

      Grand jury indicts Sheriff Britton in prisoner escape case (photo), May 2, 1963, p1.

      Sen. Barry Goldwater to highlight dedication of hospital site, May 3, 1961, p1.

      Decline of trout in Upper Klamath, Agency lakes studied, May 3, 1963, p5.

      George Stephenson donates land for county park (photos), May 5, 1963, p1.

      History of veterans memorials at courthouse (photos), May 26, 1963, p1.

      Woman who nursed Mark Twain's boy lies in Linkville Cemetery (photo), June 6, 1963, p2A.

      Occupancy of Salt Caves goes back 6,0000 years, June 30, 1963.

      Wren Frain recalls many days of years ago (photo), June 30, 1963, p3A.

      US 97 bridge over Link River opened (photo), Sept. 27, 1963, p1.

      Joe Caraher named publisher of Herald and News (photo), Nov. 7, 1963, p1.

      Idled Ellingson Lumber Co. mill beside Lake Ewauna burns, Dec. 1, 1963, p1.

      Ellingson Lumber Co. mill beside Lake Ewauna burns (photos), Dec. 2, 1963, p1.

      "Doomed" landmark eyed as site for county park (Eagle Ridge, photo), Dec. 4, 1963, p1.

 

1964

      New Mills traffic plan designated (map) Feb. 13, 1964, p1.

      Klamath Falls man (David C. Glass) who claimed knowledge of J.F. Kennedy plot arrested (photo), Feb. 18, 1964, p1.

      Rancher Ralph Vaden raises fighting cocks (photos), May 15, 1964, p19.

      F101 fighter crash kills two (Frank Vecchio, William Pitts) (photos), May 19, 1964, p1.

      Cutoff to Klamath Avenue proposed, July 10, 1964, p1.

      Shabby properties hurt city's image (photos, house ad), July 16, 1964, p16.

      County denies petition to close Old Fort Road, July 17, 1964, p1.

      Addition to Klamath Falls post office nears competion (photos), July 19, 1964, p1B.

      Plane crash kills two KFPA employees (Paul Nichols, Delbert Sasstedt) (photos), July 23, 1964.

 

1965

      Newspaper sponsors gift party at county nursing home, Nov. 25, 1965, p1.

      Mayor Veatch calls for eliminating taverns in downtown area, Dec. 9, 1965, p1.

      Winnemucca-to-the-Sea highway renumbered as Highway 140, Dec. 12, 1965.

      H&N sponsores fifth annual religious Christmas parade, Dec. 9, 1965, p1.

      Landscaping underway on Highway 97 intersections, Dec. 13, 1965, p1.

      Woman (Judy Barney) trapped in Oregon Building elevator for 12 hours, Dec. 13, 1965, p1.

      Orindale Draw highway connection approved, Dec. 15, 1965, p1.

      Cost of Sprague River Dam fish ladder estimated at $12,700, Dec. 22, 1965, p1.

      Surprise Valley Electric Co-op still growing after 37 years, Dec. 26, 1965, p1.

      City leaders disagree on Klamath Falls drunk problem, Dec. 28, 1965, p1.

      Skunks become local nuisance, Dec. 29, 1965, p1.

      System of 51 red phone boxes aids emergency responses in Klamath Falls, Dec. 29, 1965, p1.

      Mazama school to open Jan. 17 (photo), Dec. 31, 1965, p1.

      Mayor Veatch asks OLCC to view local drunks, Dec. 31, 1965, p1.

 

1966

      Miles Henry Jackson (Rattlesnake Pete) dies, March 27, 1966.

      Sammy Gordon remembers early days of boxing career (photo), March 27, 1966, p6B.

      New phone number for fire calls: 884-3171, May 2, 1966, p1.

      Abert Lake test fish killed, July 11, 1966, p3.

      Formation of human rights organization proposed by Ross Ragland, Nov. 2, 1966, p1.

      Escaped convict Brownie Atkinson sought in slaying of Edna O'Neil, Nov. 7, 1966, p1.

      Escaped convict Brownie Larry Atkinson wounded, captured in shootout at Kiger Stadium (photo), Nov. 13, 1966, p1.

      Chamber of Commerce urges changes in Klamath River pollution code, Dec. 15, 1966, p1.

      Pollution hearing shows complex river problem, Dec. 16, 1966, p1.

 

1967

      Herald and News announces plans for new building, switch to offset printing (photos), Jan. 18, 1967, p1, 9.

      Four Klamath Falls men killed in a plane crash near LaPine (Wallace Spires, Norman Wilson, Lloyd Collins and Loren Stroud) (photo), May 10, 1967.

      Printing revolution, Herald and News has new offset press (photo, Joe Caraher, Frank Jenkins), July 16, 1967, p30.

      15-year-old Keith Schaffer dies in fall on Mount Thielsen, July 26, 1967, p1.

      Inside photo of Herald and News, Aug. 1, 1967.

      Down she goes (photo of razing Herald and News building), Aug. 8, 1967, p2.

      Downtown traffic plan defeat expected, Aug. 16, 1967, p1.

      City council drops central (one-way) traffic plan, Aug. 22, 1967, p1.

      Razing of H&N building destroys man's birthplace (Mel Howie) (photos), Aug. 22, 1967, p11.

      City may give up on Main Street trees (H&N project), Sept. 6, 1967, p1.

      Cy Bingham Park dedicated in Crescent (photo), Sept. 11, 1967, p1.

      Countywide plan for mosquito control urged, Sept. 14, 1967, p1.

      Huge gas plant at Bonanza nearly complete (photo), Sept. 14, 1967, p14.

      Harold Ogle, county historian, dies (photo), Sept. 22, 1967, p1.

      Elks dedicate new lodge on Hawkins Street (photos), Sept. 24, 1967, p2.

      Educator Lucille O'Neill dies (photo), Sept. 25, 1967, p1.

      $300 fine levied against Robert Jasso for breaking trees on Main St., Sept. 27, 1967, p1.

      Merger of Merrill, Malin high schools opposed (photo), Sept. 28, 1967, p1.

      City decides to replant Main Street trees, Oct. 3, 1967, p1.

      Chamber of commerce's Pelican Butte ski area at least 2 years away (photo), Dec. 3, 1967, p12.

      Ice skating is hot topic at park board meeting, Dec. 6, 1967, p4.

      UFO over Kingsley Field is identified as fog-disperson experiement, Dec. 6, 1967, p1.

      Old Elks Lodge bought by O.K. Puckett for use as museum (photo), Dec. 29, 1967, p1.

 

      Sept. 15, 1967 Ñ Elks Lodge No. 1247 hold a grand opening of its new lodge off West Oregon Avenue in Klamath Falls.

 

1968

      Convicted murderer Brownie Larry Atkinson dies in Klamath County Jail (photos), Jan. 3, 1968, p1.

      Heart failure determined to be cause of Atkinson's death, Jan. 7, 1968, p1.

      Lack of study of Klamath water uses prompts concern, March 11, 1968

      Cause of F27 crash in March 1967 revealed, March 27, 1968, p1.

      Baldwin Hotel nominated as Oregon Historical Site (three presidents slept at hotel), April 24, 1968, p1.

      Great Northern Railroad depot to be demolished, Klamath Ice to build warehouse, May 20, 1968, p1.

      Quakes strike Lake County, June 4, 1968.

      KF city council still backs merger of libraries, June 14, 1968.

      Fire at Gooding Egg Farm kills 8,000 chickens, June 30, 1968, p1.

      Sheriff Red Britton has special touch with home folks (photos), Nov. 17, 1968.

      F101 Voodoo jet crashes after taking off from Kinsgley Field, Nov. 26, 1968, p.1.

      Two Air Force officers (Maj. John D. Tolsma, Capt. Richard L. Morgan) die in Nov. 26 F101 crash, Nov. 27, 1968, p. 1.

      Congress for Community Progress to discuss formation of community college, Dec. 6, 1968, p1.

      Twenty-seven experts to study Klamath Falls in Congress for Community Progress, Dec. 6, 1968, p2.

      Thirty-three ways identified to improve Klamath region in Congress for Community Progress, Dec. 9, 1968, p1.

 

1969

      City urged to push state to finish "missing link" on Alameda, Jan. 9, 1969, p1.

      YMCA building fund drive tops $300,000, Jan. 24, 1969, p1.

      County mental health advisory panel quits, Jan. 29, 1969, p1.

      City-county planning arrangement dying, Jan. 29, 1969, p1.

      Ward's to be first to open in Shasta Plaza, Feb. 2, 1969, p1.

      Two more mills to remove logs from river, Feb. 2, 1969, p1.

      Former Klamath youth sought in murder of two women (photo, Russell Obremski), Feb. 4, 1969, p1.

      Local farmhand held in murder of two women (photos, Russell Obremski), Feb. 5, 1969, p1.

      Board to inspect Washburn Manor; closure of county home considered, Feb. 5, 1969, p7.

      USBR studies drainage of portion of Upper Klamath Lake, April 10, 1969.

      Msgr. T.P. Casey article, June 1, 1969

      Plaque dedicated to honor local rock mason (photo, Emil Schiesel), June 1, 1969.

      Overhead sprinkler system (center pivot) debuts at Ralph Hill ranch (photos), July 1, 1969, p20.

      Lightning strike injures two at Klamath Falls pool, doctor saves girl's life, July 10, 1969

      Klamath County voters turn down proposed countywide vector control district, Aug. 23, 1969.

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