DT Data Page #

14

Newspaper

Humboldt Times

Newspaper Date

10/9/1962

Page #

1

Item Type

Death report

Place

Carte Modera Wiggins Ranch

Text

Congressman Clem Miller & two others died when their plane struck a tree 100 feet off the ground 20 miles SE of Eureka on the Wiggins Ranch on Sunday afternoon at 4:49 pm on 10/7/1962. It was a Piper Apache twin engine. Thick fog concealed the 5118 mtn peek. They hit at 400 msl. He was a carte madera Democrat. He sponsored the bill to create Point Reyes National Seashore. John F. Kennedy was President & signed the bill last month in Sept. Gov. Pat Bown said Pt Reyes would remain an enduring monument to the Congressman. The pilot was 50 miles off course.

Key Words

Clem Millor, Wiggins Ranch, Pt Reyes National Seashore, Plane Crash

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