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

Microfilm Call # : MF 10