75 years ago
May 1, 1943
Congressman Fred Norman, Republican of Washington, said today that sale of some 160 acres of windthrown timber in the Olympia national park has been authorized by the national park service, and that bids for removal of the timber will be called shortly.
The trees, all wind topped in recent years, lie in the Finley creek area near Lake Quinault. More than 100 prime firs are included, which Norman said no doubt will eventually make war-essential plywood.
“While the amount of timber involved in the coming sale is small,” Norman said, “I am encouraged that the park service will at least allow these fallen trees to be used for the war effort instead of letting them rot away on the ground.”
May 2, 1943
Sunday, no newspaper published
50 years ago
May 1, 1968
One-hundred-forty-five members of the local machinists’ union voted to strike the Lamb-Grays Harbor Co today after breakdown of negotiations Monday and the expiration of an extended contract between the union and the company.
At issue is a proposed 72-cent-an-hour wage increase over the next year; another 7 cents an hour in fringe benefits, vacation eligibility, and health and hospital coverage, asked by the union.
Machinists at Lamb-Grays Harbor now make $3.57 an hour.
A company spokesman said he “couldn’t tell you” how great the payroll loss to the Harbor will be if the strike continues.
The strike completely halted the company’s production area, a company spokesman said today. About 200 office and administrative personnel remained on the job.
May 2, 1968
The Bronze Star Medal for heroism under enemy fire in Vietnam has been awarded to Army Spec. 4 Michael Mickelson of Hoquiam.
He is presently undergoing therapy at Ft. Lewis’s Madigan General Hospital for the abdominal wound he suffered in hostile action. He is a 1964 graduate of Hoquiam High School.
Mickelson received the Bronze Star with a “V” Device for valor for his actions under enemy fire while serving with the 5th Special Forces, Group (Airborne) in Vietnam on Oct. 27, 1967.
25 years ago
May 1, 1993
One man was killed and at least 48 injured late Friday afternoon when a tour bus full of foresters tumbled down a 70-foot embankment, coming to rest just feet from Porter Creek.
A retired city of Seattle employee died at the scene.
The bus was the first of three carrying participants in a day-long tour sponsored by the Washington State Society of American Foresters. They were coming back from viewing the fisheries enhancement study at Porter Creek, the last of five stops.
Passengers included professional foresters, students, Weyerhaeuser Co. employees and DNR representatives.
May 2, 1993
The tour bus that rolled down a steep ravine Friday afternoon — killing one and injuring 48 — was expected to be hoisted from among the trees lining Porter Creek this morning.
Numerous law enforcement, insurance and environmental officials investigating Saturday endured more of the soggy conditions thought to have contributed to the accident.
The bus tumbled sideways about 70 feet down the steep ravine after it attempted to get around an oncoming car. The vehicle had stopped to let the bus by on the narrow muddy road known as the B-Line in the state-owned Capitol Forest.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
