1960s Timeline

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Nov 29, 2021

Rockefeller Returns to New York as Hopes Dim for Missing Son

Nov. 29, 1961 - Governor Rockefeller ended his long journey home today, tired and drawn. Arriving at New York International Airport from...

Nov 27, 2021

Governor Rockefeller Heads Home as Son Remains Missing, Feared Dead

Nov. 27, 1961 - Governor Rockefeller of New York started home today from Dutch New Guinea after authorities there all but abandoned hope...

Nov 23, 2021

11-Year-Old "Bluebelle" Survivor Told that her Family is Dead

Nov. 23, 1961 - Terry Jo Duperrault found out for certain today that her family did not survive the mysterious sinking of the yacht...

Nov 22, 2021

Gov. Rockefeller Joins Search for His Son in New Guinea

Nov. 22, 1961 - Governor Rockefeller (third from right) of New York reached the capital of the southern region of Dutch New Guinea today...

Nov 21, 2021

Coast Guard Investigates "Bluebelle" Captain who Killed Himself

Nov. 21, 1961 - The Coast Guard, pursuing its investigation of the apparent mass killings aboard the sailboat Bluebelle, dug deeper today...

Nov 21, 2021

Governor Rockefeller's Son Michael Still Missing, Feared Dead

Nov. 21, 1961 - Missionaries joined rescue parties combing the jungle marshes of the southwestern New Guinea coast today in hope that...

Nov 20, 2021

"Capeman" Killer Denied Hearing

Nov. 20, 1961 - The Supreme Court today denied a hearing to Salvatore Agron (left), a Puerto Rican boy facing execution in New York for...

Nov 20, 2021

Search Goes On for Missing Rockefeller

Nov. 20, 1961 - The search for Michael Rockefeller was concentrated on the swampy southwest coast of New Guinea today after a rescued...

Nov 20, 2021

Rescued Girl Tells of Mass Killings on Yacht

Nov. 20, 1961 - An 11-year-old girl (pictured), the only survivor of the sailboat Bluebelle, has indicated that the other passengers were...

Nov 19, 2021

Governor Rockefeller's Son Michael Missing in New Guinea

Nov. 19, 1961 - Michael Rockefeller (pictured), the 23-year-old youngest son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, was reported...

Nov 17, 2021

Captain of Sunken Vessel "Bluebelle" a Suicide

Nov. 17, 1961 - A sailing-yacht captain (pictured) who survived a sinking that apparently claimed 5 lives commited suicide today, 24...

Nov 16, 2021

Girl, Near Death, Rescued after Days in Life Raft

Nov. 16, 1961 - A girl who survived the sinking of a yacht in a Bahaman squall Sunday was found on a raft in the Atlantic today. She was...