This Day in History (1967): And Then There Were Seven

From the June 7, 1967, edition of the Sun and Flare

NEW YORK — May 24, 1952, witnessed the departure, via the old Aramco "Camel," of some 17 new employees for the three-day flight to Dhahran.

Last Wednesday, the "survivors" of that group gathered at the home of R.L. Hatchers to celebrate their 15th anniversary.

They are, from left, Mary and Bob Hatcher, Margaret Brennan, Marjorie De Santis, Reuel Foreman, and Billie Ritter.

Absent on vacation is Robbie Robison.

Of the five female employees of that flight, four remain as Aramco wives. That's right, the hatchers met aboard the "Camel."

Also on this date

2015 — English actor Christopher Lee, who starred in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, several "Star Wars" films, and who was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009, dies at age 93 in Chelsea (London)

1991 — Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column over 4 miles high

1982 — Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public

1975 — Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format

1971 — The U.S. Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment

1955 — Lux Radio Theater signs off the air permanently

1938 — The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight

1892 — Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case (Plessy v. Ferguson)

1654 — Louis XIV is crowned King of France

1002 — Henry II, a cousin of Emperor Otto III, is elected and crowned King of Germany