Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicle's Files page A8 May 14, 1986 20 Years Ago, May 14,1986 Three climbers reported dead by rescue crews were airlifted from Mt. Hood to a Portland hospital today where doctors were slowly thawing their bodies in an attempt to revive their vital signs. A search continued for eight other climbers from an Episcopal school who have been trapped by snow for two nights on the slopes of the 11,239 foot mountain in northwestern Oregon. Bhagwam Shree Rajneesh and three organizations of his Rajneesh followers have agreed to pay a portion of a $625,000 damage award made to an Antelope woman because of outrageous statements made by Ma Anand Sheela. The agreement was reached between attorneys in Portland and filed in Wasco County Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon. The last $148,000 in federal revenue sharing money the city of The Dalles expects was received last year and is in the 1986-87 budget. The city has a policy of collecting the money one year and spending it the next. 40 Years Ago, May 14, 1966 The Dalles Indians blanked Reynolds Friday afternoon and became reigning champions of the Wilco League in their first season of competition with teams to the west. The score was 3-0. The Dalles wound up the season with an 8-1 league mark. The Dalles had two-hit pitching from Al Morrison. Doug Sawyer scored two of The Dalles' runs and Chris Jones and [sic] three hits in five at bats. Sister Miriam Barbara (Rondeau), member of a pioneer Dalles family who will be the main speaker at the St. Mary's reunion here Sunday, has just returned from two years of work with the Regina Mundi study Center of Sisters in Lima, Peru. Sister Miriam Barbara has been critical of some of the things she saw in Peru. 60 Years Ago, May 14, 1946 The Columbia River at The Dalles has risen 6.5 feet since May 1 and is now 2.3 feet below the high water mark of the 1943 spring flood. The level was up an additional three-tenth of a foot today, flooding the wheat conveyer ramp of the port elevator with an inch of water. Dolph Kimsey, port manager, said it would not be possible to load wheat on barges at the port for at least a month. Major Neil Saling, former manual training instructor at the local high school has sent word to friends here of his appointment as R.O.T.C. instructor at the University of California in Oakland. Announcement of a commendation received from the federal bureau of investigation for wartime services was made last night at the regular meeting of The Dalles Post of the American Legion. Other business included the nomination of officers and the discussion of the forthcoming Legion magic show Friday and Saturday. 80 Years Ago, May 14, 1926 Public installation of officer elected during yesterday's business sessions closed the two-day conference of Neighbors of Woodcraft, in a program given in the gymnasium of the civic auditorium last night. Officers who were elected and installed to represent District No. 11 Neighbors of Woodcraft included Mrs. Marian Medler, Wasco, adviser. Paul Weigelt resigned his position from the Wasco County Abstract company to leave tonight for Spokane where he will join a government surveying crew as field man. Mr. Weigelt will work in northern Washington during the summer, returning to The Dalles this fall. John Watson, superintendent of schools at Maupin, was in the city today for the purpose of securing the services of Mrs. J.M. Lowe and Henry Karpenstein as soloists for the commencement exercises of the high school tomorrow evening. Judge Fred W. Wilson will deliver the commencement address. 100 Years Ago, May 14, 1906 Carpenters of the city went out on strike this morning. This action is in accordance with notice given the contractors some time since that unless the demand for an eight hour day with the nine hour scale was granted a strike would be inaugurated today. About twenty four carpenters quit work. "Married at 11:30. All OK. Will and Esther." Such was the contents of a telegram received this morning by the families of Frank Seufert and Ed Beck, conveying to them the news that William Seufert, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seufert, and Esther Beck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beck, had taken matters into their own hands, and instead of waiting for two years, as parents had advised, chose to enter the blissful state at once. As will be seen by an advertisement in The Chronicle, The Dalles is to have another newspaper, known as "The Dalles Optimist" to be published by A. Bennett, formerly connected with the Irrigon Irrigator and R.G. Davenport, who, until recently was manager of The Chronicle. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program