SEPTEMBER 27

In 1961 September 27 was a Wednesday. The Wakefield Daily Item cost seven cents. Today’s Weather. SUNNY cool, less humid. Highest temperature upper 70’s. Thursday—fair and cool.

“Greenwood Yachtsman Rescued 7 Passengers from Crashed Jet” was the major headline splashed across the broadsheet, and it recognized Wakefieldian Carl DiPietro, Jr., of 219 Oak…