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Steven Grings, 22, nephew of George H. Balster of Coggon, was one of four persons killed in a helicopter accident on the North Slope in Alaska. The victims were members of a Texaco surveying and mapping team.
Grings was the son of William and Hilda Balster Grings of Los Angeles, Calif.
[The Monticello Express, Thu, Jul 11, 1974]

Nr. Umiat, AK Helicopter Crashes On The North Slope, July 1974

HELICOPTER CRASHES, FIVE KILLED.
Uniat, Alaska (AP) -- Four California residents and an Oregon man died in the crash of a helicopter on the North Slope.
Four of the victims were members of a Texaco geological survey team.
The cause of the accident, which occurred about 50 miles southeast of here Sunday afternoon, was not immediately determined.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board, Alaska State Troopers and Federal Aviation Administration flew to the crash site yesterday.
A Texaco spokesman said the team was conducting a geophysical survey.
The victims were identified as JOHN P. HACKETT, 27, Whittier, Calif.; KATHRYN A. LAMON, 23, Santa Monica, Calif.; LEROY C. MAYNARD, 29, Salem, Ore.; STEVEN F. GRINGS, 21, Los Angeles, and pilot ALFRED B. GARELICKS, 37, Millbrae, Calif.
Oakland Tribune California 1974-07-02