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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1950

Page

8

Motives Still Unknown in Dillon Miners Tragedy

Butte Montana January 2. A miner's wife Hazel Knapp and four of her six children Fay Ernest Winifred Lorraine are buried near Dillon. Coroner Sayatovic expects to learn why Lorraine killed the family then took her own life. Police found Lorraine with a .22 rifle in her hand after the New Year’s Eve massacre.

Butte Mont Dillon R. F. Sayatovic Sayatovic Lorraine Knapp Hazel Knapp Fay Ernest Winifred Lorraine Argenta John A. Knapp George Jack

Early Centexans Hint At Prehistoric Inhabitance

Preliminary studies by the Smithsonian Institution indicate Central Texas was long inhabited before known Indian tribes arrived, suggesting ancient settlement in the region.

Smithsonian Institution Texas

Jail break escapes with three outside accomplices in Huntington

An 18 year old convicted murderer Bernie Martin and a 40 year old robber Edward Cravens escaped Cabell County jail Huntington West Virginia with three outside accomplices. They forced jailer Bill Orwig to hand over keys and fled by elevator to a taxi then getaway car.

Huntington W. Va Cabell County Howard Newman Bernie Martin Wayne Edward Cravens Catlettsburg Martin John Caldwell Cravens Ohio Bill Orwig Orwig Tom Harris B. J. McComas

Bidault’s Coalition Wins Narrow Tax Vote in Assembly

French Premier Georges Bidault survives a close confidence vote on the taxes budget by four votes. The 300 to 206 tally follows recalls from a holiday weekend as Bidault seeks to balance the budget with higher taxes amid opposition from Communists Gaullists and some on the left and within the third force.

Paris INS Georges Bidault French National Assembly Bidault Assembly de Gaullists Popular Republicans MRP

Radar Aids Ships Says $6 Million Spent Since War End

It is estimated that American shipping has spent six million dollars on radar equipment since the war’s end to aid navigation.

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