Louisiana Marks Birth of Kingfish Huey Long Anniversary
Louisiana observed the birthday of Huey P. Long governor and U S senator. Long was shot in the state capitol on September 8, 1935, and his assassin was slain by Long's bodyguards. About 1,700 Capitol employees and workers in the capitol annex began a holiday through Labor Day weekend.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
U.S
Long
Huey Long
Capitol
Copter Pilot Aids Woman After Trailer Crash
In Tuskegee Alabama an air force helicopter pilot on a reconnaissance flight spotted a wrecked house trailer near the highway. He landed, ferried Mrs Page of Houston to a Tuskegee hospital, then departed without identification. Mrs Page is in serious condition with internal injuries cuts and bruises. Her husband escaped with minor injuries.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Lee C. Page
Houston
Texas
South Carolina
Air Force
Southern Pines
N. C
Paget
Medals Of Honor Given Parents Of 3 Marines
Three Marines were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Korea. Their parents accepted the decorations from Secretary of the Navy Kimball as the ceremony included Marine Cpl. Bert M. Johnson of Grand Prairie Texas. Recipients were Pfc. Stanley R. Christianson Mindoro Wisconsin Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon Los Angeles California and Lt. Baldomero Lopez Tampa Florida.
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Washington
Korea
Secretary of the Navy
Kimball
Pentagon
Cpl
Bert M. Johnson
Grand Prairie
Texas
Johnson’s
Pfc
Stanley R. Christianson
Mindoro
Wis
Marine Corps
Eugene A. Obregon
Los Angeles
Calif
Johnson
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Baldomero Lopez
Tampa
Fla
Naval Academy
Thieves Pick Cotton in Weslaco Field Theft
Nimble fingered thieves invaded a cotton field and picked three bales in one night before escaping according to the sheriff's office. The incident occurred in Weslaco Texas on August 30 and was reported by United Press.
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Weslaco
Tex
Sheriff's Office
Fuel Storage Tanks Explode in Lindon Colo
In Lindon Colorado three people were in serious condition after five gasoline storage tanks exploded and destroyed a home. A gasoline transport was filling a tank when spilled fuel ignited on a pump motor. The first blast sent a tank into a cement block garage 500 feet away as the others exploded in turn.
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Lindon
Colo
O. H. Shirley
Anton
Africans suspect gold theft ring in Johannesburg
Police in Johannesburg believe an international gang is stealing gold shipments. Two loads disappeared recently from planes bound for Rome and the Middle East. The value and timing of the losses were not disclosed.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Rome
Middle East
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Coleman
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