Flood ravages Montana as rescue, relief move in
Government and business leaders direct multimillion dollar rebuilding as authorities search for the missing and count dead in nine counties. Airlifts bring thousands of pounds of supplies to flood towns like Choteau, Heart Butte, and Chateau while roads collapse and isolated communities await aid efforts.
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U.S. Air Force
Heart Bulle
Choteau
Associated Press
D. P. Fabrick
Continental Divide
Montana
Johnson
Red Cross
Local Deaths Emma Harsh and Balas Collette
Obituaries from Williamsport and Elkins report Emma Catherine Harsh aged 54 of 2727 Virginia Avenue Williamsport died at home after a short illness. She worked 15 years at Farmers and Merchants Bank and leaves three brothers. Funeral at Rehobeth United Brethren Church with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Balas R. Collette of 520 North Mulberry Street Williamsport died at Washington County Hospital after three months illness aged 68. He was a Christ Reformed Church member and past Eagles Club president. service at Rest Haven Chapel with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
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Emma Catherine Harsh
Virginia Avenue
Robert H
Emma Gertrude (Mary) Harsh
Hagerstown
Rehobeth United Brethren Church
Williamsport
Fidelity Sunday School
Miss Harsh
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Robert B. Harsh
Nelson A. Harsh
Thelr Léa Funeral Home
Williams
Balas R. Collette
N. Mulberry St
Washington County Hospital
Christ Reformed Church
Eagles Club
Elkins W. Va
Don Currence
Averill Tiorn
N. Canton
Ohio
Jon Rtabert Olta
Columbus
Mrs Johnson to Get Award for Humanitarian Work
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson travels to Philadelphia to receive an award from the Golden Slipper Square Club, an affiliate of the National League of Masons, honoring humanitarian activities and charitable efforts.
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Mrs. Johnson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Philadelphia
Golden Slipper Square Club
National League of Masons
Ft. Ritchie Soldier Dies In Collision
Spec 4 Samuel Steven Jenkins of Greencastle Pennsylvania, 20, stationed at Ft. Ritchie, was killed near mile marker 5 on Rt 81 about 6:30 p m Wednesday. He lost control while driving south at high speed, crossed the highway, and struck an oak tree. State police and Dr W Ditte Jr, county medical examiner, ruled the skull fracture fatal at the scene. Investigating Sgt Robert E Snyder noted no seat belt.
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Pennsylvania
Ft. Ritchie
Rt Gi
Here
Samuel Steven den- Kins
Greencastle
W. Ditte Jr
Washington County
Jenkins
Death of J W Tosten Greencastle Pennsylvania
J W Tosten 63 of 40 W Dahlgreen St Greencastle died unexpectedly at 7 p m Wednesday at Waynesboro Hospital after a 10 day illness He was born April 27 1901 in Welsh Run son of the late Joseph Tosten and Mrs Rachel Long Tosten He was a longtime employee of Landis Tool Co Waynesboro Survivors include his wife Anna Mary Cordell Tosten a son Junior Theodore of Greencastle two brothers Guy Roy and others Funeral services will be at 340 p m Saturday at Minnich Funeral Home with Rev Robert Thomas officiating Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p m Friday
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JW. Tosten
Greencastle
J. W. Tosten
W. Dahlgreen St. Freencastle
Waynesboro Hospital
Welsh Run
Rachel
Long) Tosten
Chambersburg
Joseph Tosten
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Landis Tool Co
Waynesboro
Anna Mary
Cordell) Tosten
Junior Theodore
Guy Jno
Roy
Minnich
Robert ¥. Thomas
Cedar Will
Friends Way
Feieral
Laos leader may lift ban on U.S. photo flights
Premier Souvanna Phouma said U.S. reconnaissance flights over central Laos could resume if new information shows Communist troop movements. The flights were halted after armed jet escort sparked tensions with Pathet Lao and China. Ambassador Unger will meet Souvanna to discuss the issue.
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U.S
Laos
Antoine Yared
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
Luang Prabang
Tas
United States
Souvyanka
Pathet Laos
China
Leonard UN Iger
Souvanna
Unger
Savang Valhana
Luang Pra‘bang
United
Books Now Available At Library
Library shelves list new titles across literature history music and design. Works include The American Spirit in Literature by Bliss Perry and A History of English Literature (7th edition) by Moody, Essentials of Modern Upholstery, Mapping by Greenwood, and Land Below the Wind by Agnes Newton Keith, among others.
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Bliss Perry
Graham Greenenneth Allott
Berhary Farris
Wiliam
Vaughn Moody
Elie Siegmaster
Mirian Freund
Freda
Berkawile
Carlos
Wis
Prancisco Lopen de Gomara
Stan
Mual
Bob Broey
D. Cyril
Joynson
American Library Association
Maryland AG Validates Petitions To Block Accommodations Bill
Maryland Attorney General Thomas B. Finan rules petitions seeking to block a statewide accommodations bill are valid. Simpkins sought an opinion on signatures submitted by June 6 to force the measure onto the November ballot. The ruling preserves a path for ballot consideration, with hundreds of signatures deemed valid and more due by the deadline.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Lingd Ln
Simpkins
Aly
Thomas B. Winan
Simpking
Hyman Pressman
Annapolis
Finan
Baltimore City
Pressman
Stock Market In Recovery In Early Trading
New York AP reports the stock market entered a recovery phase into a third straight session. Trading showed minor gains for fractional movers, small losses for some key stocks, with many shares unchanged. Higher priced issues moved slightly while the upward drive appeared to falter. Cigarette stocks eased after Wednesday’s rally and most automakers were steady except Chrysler which rose slightly.
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New York
Mosk
Mae
Chrysler
Vacation Winners In Cuba Travel To Europe And USSR
Havana AP reports twenty nine Cubans won a month long vacation in Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union as part of a Castro government program to boost production. Hollywood AP notes Louis Gruenberg, 64, composer of The Emperor Jones and other works, died Tuesday.
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Havana
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Hollywood
Louis Gruenberg
The
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