Head-on Train Crash Kills Marines in Simmesport
Eight Marines died and about sixty were injured when a Marine troop train collided head on with the Kansas City Southern streamliner near Simmesport Louisiana. The Marines were en route from Camp Lejeune to San Diego and the wreck disrupted rail traffic as investigators sought cause and full casualty details.
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Simmesport
Kansas City
Baton Rouge
KCS
Texas and Pacific
Alexandria
Eighth Naval District Headquarters
the Navy
New Orleans
New Roads
Brooke Army Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Camp Polk
R. R. Sutter
Shreveport
Pullman
J. A. Platt
Record Texas Heat Wave Claims 26th Life
In Dallas and across Texas a blistering heat wave reaches 116 degrees with 26 deaths in a week. Victims from Houston to Fort Worth succumb to sunstroke as officials issue warnings and fires scorch 1,000 acres near Medina Lake.
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Dallas
Texas
U.P
Fort Worth
San Antonio
John A. Meyers
Lancaster
Lackland Air Force Base
Houston
Sherman
Wichita Falls
Austin
Medina Lake
Weather Bureau
Montana population gains favor young children and elderly
Montana's 1950 population reached 591,024, up 5.6 percent over the decade. Children under five and those over 65 rose sharply by 40.3 percent, while ages 15-24 fell 19.6 percent. Males outnumbered females 109.9 to 100, mainly in rural areas, with 332,990 in rural and 258,034 in urban locales.
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Helena
Montana
United States Census Bureau
VA dividend checks move on schedule
The Veterans Administration announced the 685 million dollar special dividend on national service life insurance policies is proceeding on schedule. By Tuesday, 2,491,832 checks totaling 207.5 million dollars have been sent, covering a three year period with payments starting in April.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
National Service
Butte Weather Forecast Saturday Showers and Mild Temps
Butte expects fair Saturday morning then partly cloudy with thundershowers Saturday afternoon and night. Saturday low 39 high 75, airport range 39 to 71, School of Mines 42 to 70, precipitation 0.05. West of Divide for Montana: scattered thunderstorms Saturday, high 80 to 85. east of Divide: scattered thunderstorms southwest, fair elsewhere, high 75 to 85.
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School of Mines
Divide
Citizens Committee Presses Tax Delinquency Action
A citizens committee urged ongoing efforts to collect delinquent taxes in Silver Bow county at a Friday protest before the board of commissioners. They called for publishing delinquent lists and warned of heavy budget strains, proposing targeted road fund levies and closer scrutiny of county expenses.
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Board of Commissioners
Citizens’ Committee
Silver Bow County
Stern
Taxpayers’ Committee
Butte
J. J. Burke
State Board of Equalization
Silver Bow
Yellowstone
Cascade
General Fund
Great Falls
Joe H. Sullivan
Frank Gersh
Loretta L. Sullivan
Mr. Burke
Robert A. Poore
Lloyd Crippen
Lou Sommers
Edward P. Shea
M. Jack Newman
Johns. Wulf
C. J. Derick
Standards Bureau Director Quits His Post
Dr. Edward A. Condon resigns as director of the National Bureau of Standards. President Truman praises his loyalty while Corning Glass names him director of research and development at its Corning laboratory. Condon cites financial sacrifice as reason and Congress alleges whitefish file impoundment affected the inquiry.
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Washington
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Truman
Corning Glass Company
Corning, N. Y
Condon
Capitol
Vail
Velde
Illinois
Congress
FBI
House
Cahill Promoted To Captain Of Highway Patrol in District
District Supervisor Tom Cahill formerly of Butte is promoted to captain and district supervisor with headquarters here. He succeeds Capt. L E Black who retires after 29 years in state law enforcement. Cahill has served with the patrol since 1938.
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Tom Cahill
Butte
Highway Patrol
L. E. Black
Cahill
Pleven Forms Broad Coalition Cabinet in Paris
Paris reports Premier Rene Pleven formed a new coalition government on Saturday, ending a month-long crisis. The cabinet is described as one of the most conservative since World War II, following the resignation of former Premier Henri Queuille on July 10. Pleven becomes the eighth candidate to attempt formation.
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Paris
Rene Pleven
France
Pleven
Henri Queuille
First Truss Is Put in Place at Civic Center
The first heavy laminated Douglas fir truss was installed at Butte's $95 000 civic auditorium. The 162 by 23 foot main east end structure weighs 11 1/2 tons and required a derrick to lift. Twelve more trusses follow as experts note wood’s heat tolerance can avert total collapse better than steel.
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Arch Butte
Cive
Butte
Ed Moulton
Timber Structures, Inc
Portland
Moulton
Missouri Air Base Fight Delays Military Construction Bill
The House blocked action on a $5.77 billion military construction bill as Rep. H R Gross challenged $19 019 million for a Grandview Missouri air base. Chairman Vinson defended the site as essential for Continental Air Command amid battles over allocation and state favoritism.
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Washington
U.P
House
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Truman
Gross
Armed Services Committee
Grandview
Air Force
Army
Navy
Charles B. Hoeven
H. Carl Anderson
R-Minn
West Virginia
Connecticut
North Dakota
Vinson
Georgia
Navy Field
Ottumwa
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Continental Air Command
United States and Venezuela Sign Four Year Training Pact
The United States and Venezuela signed a four year agreement in Washington on Friday. U S Army experts will assist in training the Venezuelan military forces.
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Washington
United States
Venezuela
United States Army
James Knox Granted Divorce Over Cruelty Allegations
James Knox was granted a divorce Friday in Carlisle, England, amid cruelty charges. The court found substantial fault after his wife testified that he mistreated her and forced cohabitation with her father, uncle, and a pet pig.
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Hubby
Carlisle
England
James Knox
President Approves Industrial Dispersion Plan Protest Follows
President Truman endorsed an industrial dispersion policy aimed at reducing concentration risks from atomic attacks. Representative Martin criticized the move as defying Congress while backers argue dispersal benefits all regions.
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Solon
Washington
Truman
Representative Martin
Massachusetts
House
Congress
Jack Gorrie
National Security Resources
New Propaganda Barrage Leased by Reds at Kaesong
At Kaesong the Communist and Allied truce teams met in the 11th armistice session amid a fresh Red protest alleging UN neutrality violations. Nam Il charged air attacks on a Communist delegation vehicle, while Joy reiterated prior-notification rules for truce vehicle movements. Both sides remained in deadlock as Peiping radio disputed UN statements.
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Tokyo
U.P
Kaesong
United Nations
Korea
Allied General Headquarters
Priday
Nam Il
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Nam
Joy
Kaeo ‘Song
Peiping
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Peiping Radio
Sibyon
Pyongyang
Red Radio
Gene Symonds
United Press
United Nations Command
Savage Fighting Flares Anew on Korean Front
Allied forces pressed to dislodge Communist defenders on the eastern front near Kansong and Inje to Wonsan ridge, with heavy daytime air attacks across rail centers at Pyongyang and Hwangju. US Fifth Air Force and Australian units supported a multi-pronged assault as ground probes faced light resistance and updated casualty claims circulated.
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United States Eighth Army
Korea
Kansong
Inje
Wonsan
Pyongyang
Hwangju
Kaeju
Fifth Air Force
Kumhwa
Kaesong
Montana Boy, 9, Killed by Truck in Rural Montana
Richard Severson, 9, of Cut Bank, was killed when his bicycle collided with a truck on a rural road ten miles north of Dunkirk. Investigators said he swerved into the truck driven by Chester Marlow, near Chi nook. His companion James Seymour escaped injury. Severson was the son of Chet Severson and his wife.
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Shelby
Richard
Dicky) Severson
Cut Bank
Dunkirk
Here
William F. Burns
Chester Marlow
Chinook
Severson
James Seymour
Chet Severson
Charles Nelson
Montana
Briton Predicts Revolt in China
San Francisco reports Anthony Eden says he expects the Chinese Red regime to be ousted in due course by a revolution of the Chinese people. He notes leadership will likely come from southern China with no revival of Chiang Kai-shek’s government, but led by new forces.
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San Francisco
Anthony Eden
Britain
Priday
China
Eden
Chiang Kai-shek
Bonner urges Montana relief aid for overseas program
Governor John W. Bonner on August 10 urged Montanans to respond generously to the call for farm commodities to be shipped abroad through the Christian Rural Overseas program to aid the needy.
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Bonner
Helena
John W. Bonner
West Attractive to Red Youths
Berlin reports tens of thousands of Communist Blue Shirts visited West Berlin during the World Youth festival, bringing the week’s total to about 250 000 sightseeing. East German leaders seek ways to limit exposure to Western life as tension grows, while a girl who endured an attack fled to the West and sought political refuge.
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Berlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
East
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