Schools for Drivers May Solve Accident Problem
The article argues driver education in high schools can reduce auto accidents. It cites CCC studies showing trained drivers have about half the accident rate of untrained peers, with California and North Dakota mandating driver education. It notes Butte High offers a full course, cost efficiency, and emphasis on responsibility and sportsmanship over mechanical skill.
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American Automobile Assn
United States
California
North Dakota
Butte High School
AAA
District of Columbia
Douglas sets example in Illinois 1954 campaign against communism
In a 1954 Illinois race Senator Paul H. Douglas offers a model for fighting communism amid partisan divides. The piece notes reactions to the Communist Daily Worker’s attacks on Douglas’s Republican rival Joseph Meek, while a column of trivia and reader questions tests readers on diverse topics.
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Douglas
The
Worker
Illinois
Meek
Republican Party
Kremlin
Moscow
Paul H. Douglas
Communist Daily Worker
Joseph T. Meek
The Revolution Which Way Granville Hicks Talks War
Granville Hicks, former Communist, defends the American variant of revolution praising the country’s near universal industrialism serving the people and winning the war. He contrasts this with what he calls Marxist revolution moving society toward medieval times.
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Granville Hicks
Russia
Grab Bag Quiz and History Notes Date Line
LILLIAN CAMPBELL presents trivia on Eisenhower’s birth name Oregon nickname Corning glass center Frans Hals century UN post Bunche. It Happened Today dates 1673 Ohio peace 1940 France Germany surrender 1941 Wehrmacht attack. Language note on barter and birthdays for Remarque Tourel Wilder Huxley.
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Central Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oregon
Corning Glass Center
Netherlands
Frans Hals
United Nations
Ralph J. Bunche
Jacques Marquette
Louis Joliet
Ohio
France
Germany
Compeigne
Soviet
Russia
Steam Run ners Preserve Memory of Steam Locomotives
In Washington 118 years after the Atlantic’s arrival, steam locomotives fade from service as diesels dominate. The Steam Runners’ Society promotes memory of the steam era, with over 10,000 members who paid a dollar and received a framing certificate. In the capital, steam runs only in emergencies. only a few trips this year. Diesel stays active 99% of the time versus 65% for steam, and last steam locomotive ran through Washington last November.
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National Capital
Steam Runners’ Society
Baltimore & Ohio
Newark
Ohio
The
Society For
Spmlsmwrt
Washington
B&o
Value of Education in Wartime College Planning
The piece urges youth to pursue higher education despite military service. It emphasizes daily study as essential, recommends entering college when ready, and highlights education as lasting benefit. It notes college offers exposure to leaders and experts who can aid personal growth and future strength.
You Should Go to College Says Angelo Patri
Angelo Patri urges students to visit colleges to meet peers and form lasting friendships. He argues college life builds inner strength through discussion with instructors and peers and emphasizes the nation needs prepared leaders and professionals for future critical hours.
Birthday Horoscope Reader Preview
This excerpt presents a birthday forecast for June 22 with notes on career in arts, family life, travel, language talent, and temperament. It lists notable people born that date and provides daily zodiac guidance for June 23 covering Cancer to Gemini, urging calm, financial prudence, and education.
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Sir Rider Haggard
Arthur Gilman
Walter Learned
Francis Lathrop
Patsy Ruth Miller
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Pisces
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
These Days By George E Sokols Key Points
The essay argues congress must investigate government corruption and subversion, not act as informer. It cites Army hearings and Welch missteps, notes many whistleblowers and underground anti-Communist activity, and defends multiple agencies for oversight while denying a formal conspiracy.
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Congress
Congressional
Army
Joseph Welch
Congressional Investigative Committee
Boston
Stevens
Pentagon
Congressional Committee
Welch
St. Clair
United States
Harold Ware
Whittaker Chambers
A. A. Berle Jr
Berle
State Department
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Karl Mundt
Bert Andrews
Richard Nixon
Maryland
Joe McCarthy
Fort Monmouth
Voice of America
David Schine
Department of Justice
World War II Cherbourg assault and Pacific war updates
Reports detail the June 22 1944 Allied assault on Cherbourg with heavy air and naval bombardment and harbor forts. Also noted are MSU scholars from Butte and other Montana civic notes including ship losses in the Marianas, a 1934 Butte evangelist visit, trapshooting titles, local dances, mining company officers, Eagles convention departure, and a cross continental flight by Lt Russell L Maughan.
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Cherbourg
Elizabeth Ann Rotering
Virginia R. Sikonia
Butte
Montana State University
Patricia Perry
Marianas
Aimee Semple McPherson
E. W
Ted) Renfro
Dell
Aaan
Salt Lake
Lois Sullivan
Henry Sullivan
Walkerville
Albion State College
Albion
Idaho
Clarence Staples
Ed Moyle
Edloe
Order of DeMolay
Hidden Lake Mining Co
W. A. Law
F. A. Burns
Patrick Dalton
Thomas Cullen
Gregory Sealon
L. L. Robinson
John Ahern
T. F. Genting
The
Butt Aerie
Loca Eagles
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Tandard Publishing Company
Montana
Utah
Mos. Mos
Ccentemaneiettn
Silver Bow County
Associated Press
Butte, Mont
Theodore Roosevelt
Res-Mannind
Primghar
Iowa
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Harvard
Mass
Hollywood
Betty von Gerkon
Dramatic Workshop
University of California At
Los Angeles
F. Hugh Herbert
Sally
Saint Anne
Edward G. Robinson
Mamie Geneva
Beaver State
Steuben Glass Factory
Corning
N. Y
Usatujen
UDIOM
Udesor
Lillian Campbell
Erich Maria Remarque
Jennie Tourel
Billy Wilder
Julian Huxley
Biologist
Atlantic
Baltimore
East
Price Daniel
D-Tex
Daniel
John Bricker
Sen
Bricker
Walter F. George
D-Ga
America
George Smathers
D-Fla
Ter
Smathers
By Fred Neher
By Angelo Patri
Stella
Leo
Virgo
Scott
R. J. Scott
Wronene
Winchester
Cope
George E. Sokolsky
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