Trains Collide East of Chester In Central Montana
Preliminary investigation points to a red light violation as two crack GN passenger trains collided five miles east of Chester Montana. Engineers Bernard Bunyan and Eric Walter were killed. 30 others injured or treated at four area hospitals. GN President Budd noted the Empire Builder was slowed to ten miles an hour before the collision.
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Paul F. Cruikshank
Spokane
Chester
Montana
Wheat Country
Bernard L. Bunyan
Eric A. Walter
Whitefish
John A. Budd
Minneapolis
Empire Builder
Seattle
Dakota
Western Star
Breckenridge
Minn
Cruikshank
Police Captain Describes Sickening Dog Raids
Washington AP Captain Thomas S. Smith of the Maryland State Police testifies to a House Agriculture subcommittee on dognapping and illegal interstate animal supply. He says raids reveal emaciated chained dogs and calls for strong, effective legislation to curb the trade and protect research needs.
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Washington
House
Thomas S. Smith
Maryland
Promoted Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova Becomes Major
Valentina Tereshkova the lone woman cosmonaut has been promoted to major in the Soviet air force. She previously held a lieutenant rank after her 48 orbit flight in June 1963 and later married fellow cosmonaut Col Adrian Nikolayev amid International Women Day celebrations.
Red Cross Drive Underway in Winchester County
The Winchester and Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross launches its month long fund drive led by campaign chair A James DeBellis. He notes a goal of 18751 and stresses expanded wartime support and nationwide services for armed forces families and veterans.
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Winchester and
Frederick County
The
American Red Cross
A. James DeBellis
Winchester
DeBellis
Red Cross
Viet Nam
Viet-Nam
Truck Fire Extinguished in 300 Block of N Loudoun
Firefighters from Friendship and South End extinguished a minor truck fire on the 300 block of N Loudoun St at 10 33 a m. Fire Inspector William N Godenour said the truck owned by W B Snider and Sons sustained no significant damage grease underneath the vehicle caught fire as stated by a company spokesman.
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Friendship and
South End
William N. Godenour
N. Loudoun St
W. B. Snider and Sons
Abandonment Recommendation for Washington & Old Dominion Railroad
An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner recommends abandoning the 48 mile Washington and Old Dominion line between Alexandria and Purcellville Virginia. The examiner says the operation is marginal and has failed for five years to cover costs. ICC review and Virginia Corporation Commission approval are required.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington & Old Dominion
Alexandria
Purcellville
Virginia
James F. Perrin
Perrin
ICC
Virginia Corporation Commission
Uniform Time Bill Faces Rough Road in Virginia Assembly
In Richmond key lawmakers push a measure to standardize daylight saving across Virginia. Del. Tom Frost seeks six month DST for all but nine southwestern counties, with a May to October schedule debated in the General Laws Committee tomorrow.
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Richmond
Del
Tom Prost
Frost
Congress
Virginia
District of Columbia
House of Delegates
DST
Senate General Laws Committee
Senate
Legislative Quotes On Tax Proposals Stir Debate
Senator Hale Collins of Covington criticizes the sales tax plan and the automotive titling tax for ignoring trade-ins, urging lawmakers to reconsider before advancing the measure.
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Sen. Hale Collins
Covington
Tobacco Industry Quietly Shaped Wartime Supply Lines
A fragment suggests that without tobacco industry influence a crew would face harsher rationing crossing Vire during wartime. The note hints at economic roles shaping logistics and morale in the field context.
Guam Residents Press For Elected Governor
Guam residents push to elect their own governor with backing from the Johnson administration. Guam-born Manuel Guerreo endorses the move as a step toward greater self government while Rep Leo O'Brien proposes legislation to empower a locally chosen leadership.
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Washington
Guam
Congress
Johnson
Harry R. Anderson
Secretary of the Interior
House
Uam
Three Drown When Car Plunges Into River Near Wardell
In Tazewell County Virginia Irene Proffitt 15 Billy Helmandollar 19 and R P Helmandollar 32 died when their car left Virginia 19 and plunged into the Little River near Wardell. The car was found with wheels showing by an eight year old boy. Sea lions seals and whales sleep underwater surfacing only to breathe.
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Associated Press
Tazewell County
Virginia
Richlands
Irene Proffitt
Billy Helmandollar
R. P. Helmandollar
Tazewell
Virginia 19
Little River
Wardell
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West Virginia University
American Surgical Association
Tto
London
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Hong Kong
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Joseph McGucken
Pacific Heights
Monson
Mass
Monson Academy
George E. Rogers
Rogers
Dayton, Ohio
Arnold Israel
Dayton
Milan
Italy
Maria vVoinea
Bulgaria
Willie Williams
Atlanta
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Ginia
Gee
Kenbridge
Said
Tobacco
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Democratic
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Secretary of Commerce
John T. Connor
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Clark
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester Savings
P.O. Box
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