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Domestic News
August 6, 1945
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
A train carrying U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee members derailed near Seward, Alaska, on Aug. 5, injuring Rep. Ben F. Jensen (R-IA) with a leg cut and bruising three others; Rep. John J. Rooney (D-NY) was not aboard.
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Train Derails, Injures House Representatives
ANCHORAGE, Aug. 6-(AP) Representative Ben F. Jensen, Republican of Iowa, was cut on the leg and three other members of the House Sub-Committee on Appropriations were shaken and bruised yesterday when the special three-car train taking them to Seward was derailed one mile from its destination.
Others in the party were Representatives Jed Johnson. Democrat of Oklahoma, Michael J. Kirwan, Democrat of Ohio, Henry Dworshak, Republican of Idaho, William Brophy, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Robert Coote, General Land Office, Don Foster, Supt. Alaskan Native Services, William Duvall, committee secretary and Col. O. F. Ohlson, General Manager of the Alaska Railroad.
Representative John J. Rooney, Democrat of New York was not aboard. He had remained in Anchorage.
ANCHORAGE, Aug. 6-(AP) Representative Ben F. Jensen, Republican of Iowa, was cut on the leg and three other members of the House Sub-Committee on Appropriations were shaken and bruised yesterday when the special three-car train taking them to Seward was derailed one mile from its destination.
Others in the party were Representatives Jed Johnson. Democrat of Oklahoma, Michael J. Kirwan, Democrat of Ohio, Henry Dworshak, Republican of Idaho, William Brophy, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Robert Coote, General Land Office, Don Foster, Supt. Alaskan Native Services, William Duvall, committee secretary and Col. O. F. Ohlson, General Manager of the Alaska Railroad.
Representative John J. Rooney, Democrat of New York was not aboard. He had remained in Anchorage.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Train Derailment
House Representatives
Alaska Accident
Congressional Injury
What entities or persons were involved?
Ben F. Jensen
Jed Johnson
Michael J. Kirwan
Henry Dworshak
William Brophy
Robert Coote
Don Foster
William Duvall
Col. O. F. Ohlson
John J. Rooney
Where did it happen?
Near Seward, Alaska
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Near Seward, Alaska
Event Date
Yesterday (Aug. 5, Relative To Aug. 6 Report)
Key Persons
Ben F. Jensen
Jed Johnson
Michael J. Kirwan
Henry Dworshak
William Brophy
Robert Coote
Don Foster
William Duvall
Col. O. F. Ohlson
John J. Rooney
Outcome
representative ben f. jensen cut on the leg; three other members of the house sub-committee on appropriations shaken and bruised
Event Details
The special three-car train taking House Sub-Committee on Appropriations members to Seward derailed one mile from its destination.