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  Bozeman Daily Chronicle (last date searched 10/04/1959)
     Headline:          Quake Hits Hebgen
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, E, G, I, L, P

     Headline:          Earthquake Damage Is Not Extensive In Bozeman Area
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, B, L, N

     Headline:          Red Cross Aid Ready For Use In Disaster
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, L

     Headline:          Midnight Quake Is Jar To Sleepy Bozeman
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   E, G, L, P

     Headline:          Phones Are Out Between Here And West Yellowstone
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L

     Headline:          West Yellowstone's Chimneys Shattered
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, B, L, N, P

     Headline:          Wyoming Governor Offers Help In Crisis
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I

     Headline:          Boy Scouts Not In Any Danger Near Hebgen Lake
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          Evacuation Of Injured Planned
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, P

     Headline:          Injured Persons Are Flown Here For Treatment
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, P

     Headline:          Forest Service Crews Survey Hebgen Damage
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, L, N

     Headline:          150 People Are Marooned Between Dam And Slide
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, L, P

     Headline:          Highways Into West Yellowstone Remain Closed
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, L, R

     Headline:          West Yellowstone Is Digging Out After Earthquake
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, B, I, N, P

     Headline:          U.S. Engineers Will Fly Into Hebgen Dam Area
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, L

     Headline:          Shaky Hebgen Was Engineering Feat Back In 1910
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   L

     Headline:          Helena Residents Flinch At Newest Earthquake Shock
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   E, N

     Headline:          Tourists Flee Three Forks Area
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   I, P

     Headline:          Governor Given Report On Earthquake Scene
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A

     Headline:          Great Falls Feels Shock
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   E

     Headline:          Earth Shocks Are Felt At Idaho Border Town
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   E, P

     Headline:          Young Mountains Are Believed Cause Of Tremors
     Date:              08/18/1959
     Info Categories:   S

     Headline:          Three Hundred Are Rescued From Still-Shaking Madison Canyon Area
     Date:              08/19/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, P

     Headline:          Survivors Receive Aid, Shelter In Bozeman
     Date:              08/19/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, P

     Headline:          Death Toll May Be Excessive
     Date:              08/19/1959
     Info Categories:   G, P

     Headline:          Big Spring Flows From Mountain Slide At Wade
     Date:              08/19/1959
     Info Categories:   B, G, P

     Headline:          Whole Blood Is Flown To Treat Injured Here
     Date:              08/19/1959
     Info Categories:   A

     Headline:          Road Crews Work On Damages
     Date:              08/19/1959
     Info Categories:   G, L, R

     Headline:          Awful Roar Describes Earthquake
     Date:              08/19/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, P

     Headline:          Fury Of The Earthquake Is Seen In Hebgen Area
     Date:              08/19/1959
     Info Categories:   A, B, G, I, P

     Headline:          Local Hospital Is Scene Of Tragedy As Earthquake Victims Are Cared For
     Date:              08/19/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          10-Year-Old Helps Mother Aid Victims At Slide Area
     Date:              08/19/1959
     Info Categories:   A, H, I, P

     Headline:          Light Tremors And Rain Slows Search For Victims
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, E, G, R

     Headline:          Local Medic Team Is First To Reach Disaster Victims
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          Continuing Earth Tremors Delay Park Crews Attempting To Clear Roadways
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, E, G, I, L, R

     Headline:          Hebgen Lake Area Still Closed To General Public
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, P

     Headline:          Red Cross Officials Set Up Disaster Center Here
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I

     Headline:          Mrs. Ray Painter Is Second Victim To Die Here
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, P

     Headline:          California Man Describes Horrible Night At Slide
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, P

     Headline:          Coroner Says Body Of Ninth Victim In River
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          Volunteers Aid Search For Bodies In Canyon
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, L, P

     Headline:          Neighbors Report Family Missing In Park Area
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, P

     Headline:          Virginia City Aids Survivors
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, P

     Headline:          Mountain Fell Before Flood, Survivor States
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   G, P

     Headline:          Rescue Job Done Near Slide Area Officials Report
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, L, P, R

     Headline:          Manhattan School Opening Delayed By Quake Damage
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, B, I

     Headline:          Size Of Slide Is Undetermined At Present Time
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   G

     Headline:          Park Is Safe Rangers Tell Many Tourists
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, L, P

     Headline:          Emergency Pump Will Guard Pipeline At River
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, L

     Headline:          Third Of Mountain Is Scooped By Quake
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   G, P

     Headline:          Major Movement Is Quake Cause
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   S

     Headline:          Tremors May Last For Two Weeks
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   A, S

     Headline:          Second Quake At Same Spot Said A Possibility
     Date:              08/20/1959
     Info Categories:   E, S

     Headline:          Mop-Up Activities Begin At Hebgen-Madison Area
     Date:              08/21/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, P, R

     Headline:          Rock Slide Is Permanent Officials Say At Meeting
     Date:              08/21/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, L, P, R, S

     Headline:          Western Union Facilities Ready For Full Use
     Date:              08/21/1959
     Info Categories:   A, L

     Headline:          Pilot Checks Slide Height At 280 Feet
     Date:              08/21/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L

     Headline:          Dr. Bayles First To Reach Injured
     Date:              08/21/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, P

     Headline:          People Huddled Together During Night Of Terror
     Date:              08/21/1959
     Info Categories:   A, E, G, I, L, P

     Headline:          Tourist Business Is Booming At West Yellowstone
     Date:              08/21/1959
     Info Categories:   I, L, P

     Headline:          Action Need Is Seen By Engineers
     Date:              08/23/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L

     Headline:          Evacuees From Earthquake Area Find Hospitality And Aid From Bozemanites
     Date:              08/23/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, P

     Headline:          Little Boy Can't Imagine His Dad Dead In The Quake
     Date:              08/23/1959
     Info Categories:   G, P

     Headline:          Toll Of Tourists May Be Higher
     Date:              08/23/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, P

     Headline:          Quake Damage Hastens Repair Of State Prison
     Date:              08/23/1959
     Info Categories:   B, R

     Headline:          Eighteen After Quakes Recorded At Helena
     Date:              08/23/1959
     Info Categories:   E

     Headline:          Five Weekend Tremors Touch Off More Slides
     Date:              08/24/1959
     Info Categories:   A, E, G, I, P

     Headline:          Geyser Activity Is Triggered By Earthquake
     Date:              08/24/1959
     Info Categories:   G

     Headline:          Boys Show Up After Memorial For Them
     Date:              08/24/1959
     Info Categories:   P

     Headline:          Red Cross Lists Names Of Missing
     Date:              08/24/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          Thirty-Three Persons Are Missing
     Date:              08/25/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, P, R

     Headline:          Radio Hams Are Among Unsung Heroes Of Quake
     Date:              08/25/1959
     Info Categories:   A, L, P

     Headline:          Number Of Persons Killed Still Is Mystery Of Slide
     Date:              08/26/1959
     Info Categories:   E, G, I, L, P

     Headline:          Sheriff Refuses Memorial Service At Slide Area
     Date:              08/26/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          Short Wave Radio Is Set Up At Earthquake Slide
     Date:              08/26/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L

     Headline:          Engineers Race To Cut Channel
     Date:              08/26/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, R

     Headline:          Mile Of Highway Covered By Slide
     Date:              08/26/1959
     Info Categories:   L

     Headline:          Madison River Area May Not Qualify For Legal Aid
     Date:              08/26/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, N, P

     Headline:          Quake Loss Said Over Six Million
     Date:              08/26/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, L, P, R

     Headline:          Engineers Rush Slide Spillway
     Date:              08/27/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, R

     Headline:          Damage Decision Will Be Made At Friday Meeting
     Date:              08/27/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I

     Headline:          New List Of Missing Is Issued
     Date:              08/27/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          Hebgen Dam Is Holding Up Well
     Date:              08/27/1959
     Info Categories:   A, L, R

     Headline:          Earthquake Damage Is Eleven Million Dollars
     Date:              08/28/1959
     Info Categories:   A, B, I, L, P, R

     Headline:          Heady Family Are Reported Safe; On Quake List
     Date:              08/28/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          Tremors Continue In Park Area Radio Ops Report
     Date:              08/30/1959
     Info Categories:   A, E, P

     Headline:          Forest Service To Designate Earthquake Area
     Date:              08/30/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, P

     Headline:          Twenty-Six Are Unaccounted For From Earthquake
     Date:              08/30/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          Slide Remains As Grim Token To Natural Forces
     Date:              08/30/1959
     Info Categories:   G, I, L, P, R

     Headline:          Tourists Assured That Danger Of Quake Is Over
     Date:              08/30/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, P

     Headline:          Madison River Fishing Is Crippled By Earthquake Damage For Many Seasons
     Date:              08/30/1959
     Info Categories:   G, I, L, P

     Headline:          Yellowstone Park Will Be Open For Rest Of Season
     Date:              08/31/1959
     Info Categories:   E, G, I, L, P, R

     Headline:          Roads Are Opened In Park
     Date:              08/31/1959
     Info Categories:   E, G, I, L, R

     Headline:          Quakes Change Geyser Pattern In National Park
     Date:              08/31/1959
     Info Categories:   G, P

     Headline:          Engineers Rush Spillway Over Slide
     Date:              09/01/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, P, R

     Headline:          Quake Center Is Believed At Park Entrance
     Date:              09/01/1959
     Info Categories:   E, S

     Headline:          Red Cross Receives Disaster Grant For Earthquake-Caused Expenditures
     Date:              09/03/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          Chamber Studies Effect Of Quake On Local Trade
     Date:              09/03/1959
     Info Categories:   I, L

     Headline:          False Rumors, Sightseers, Cause Delay At Slide Area
     Date:              09/03/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, L, P

     Headline:          Quake Lake Will Overflow Slide Late Saturday
     Date:              09/03/1959
     Info Categories:   A, L, R

     Headline:          Disaster Talk No Help, Aronson Tells Madisonites
     Date:              09/04/1959
     Info Categories:   A, P

     Headline:          Water Levels Changed By Yellowstone Earthquake
     Date:              09/04/1959
     Info Categories:   G

     Headline:          Repairs Begin On Quake Damage In Yellowstone Park
     Date:              09/06/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, R

     Headline:          New Quake Shakes Park Area
     Date:              09/06/1959
     Info Categories:   A, E, G, L, P, R

     Headline:          Roger Provost Fails To Report, Said Slide Victim
     Date:              09/08/1959
     Info Categories:   G, P

     Headline:          Ceremony To Mark Work On Spillway
     Date:              09/08/1959
     Info Categories:   A, E, I, R

     Headline:          Yellowstone Park Travel Drops By One-Half
     Date:              09/09/1959
     Info Categories:   I, L, P

     Headline:          'Terrific Blast' Contractor Says Of Quake Slide
     Date:              09/09/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, P, R

     Headline:          Clarence Scott, Slide Victim, Leaves Hospital
     Date:              09/09/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, P

     Headline:          Water Edges Over Slide At Spillway
     Date:              09/10/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, R

     Headline:          Raynolds Pass Route Is Favored
     Date:              09/10/1959
     Info Categories:   G, L, R

     Headline:          Ennis Is Poised To Flee If Slide Gives Way
     Date:              09/10/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, P

     Headline:          Quake Shakes Water Loose In Madison And Gallatin
     Date:              09/10/1959
     Info Categories:   G, I, L

     Headline:          U.S. Engineers Plan Close Check On Madison Area
     Date:              09/11/1959
     Info Categories:   A, L, R

     Headline:          Water Is Flowing Again Down The Madison River
     Date:              09/11/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, L, R*

     Headline:          McMannis Explains How Madison Slide Occurred
     Date:              09/11/1959
     Info Categories:   E, G, P, S

     Headline:          Erosion Is Problem At Quake Slide
     Date:              09/13/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, R

     Headline:          Highway Route Lost Forever
     Date:              09/13/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, L, R

     Headline:          Madison Slide Road Is Still Off Limits
     Date:              09/13/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, P

     Headline:          Park Earthquakes Are Felt Here
     Date:              09/14/1959
     Info Categories:   A, E, H, N, P

     Headline:          U. S. Geologists Believe Major Quakes Are Through
     Date:              09/14/1959
     Info Categories:   G, S

     Headline:          Raynolds Pass Route Selected To By-Pass Slide
     Date:              09/15/1959
     Info Categories:   L, R

     Headline:          Experts To View Erosion Problem On Quake Slide
     Date:              09/15/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, L, R

     Headline:          Quake Dropped Earth 15 Feet
     Date:              09/16/1959
     Info Categories:   G, P

     Headline:          Earthquake Slide To Be Inspected Again
     Date:              09/16/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, R

     Headline:          Libraries Have Copies Of Quake Report
     Date:              09/16/1959
     Info Categories:   A

     Headline:          Sec. Seaton Inspects Quake Area
     Date:              09/18/1959
     Info Categories:   A, I, L, R

     Headline:          Madison Area To Be Developed
     Date:              09/22/1959
     Info Categories:   I, P, R

     Headline:          Deeper Slide Cut Planned By Army
     Date:              09/25/1959
     Info Categories:   A, G, I, R

     Headline:          Quake Lake Area Pictured On Highway Map
     Date:              09/27/1959
     Info Categories:   G, P

     Headline:          Raynolds Pass Job Surveyed
     Date:              09/29/1959
     Info Categories:   G, L, R


  Bozeman Daily Chronicle-(1964 aftershock) (last date searched 10/27/1964)
     Headline:          Light Earthquake Felt In Bozeman
     Date:              10/21/1964
     Info Categories:   E, P

     Headline:          Montana's Earthquake Analyzed
     Date:              10/22/1964
     Info Categories:   A, N, P

     Headline:          Center Of Wednesday's Earthquake Determined
     Date:              10/23/1964
     Info Categories:   E, P

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