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Sept 30 1955: James Dean Killed In Car Smash

 The Hollywood film star James Dean has been killed in a road accident in California, USA.  The 24-year-old actor was behind the wheel of his German-made Porsche sports car when it was involved in a head-on collision with another car 30 miles (48 km) east of Paso Robles this evening.  Mr Dean's mechanic, Rolph Wutherich, who was a passenger in the car, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the other car was also injured.

Medics said Mr Dean, who was dead on arrival at hospital, suffered a broken neck and numerous broken bones.

At the time of the accident the road racing enthusiast was on his way to a race meeting at Salinas, California.  James Dean completed his latest film "Giant", an adaptation of Edna Ferber's book about Texas, just yesterday.  His first film, "East of Eden", cast him firmly into the spotlight and many critics believe he had a glittering Hollywood future ahead of him.

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James Byron Dean was born on 8 February 1931 in Marion, Indiana to Winton and Mildred Dean.  When he was five the family moved to Los Angeles where Winton Dean had secured a new job as a dental technician.  His mother died when he was eight after which Jimmy returned to the Midwest where he was brought up by his aunt and uncle on their Indiana farm.

After attending UCLA university in California he moved to New York to pursue his acting career.  He appeared in several television shows before gaining his first major role in "East of Eden." His second film "Rebel Without a Cause" has not yet been released.

Preparations are now being made for Mr Dean's funeral.  (from BBC News Report)

RIP: September 30, 1955 James B. Dean

Born: September 30 , 1955 Brant W. Williams 

Coincidence?  Is there a connection?  You decide....

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Frontier Firearms - the way gun shops ought to be!

Founded in 2000, Frontier Firearms has grown from a single 20 foot x 20 foot room to an 11,000 sq. ft. retail shooting center with two computer controlled indoor shooting ranges that we opened in June 2010.  Finally after ten years we scraped together enough financing and capital to build the store and ranges that we had been dreaming of.  Angie and I didn't we had to do it the hard way, but that was nothing new to us.  We come from working class families; her is Dad a retired cop and mine was hourly employee at X-10.  Her Mom works at the jail in Roane County and mine was a school Teacher in Anderson County. 

 

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In any case at Frontier our East Tennessee roots run deep and just like my Great Grandfather Best ran his furniture business in Maryville and my Grandfather Williams ran his service station in Madisonville, we understand and still hold dear the time honored, old fashioned ideals of Value, Service and Integrity. 

Thus, we strive to treat every customer as we want to be treated - in a kind and considerate manner. That's why thousands of people Shop! Shoot! and Train! at Frontier Firearms we have hundreds of new and used firearms, thousands of gun accessories -- holsters, scopes, gun parts, reloading supplies, ammo, targets, and many other hard to find shooting accessories. Naturally we have an on-site gunsmith.

In addition to our gun shop, we offer two of the brightest, safest, cleanest, state-of-the-art, computerized shooting ranges in Tennessee. Each range is equipped with ATS - Active Target Shooting!^© with targets that run, turn or spin on their own! 

At Frontier Firearms Training Academy and our security guard academy TAC Training Academy (TAC for Tactical), we offer the best training available. Our nationally accredited NRA and State certified firearms instructors offer the Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit classes and a number of other courses from beginner to expert.

So when you come to Frontier you won't be disappointed because we learned a long time ago that it does no good to brag if you can't back it up. Come on down, you'll be glad you did.

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On Sept 29, 1962 JFK authorized use of federal troops to integrate University of Mississippi

On this day in 1941, Ted Williams Hits for .406

On this day in 1941 Ted Williams became the last player to hit .400.  Later in his career he hit his 500th home run.  A great feat given he lost five seasons while first serving in military - first in WWII and then in the Koren War as a fighter pilot.

 

The Truth About Handgun Permit Class Pricing

Other than the entertainment (jokes, tall tales, and "war stories") performed by the instructor and the quality of the facilities, Tennessee handgun carry permit classes should be identical. 

In fact State Law says all handgun carry permit classes must be the same. They must be the same length (eight hours) cover the same material, show the same videos, use the same tests, and shoot the same qualifying course.

So why are some instructors charging so much money for their classes?  

Greed, plan and simple -- greed. There is no other reason. 

That said there are ways to find the right class at the right price.  Here are a few things to look for when selecting a training academy to take your class:

Boone, Daniel, 1734–Sept 26 1820, American frontiersman,