Memories of Remagen Bridge Hero Told by Sgt Harmon
Sgt. Harmon recalls crossing the Remagen Bridge during the push against retreating Germans. He notes anti aircraft fire from a hill and German attempts to blow the bridge while Americans pursued the enemy. After the war he returned home with three pencil drawings of the Battle of the Bulge that hang in his National Guard office.
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Germany
Sgt
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Sgt. Harmon
National Guard
Graniteville
Protests Planned At SRS Public Hearings by Two Groups
Greenpeace and Seenpeace with the Energy Research Foundation plan protests across Savannah Columbia and Aiken as public hearings begin on restarting Savannah River Site reactors idle since 1988. They oppose restarting for environmental and safety concerns and highlight tritium production and cleanup costs. The first rally is set for Thursday at the DeSoto Hilton in Savannah followed by gatherings in Columbia on June 5 and Aiken at the Odell Weeks Center.
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Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Savannah River
Savannah
Columbia
Aiken
Greenpeace
U.S
Seenpeace
Energy Research Foundation
Soviet Union
DeSoto Hilton
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE
Park Inn International Hotel
H. Odell
Bush and Gorbachev aim for progress at summit
President Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev seek progress on strategic arms and chemical weapons at an upcoming summit. Bush says differences over German unity and Lithuania could hinder talks, yet hopes for a breakthrough on arms control and conventional forces.
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German
Lithuania
Gorbachev
Public opinion shifts on the Soviet Union and Bush policies
A new poll shows 24 percent favorable views of the Soviet Union, 29 percent trust to seek world domination, and 50 percent say East West tensions allow major US military cuts. Gorbachev pushes reforms amid independence movements while allies retreat from communism. Bush seen as moderating Soviet reforms by 54 percent.
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