Glorious Days Of Overlord Remembered On D Day
Joseph W. Grigg recalls Operation Overlord at Omaha Beach and across Normandy. He describes Allied landing forces, the vast naval armada, and enduring memorials a quarter-century later. Eye witnesses like Georges Dall-Baux and Rene Marie recount the sea of ships, the beaches Utah Omaha Gold Juno Sword, and the lasting tribute at the American cemetery near Colleville-sur-Mer.
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Joseph W. Grigg
Omaha Beach
France
Normandy
Europe
Highti
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Utah
Georges Dall- Baux
Arromanches
Rene Marie
United Press Internationals
Joseph WF. Grigg
Eisenhower
Shaef
Oraha Beach
Omar N. Bradley
Jack Fox
Los Angeles
Bradley
Lves
Col
Ernest Dupuy
Biserionee
Raymond Proede
London
Saint-Laurent-Surfisenhower
Cote
Leo Vercux
Central Falls
R.I
U.S
Sth
Colleville-sur-Mer
Ferdinand Broeckx
Anne-Marie
Bayeux
Italy's Appian Way Through Roman History and Crusader Echoes
The Appian Way, basalt paving and ancient mausoleums, links Rome to Brindisi with monuments from Roman and Christian eras. It traces Appius Claudius's 3rd century BC road, whose route shaped southern Italy, hosting Pyrrhus, Capua, Hannibal, Frederick II, and Crusaders, whose migrations left a lasting Mezzo giorno and Sicilian influence on architecture and culture.
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Rome
Italy
Eternal City
Catacombs
Appian Hills
Cecilia Metella
Via Appia
Appius Claudius
Brindisi
Tyrrhenian
Adriatic
Ben
Capua
Horace
Spartacus
Hannibal
Federick I
Sicily
Holy Land
Mezzogiorno
Artist Dong Kingman Bridges Western and Oriental Art
New York based painter Dong Kingman blends Western training with Oriental motifs. Born 1911 in Hong Kong, he grew in Oakland and San Francisco, gaining fame worldwide with watercolors sold out before exhibitions. His work appears in major museums and magazine covers, priced in four figures, reflecting a cosmopolitan, mobile career spanning cities from Paris to Tokyo.
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New York
UPI
Hong Kong
Dong, Kingman
Dynamo
Jin
Tong
Oakland
Calif
Dong Ng
Dong
Cimand
Dengcom
Times Square Bill
Farm Water Standards to Tighten Across Valley Regions
Georges and Therese Gondree described a tense moment beside a bridge in West Sacramento as farmers discussed new water rules. The Central Valleys TT Control Association heard that agricultural drainage discharge standards may be proposed as the Regional Water Quality Control Board tightens Sacramento River water requirements to Shasta to improve Delta water quality.
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Georges
Therese Gondree
West Sacramento
UPI
Benouville
Sacramento Valley
Gondree
Central Valleys TT Control Association
Association
George Basye
Regional Water Quality Control Board
Sacramento River
Shasta
Basye
Protocol Gap Irks African Diplomat Paluku
Congolese Governor Denis Paluku left for Los Angeles after reporting distress over San Francisco hotel arrangements by the State Department. Officials say he stayed in a downtown hotel and filed a Saturday protest with Mayor Allotted. Dr. L B Kimbrough criticized the treatment as an affront to his country and to Black Americans and San Francisco’s Black citizens.
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San Francisco
UPI
Denis Paleuku
Los Angeles
State Department
Paluku
Joseph Allote
Kimbrough
William
Rogers
Workers End 12 Day Seattle Culinary Strike
Culinary workers from five unions voted overwhelmingly to end a 12 day Seattle strike. The decision follows foreshadowed settlement linked to the National Shriners Convention. Final approval hinges on ratification by restaurant managers meeting this afternoon where agreement is anticipated.
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Seattle
UPS
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Portal of Freedom
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Chattanooga
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Winston Churchill
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Wade
Heroux
Paris
Cherbourg
Sainte Mere-Eglise
Orne Canal
Caen
Henri-Jean Renaud
Sainte-Merc-Eglise
Sainte-Mere-Elgiise
Tocsin
Nerate
Leer
Benonville
Renaud
Alexandre
6Th Airborne
Sainte-Merc-Belise
Orne
Caecilia
Metella
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Appian Way
Vento
Naples
Pyrrhus
Bari
Taranto
Emigrati
Austin America
OMICK
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Hayward
Morris Plan
Morris
Foothill Blvd
Fremont
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San Leandro
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