Bloody sacrifice at Iwo Jima remembered decades later
An Associated Press report recounts the Iwo Jima landing and the bloodiest beachhead of Marine history. It details the first day casualties, the savage combat, and the strategic outcomes including the island’s securing, Japanese losses, and the role of Mount Suribachi in the campaign.
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Navy
Marine Corps
Tae Jima
Mount Sumba
Oer
Iest
Mount Suribachi
Marine Regiment
U.S
Saipan
Tinian
Gunn
Tokyo
Yokohama
Bates
Japan
Iwo
Far East
Iwo Tima
Formosa
Pike County Bird Last of Species Distinction
The last wild passenger pigeon in Ohio gains recognition as the final known specimen after years behind glass. Presented to the Ohio Historical Society in 1915, the poorly mounted bird at the Ohio State Museum is now acknowledged as the extinct species, a cautious retrospective on a once common creature.
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Pike County
Ohio State Museum
Ohio Historical’ Society
Ohio
A.M. Schorger
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Press
Erwin C. Zepp
Ohio Historical Society
Schorger
United States
Canada
Tinale
Brad
West Classic Records Sweep Red Hungary
Budapest hosts a wave of Western classical vinyl influence as private homes and state venues alike embrace long play records. Western imports, local concert halls, and Budapest radio fuel a growing culture of listening, with prices low and performances nightly despite limited access.
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Hungary
Budapest
Europe
Budapest Opera
New York Philharmonic
la Scala Opera
Haver
Russia
Cetechoslovakia
West
Council of
Soviet Union
Advan
El Paso Derby Kansas Faces Dual Name Confusion
Derby Kansas residents know the town as Derby yet legal papers use El Paso. Locals discuss switching names amid population growth from Wichita. Citizens split on the change with officials noting potential legislative steps.
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Paso
Derby
Kan
el Paso
South
Kansas
Fake Gems Are Found by McCoy Man Learns Day
Oscar Simpson a 33 year old Dayton man in an erratic search found a shaving kit inside a crushed overnight bag that he assumed was junk. He later located the owner the Hiltons of Centerville who reported their jewelry missing valued at eight thousand dollars. Simpson returned the items to Mr Hilton at his Dayton office.
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Ambridge
Mass
NBC News
Dayton
Oscar Simpson
Simpson
A. B Ailton
Centerville
Stontgomery County
Hiltons
Hilton
Navy notes hoped use of reserve fleet within 30 days
A Maritime Administration note says the National Defense Reserve Fleet could be ready for service in 10 to 30 days depending on ships and facilities. Of 2003 cargo ships, 127 lie on the Gulf Coast and Atlantic ports, with 392 at Fort Eustis Virginia and 157 in the Hudson River near Jones Point New York.
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National
National ‘Defense ‘Reserve
Pa Sitle
Astoria
Ore
Olymepia
Wash
Suisan
Calle
Gulf’ of Mexico
Mobile
Beaumont
Atlantic
Jones River
Fort Eustis
Wilmington
N.C
Hudson
Europe
Mediterranean
Defense Reserve Fleet
Pacific Coast
Gulf OF Mexico
Jones Point
N.Y
British Authors Push To Broaden Obscenity Definition
A committee of authors publishers and lawmakers led by Sir Alan Herbert proposes widening the term obscenity to include violence and horror in print and pictures. The plan would require courts to assess general intent reader audience author reputation and publisher purpose, aiming to curb lurid material without granting more power to censors.
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Sone
Alan Herbert
Gerald Barry
Boccaccio
Possum Makes Free With the Tableware
A curious incident aboard the captured Liberty ship Lord Delaware depicts a possum sneaking into the kitchen to pilfer tableware. The crew, waking to the creature, used shoes and a pipe to remove it while the ship remains ready for emergency service.
Acadians Survival Celebrated in Louisiana Bicentennial
Celebration marks 200th anniversary of Evangeline tale and Acadian flight from Acadia. Activities span Lafayette and St Martinville with vignettes in New Orleans Mardi Gras, a pilgrimage to Grand Pre, and Evangeline oak reverence. Arceneaux leads events linking Acadian heritage, Evangeline lore, and Louisiana culture.
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Wadsworth Longfelve
Lou Fna
Svangeline
Acadia
Canada
Nova Scotia
New England
Texas
Louisiana
Lafayette
Thomas J. Arceneaux
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
New Orleans
Evangeline
St Martinville
Bayou Teche
St. Martin Catholic Church
Grand Pre
St. Martinville
Bayou
Emmeline Labiche
Marynd
Louis Arveneaux
Gabriel
St. Martin Church
Monkey chase disrupts Alabama furniture store scene
In Parmavurias Alabama crowds swarmed Brooks Furniture Co as a monkey escaped from temporary police and keeper nets. Four men including journalist Warren Musgrave helped corral the animal through the showroom and street amid reports of a two story leap. One monkey remained loose awaiting capture in the interim cages while police planned the next steps.
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Parmavurias
Ala
John Shepherd
Shepherd
Brooks Furniture Co
Cit
Brooks
Birmingham News
Warren Musgrave
Frank Higgins
C. D. Bishop
Detroit Retired Citizens Move Out of the City
A Metropolitan Committee on Aging survey of 13 820 retirees shows 9712 staying in Detroit 3066 moving to smaller communities 1042 relocating to other areas or abroad.
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Detroit
Derkole
Metropolitan Committee On
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