Normandy Hedgerows and Heroic Resolve From 1944
In a World War II narrative set during the Normandy campaign, Lt. Hamilton Napier vows to aid the unrepresented upon return, while Sgt. Ralph Neppel endures brutal hedgerow fighting with the 83rd Division. The piece frames courage, class, and the turning tide of battle.
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Normandy
Ralph Neppel
Iowa
M Company
329Th
83Rd
Eisenhower
Jean
P.S
First wave lands on Guam on July 21 1944
After dawn the amtracs hit the island held by Japanese since the day after Pearl Harbor. The attackers described their assault as avengers, beginning operations on Guam. Continuous coverage continues on page 9.
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Guam
Pearl
Sheppard Reveals Plan to Die in Court If Convicted
In New York Samuel H. Sheppard said he would have tried to force guards to shoot him in the Cleveland courtroom if found guilty of murdering his first wife. He described hiding a legally obtained pistol in an athletic supporter and planned to draw it and prompt lethal fire from guards.
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New York
Samuel H. Sheppard
Ohio Osteopath
Cleveland
Sheppard
Arianne
Marilyn
Bay Village
Ohio
Paramount Studies
Boys Rescued From Flooded Sedona Creek
Two boys were carried to safety on rope chairs after Oak Creek flooded Sedona Arizona marooning homes. Eleven other children were helped across the water as crews worked as the creek slowly receded.
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Oak Creek
Sedona
Ariz
Expect LBJ to Return to Washington
President Johnson is expected to travel back to Washington within days for key official talks. He has spent 19 days at his Texas hill country ranch recuperating from twin surgeries and continues a busy schedule with meetings in Austin. He hopes to return by Tuesday evening for a black tie National Council on the Arts dinner, then spend several days in Washington before holiday travel.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Washington
Hill Country Ranch
Federal Building
White House
Mrs. Johnson
National Council On the Arts
Rochester State Hospital Opposes 500 Patient Transfer
Rochester State Hospital medical director Dr. Francis Tyce opposes transferring 500 mentally ill patients from Hastings, warning it would ruin Rochester’s regional program. Gov LeVander questioned the move during 1967 69 welfare budget hearings though he does not plan to propose it. Admissions at Rochester have risen to about 2,200 yearly with 849 in service and a 650 inpatient monthly average. administrator Milton Fisher doubts absorption of the very ill.
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Rochester, Minn
Rochester State Hospital
Hastings State Hospital
Rochester
Francis Tyce
St. Paul
State Welfare Department
Erncr
Harold LeVander
Tyce
Austin
Texas
Milton Fisher
Romney Quietly Tests 1968 Nomination Chances
Michigan's Gov. George Romney conducts public appearances and private calls to gauge support for a 1968 Republican presidential bid. He says he will not decide for at least six months. Romney may reach out to Nixon and Lindsay while fostered by officials in Reno and Las Vegas reports.
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Stanley Johnson
New York
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Charlotte
N.C
National Association of Manufacturers
United Jewish Appeal
Richard M. Nixon
John V. Lindsay
Reno
Nev
Leonard Hall
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Hall
Jack Carter
Laxalt
Washington
Republican National Committee
Nixon
Las Vegas
Carter
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Puerto Rico
Arkansas Amish Resolve Move to Central America for Faith
A tiny Arkansas Mennonite Amish sect, eight families led by Harold Stoll, are leaving the Ozarks for British Honduras due to modern life conflicts. Three have already departed. five remain to ship farm tools to New Orleans and travel by train to Mexico City then bus to the jungle. The group rejects public schools and modern entertainment, relying on horse drawn farming and remaining land sales as they relocate.
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Associated Press
Harrison, Ark
Ozarks
Central America
Harold Stoll
Arkansas
Arkansas Counties, the Colony of Eight Families
Mennonite Church
Harrison
Stoll
British Honduras
New Orleans
Mexico City
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Two Robberies Struck Wells Produce and Hartland Liquor Store
A police dragnet across Southern Minnesota sought three men after two armed robberies Wednesday night. Wells Produce Co witnesses said a pistol-wielding pair took about 45 dollars in cash from the till and a clerk. At Hartland Liquor, a gunman demanded receipts totaling about 300 dollars, injuring Louis Myhre before fleeing in a station wagon spotted by a nearby garage owner. Authorities described the suspects as three men about 5-foot-8, in their 30s, dark complexioned, driving the getaway car. roadblocks set but no arrests.
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Minnesota
Freeborn County
Wells Produce Co
Verdell Stoen
Stoen
Frank Hayes
Wells
Hartland Municipal
Carl
Joe) Myhre
Myhre
Louis
Herman Thompson
Louis Myhre
New Richland
Clarks Grove
Kosygin Leads Pheasant Hunt in Rambouillet Woods
In Rambouillet France Soviet Premier Kosygin and Foreign Minister Gromyko joined a royal style pheasant hunt near the Rambouillet chateau. Kosygin bagged six birds while Gromyko boasted ten. De Gaulle watched the display as beaters flushed game and the party returned for lunch.
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Rambouillet
France
Soviet Union
Alexei N. Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Charles de Gaulle
Ramboullet
Francis I
Kosygin
Gromyko
de Gaulle
Minnesota Veterans Losses in Viet Nam War Totals 95
Minnesota state officials report 95 men from the state killed in Viet Nam through November. The breakdown: 71 in combat, four died later of wounds, 10 from non hostile action, with Defense Department reports routed to the adjutant general’s office.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Defense Department
Adjutant General's Office
Eisenhower Checks Into Walter Reed for Gallbladder Surgery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived at Walter Reed Army Hospital to prepare for gallbladder removal. An Army helicopter bearing the five star insignia ferried him from his Gettysburg, Pennsylvania farm to the hospital.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Highway agency acts to curb rude driver examiners
ST PAUL AP Highway Commissioner John Jamieson said his department has taken action to improve behavior of some driver license examiners in the Thief River Falls district. He made the statement in a letter to State Sen Norman Larson who had received constituents complaints of rudeness by examiners.
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ST. Paul
John Jamieson
Thief River Falls
Jamieson
Norman Larson
Hastings Antique Dealer Charged in Theft
A Hastings Minnesota antique dealer named Carroll Simmons aged 62 faced charges in Le Roy New York for concealing stolen antiques in a residence he owns there. He appeared voluntarily under a warrant before Police Justice A Ronald Lewis and was released on $2000 bail pending Genesee County Grand Jury action.
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LE Roy
N.Y
Hastings
Minn
Carroll Simmons
A. Ronald Lewis
Genesee County Grand Jury
Rochester Board to Seek Opinion on High School Baccalaureate
The Rochester Board of Education instructed its attorney George Kerr to request a Minnesota attorney general opinion on the legality of public high school baccalaureate services. The issue has been under board review for a year after the Rochester Ministerial Association urged continuation by a 14-5 vote in October.
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Rochester, Minn
Rochester Board of Education
George Kerr
Minnesota
Rochester Ministerial Association
200 Feared Drowned in Greek Ship Sinking
Aegean storm sank the 8,900 ton Heraklion with 281 aboard between Crete and Piraeus. Only 47 were rescued hours after the vessel went down near Milos. Strong gales hampered rescue efforts as planes dropped lifebelts and rafts.
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Athens
Aegean
Heraklion
Crete
Piraeus
Merchant Marine Ministry
Milos
Traffic Deaths State Today and Year Ago
A brief traffic death tally compares figures for today in Iowa with the same day a year ago, noting 887 versus 798 fatalities. The statewide count highlights trends in roadway fatalities across the state.
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State
Iowa
Schedule of Pages Lions-1 and 9 Sports-12, 13
The page listing shows section anchors for sports pages 12 and 13 and area pages 11. It references editorial pages 4 and market pages 16, with comics on 17 and women's sections 6 to 8.
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Lions
Kennedy to Seek Six Month Draft Extension Limit
Senator Edward Kennedy says he will ask Congress next year to limit any extension of the draft laws to six months or a year unless reform is agreed before the June 30 expiration. He doubts a full overhaul can be digested in the remaining half year and suggests keeping the laws in effect for a minimal time, not more than a year. Kennedy spoke after a national draft conference findings panel.
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Chicago
Edward M. Kennedy
Congress
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Skies With Light Snow Friday
Mostly cloudy through Friday with a chance of light snow Friday. Little temperature change but colder tonight. Lows tonight 12 to 20, highs Friday 25 to 32. Northerly winds near 10 mph tonight.
Snow blankets Minnesota as several areas report heavy accumulations
The Associated Press notes heavy snow across Minnesota with up to eight inches in the southwest and widespread totals from two to eight inches in various towns. The Weather Bureau expects diminishing snowfall today though colder air will move in. highways remain open but caution urged for motorists.
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Minnesota
Weather Bureau
State Highway Department
Marshall
St. Cloud
Long Prairie
Willmar
Redwood Falls
Brainerd
Little Falls
Detroit Lakes
Twin Cities
Mankato
Remer
Walker
Duluth
Wadena
Highway Department
South Dakota
Wisconsin
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