Georgia salesman recalls D-Day at Omaha Beach memory
George Abood of Valdosta served as a Navy medic with the 6th Naval Beach Battalion on Omaha Beach Easy Red during June 6 1944. He describes the heavy fire and chaotic scene as he ferried wounded colleagues, survived a shrapnel hit, and later received a Croix de Guerre while continuing his service before a medical discharge in 1945.
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Rural and small-town reach of Methodist church study
A study shows eighty four percent of Methodist Church congregations are in rural areas or towns under ten thousand, highlighting the denomination's nationwide geographic profile in Nashville.
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Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Church
Austin Herald 1962 June 6 Brief
Local brief from Austin Minnesota reports a midsummer update in the Austin Herald with concise items and community notices.
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Austin (Minn
Herald
Victim's Sons Sue Air France for $250,000
Atlanta dentists Hope Harvey Payne Jr. and Robert Payne sue Air France in U.S. District Court seeking 250000 with claims of willful misconduct and gross negligence over a jetliner crash in France that killed 130. They are sons of victim Annette Snelson Payne 66. The suit alleges the Boeing 707 was overloaded and not airworthy.
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Atlanta, Ga
Air France
France
U.S. District Court
Hope Harvey Payne Jr
Robert Payne
Atlanta
Annette Snelson Payne
Judge Tries 5 196 in His 12 Hour Day
Seoul district judge Choe Man-haeng set a record by trying 5 196 petty crime defendants from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. He convicted 4 534 and collected 12 million hwan dollars 9 200 in fines.
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Seoul
South Korea
Choe Man-haeng
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