Corregidor Fall 21 Years Ago Echoes Through Time
Army Col. Burton R. Brown recalls marching with Lt. Gen. Wainwright to surrender Corregidor, the last American bastion in the Philippines. On the rock in Manila harbor and in Japanese camps, about 11,500 personnel endured intense bombardment and deprivation before surrender. Brown later served in key posts and married in 1947, with a son now pursuing a military path.
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Burton R. Brown
Jonathan Wainwright
Corregidor
U.S
Philippines
Pacific
West Pointer Brown
Erie
Pentagon
Manila
Coast Artillery
George F. Moore
Bataan
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Japan
Korea
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Kennedy laments difficulty passing progressive legislation
In a 75th AFL CIO Machinists dinner speech in Washington Kennedy says he is astonished by the difficulty of pushing progressive measures in Congress. He cited mass transit aid and jobless youth programs amid stiff opposition while praising the labor movement and the country it helps sustain.
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Kennedy
Afl-Cio Machinists
Congress
American Labor Movement
W. Averell Harriman
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Harriman
Pentagon
U.S
Iowa press women elect Thelma Draper president in Des Moines
Thelma Draper of Oskaloosa was named president of Iowa Press Women Inc at the spring meeting. Officers elected include Arlene Raymond vice president Frances DeCook recording secretary Jo Baumgartner corresponding secretary and Stella Barker parliamentarian.
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Des Moines
Thelma Draper
Oskaloosa
Iowa Press Women, Inc
Ther
Arlene Raymond
Independence
Frances DeCook
Pella
Jo Baumgartner
Stella Barker
Grant Marshall
Burlington Hawk- Eye
Iowa Associated Press Telegraph Editors Association
Dave Stevens
Dubuque
Ployer
Walter Miller
William Miller
Fort Dodge
Stanley M. Reed
Council Bluffs
Wesley Seward
Waterloo
Victor Sundberg
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Lawrenson
Sioux City
Leona Dethlif
Actress and Actor in Divorce Fight
In Los Angeles AP report Jacques Bergerac files for divorce from Dorothy Malone a day after she sued him. He alleges she moved out with their two children Mimi and Diane. Both seek custody and accuse each other of cruelty. They married four years ago. Reservations of tribes extend over a third of Arizona.
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Los Angeles
Jacques Bergerac
Dorothy Malone
Bergerac
Miss Malone
Beverly Hills
Mimi
Diane
Tody
Arizona
Rockefeller Divorce Remarriage Could Spark Political Controversy
James Marlow analyzes how Nelson Rockefeller's divorce and remarriage may polarize voters and affect the 1964 Republican nomination. Kennedy's placid presidency and strong image as a nonconfrontational leader complicate Rockefeller's path, while global tensions remain relatively calm though unpredictable.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington (Ap
Nelson A. Rockefeller
History highlights from May six across centuries
A digest of notable events dated May 6 including Congress abolishing Indian trading houses in 1822 and Monroe’s appointment powers, Tyrrell’s 1502 execution, Minuit’s 1626 purchase of Manhattan, Peary’s birth in 1856, Wainwright’s 1942 surrender, Margaret Rose’s 1960 wedding, Dulles’ Viet Minh remark, Seabury’s death, and the Ethan Allen test firing a Polaris missile a year ago.
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Associated Press
Congress
James Monroe
Indiana
Peter Minuit
Manhattan
Robert Edwin Peary
Cresson
Pennsylvania
Jonathan Wainwright
U.S
Corregidor
Margaret Rose
England
Antony Armstrong-Jones
John Foster Dulles
Laos
New York
Samuel Seabury
Jimmy Walker
New York City
Ethan Allen
Sportsman Hit Killed By Car In Connecticut Hike
Paul Joseph Yemers a 64 year old outdoorsman from Waterbury was struck and killed by a car along Route 8 while hiking from Waterbury to his mother's grave in Winsted. He enjoyed hunting fishing and long walks in northwestern Connecticut.
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Harwinton
Conn
Paul Joseph Yemers
Connecticut
Waterbury
Winsted
Paul
New Preparation H Advertises Pile Treatment
An advertisement touts a non surgical remedy using Bio Dyne called Preparation H for piles. It claims to shrink piles and stop itch and pain with suppositories or ointment. asserts dramatic statements from users and availability at drug counters.
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New York, N. Y
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