Fall of Corregidor Remembered by Corregidor Veteran
West Pointer Brown recalls the 1942 surrender of Corregidor, the last major U S fort in the Philippines, and his years in Japanese camps. He describes bombardment, near-starvation rations, and the ordeal of officers humiliated after surrender while MacArthur evacuated to Australia.
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Washington
Army
Burton Ie Brown
Jonathan Wainwright
Japan
Corregidor
U.S
Philippines
Pacific
West Pointer Brown
Erie
Pentagon
Manila
Coast Artillery
George F. Moore
Bataan
Brown
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Re. Brown
MacArthur
Bilibid
Philippine
My Six Loves Opens at Brunson Theater This Thursday
Debbie Reynolds stars in the Paramount comedy My Six Loves opening Thursday at Brunson Theater and running through Saturday. David Janssen Cliff Robertson Eileen Heckart Jim Backus Hans Conried and Max Showalter co star with six children and a mangy dog in a zany Connecticut-set tale of fame fatigue and unexpected canine chaos.
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Paramount
Brunson Theater
Debbie Reynolds
David Janssen
Cliff Robertson
Eileen Heekar
Im Backus
Broadway
Connecticut
Debbie
Hans Conreid
Jim Backus
John McGiver
Pippa Scott
Alice Ghostley
Max Showalter
Pickup In Business Not Genuine Boom
Bankers warn against reading a spring pickup in business as a real boom. Surveys show strong consumer spending and tentative business optimism, but actual outlays and capital spending remain modest. They cite rising prices for plant construction and cautious sentiment, with government spending and consumption supporting recovery while risks remain.
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Sam Dawson
NEW York
Outdoorsman Killed On Hike To Grave
HARWINTON Conn AP Paul Joseph Demers enjoyed hunting and fishing and spent weekends walking the wooded hills of northwestern Connecticut. He set out Saturday night on a 30 mile hike from Waterbury to his mother's grave in Winsted. Early Sunday a car struck him along Route 18 about 20 miles from his destination.
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Harwinton
Conn
Paul Joseph Demers
Connecticut
Waterbury
Winsted
Paul
Route 18
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Humble
Borden’s
Coca Cola
California
Hunt
Rosedale
Bluff
Ryers
Pikes Peak Roast
Lks
Sears
Rea
Ti West
Texas
Thors
New York Federal Reserve
Weg Primus
Department of Commerce and Securities and Exchange Commission
Ted
Ted's
Daniel’s Meat Market
George
Delmos Daniel
Elm St
George and
Delmos Daniels
Daniels Meat Market
Hamburger
ILB
PEG
Rath
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