Berlin Blockade Endured by Berliners and Allied Airlift
The 1948 Berlin blockade tested Western resolve as Stalin tried to starve West Berlin and cut power. The airlift, led by Clay and LeMay, delivered 2.35 million tons of supplies, keeping 2.2 million residents fed and warm. Seventy five aircrew died, and by 1949 the Soviets failed as morale and Western unity surged.
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Berlin
U.S. Air Force
Curtis LeMay
Army
Lucius D. Clay
Soviet Union
Kremlin
West Berlin
Germany
West Germany
Stalin
May
U. S. Air Force
Wiesbaden
Clay
U. S
As Air
United Nations
Jacob Malik
U.S
Philip Jessup
Fox Poisoning Campaign Declared Successful In Maine
In western northern Maine the rabies control effort killed an estimated 5000 foxes and similar numbers of raccoons dogs birds skunks and other animals. Critics call it indiscriminate but officials cite a drop in rabies cases from 24 in March to 0 in June.
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Augusta
Maine Woods
Health and Welfare Department
Maine
Cumberland County
Aroostook
Dean H. Fisher
Fisher
Biologists Association
Holland
Wilson Haunts Red Sox In Tigers 2-1 Victory
Detroit ace Earl Wilson dominated Boston with seven strikeouts allowing four hits as the Tigers beat the Red Sox 2-1 to extend their lead. Jim Northrup drove in the decisive run while Pat Dobson closed in relief for the save.
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Detroit
Boston
Earl Wilson
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Wilson
Pat Dobson
Tigers
Cleveland
Dobson
Jose Santiago
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Rico Petrocelli
Harrelson
Dalton Jones
Jerry Adair
Smith
Andrews
Urban Renewal Approval Conflicts With Columbia Campus Plans
New York City Planning Commission approves urban renewal on two Columbia University lots for low rent housing, despite university objections. The move blocks Columbia’s west campus expansion and marks a major campus planning dispute.
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New York
New York City
Planning Commission
Columbia University
University
Columbia
Portrait of Reginald Wickham Photographs in High Contrast Black and White
The article profiles Reginald Wickham of Teaneck New Jersey an International Photography Fair participant whose stark high contrast black and white images cover woodland scenes portraits and candid moments. Wickham a 37 year old former Air Force photographer and self taught photographer uses dramatic contrast to elevate ordinary scenes.
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Cialist
Amalgamated Lithographers of America
Wickham
Kodalith
New York Coliseum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Harlem
New York
Reginald Wickham
Teaneck
N.J
Air Force
School of Modern Photograph
CBS Reports on Taxation of Churches
CBS Reports examines whether churches should be taxed discussing church tax exemptions and government needs. It cites churchman and official views, surveys, and estimates of church wealth and contributions, calling for a full public discussion.
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CBS
NEW York
CBS Reports
Charles Kuralt
Internal Revenue Service
New York City
CBS News
America
Kuralt
Maine Construction Relets Open Bids On Projects
East Machias and Lisbon bid openings set for July 3 to rebuild 0.8 mile of Route 191 near East Machias Jacksonville area and replace Cox Bridge linking Lisbon and Bowdoin. State bonds totaling 11 million likely awarded to Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York with low bid chosen. Udall to speak at Bates College June 28 with honorary degree. first accelerated four year option commencement.
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Associated Press
Augusta
East Machias
Lisbon
State Highway Commission
Jacksonville
Bowdoin
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
New York
Curtis
Executive Council
Udall
Thomas H. Reynolds
Bayeux Tapestry: A Norman Conquest Picture Story
The 11th century Bayeux Tapestry was a 77 yard embroidered linen panorama guiding an illiterate public through the Norman Conquest of England and its key figures.
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Bayeux
England
Murder rulings in two New England deaths and a Woonsocket murder charge
In Rockport Massachusetts the deaths of Beverly executive Edmond A. Hog garde and his ex wife Nancy Hog garde were ruled murder and death by own action with a pistol found between them. In Woonsocket Leroy Dandy 21 was held for grand jury on a murder charge for the May 26 poolroom shooting of 16 year old Ann Coleman. witnesses described Dandy threatening Coleman before a rifle discharged. The report notes the West's Golden Age cowboy era began in 1867 with the Kansas Pacific Railroad construction.
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Associated Press
Rockport, Mass
Beverly Electronics
Quiet Penzance Road
John J. Egan
Edmond A. Hoggarde
Amerac Corp
Beverly
Nancy H. Hoggarde
Wenham
Woonsocket
R. IT
Leroy Dandy
Ber
Scott K. Keefer
Dandy
Ann Coleman
Salyes Street
Miss Coleman
Roosevelt Harris
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Kansas City
Abilene
1966 Ford Custom Country SEDAN STATION WAGON ad
Classified auto listing from R and H Motors offering a 1966 Ford Custom Country SE station wagon. Includes typical dealer description with price and contact shorthand.
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Auto
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