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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

20 Dec 1944

Page 11

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1944

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11

Bold Yank Saves Nurses And Wounded in Hospital

Lt Col Charles T Horner of Pottsville led a jeep rush to a village to free a hospital under capture. He posted ack ack crew, then led a five tank task force through an ammunition dump to evacuate nurses and wounded as German paratroopers fled. Lt Col Henry L Davisson praised the nurse rescue amid heavy fighting with many German tanks nearby.

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Lee Carson U. S. First Army INS U. S. Army Charles T. Horner Pottsville Col. Horner Horner Henry L. Davisson Philadelphia Een O Army Col Davisson
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Postal Pay Boost Killed in Senate

A Senate objection by Sen Bailey of North Carolina halted house approved legislation to raise most postal employees pay by 400 dollars yearly. Sen Mead of New York urged action while Bailey asserted the measure had not had sufficient time before the chamber. Sen Connally of Texas sustained the point of order.

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Washington Sen Bailey D-N.c Senate Mead D-N.y Connally Texas
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White House Gets Jackson Hole Veto

The Senate passed the Barrett bill to abolish the 220000 acre Jackson Hole national monument in Wyoming. The measure would nullify Roosevelt’s March executive order creating the monument next to the $8000 acre Teton National Park.

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Washington Senate White House Jackson Hole National Monument Wyoming Roosevelt Teton National Park
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