Bloodiest, Costliest Battle On Iwo Jima Remembered
A veteran AP writer recalls Iwo Jima ten years later, detailing the bloodshed 5,563 Americans died and 17,343 wounded, the 23,000 Japanese losses, and the fierce hill by hill fighting that defined the campaign. He highlights Marines like Gunnery Sgt. Willie Koontz Ira Davidson Brig Gen Frank Hart and Captain Oscar Harte Jr through vivid frontline scenes and surgeon toll.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Iwo Jima
AP News
Pacific
Iwo Jima Falls to Allied Forces After Fierce Assault
After 26 days of heavy fighting, Iwo Jima was secured at 6 p.m. on March 16. Marines and army units removed countless bodies from the front, burying them under crosses and stars of David as they tended fallen comrades.
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Congress urged to lead fight against juvenile delinquency
Rep. Victor L. Anfuso urges Congress to take nationwide action against juvenile crime arguing crime is a social disease caused by poverty and neglect. He describes past failures, cites his 1936 crime prevention work, and proposes a five member fact finding committee and a permanent Bureau of Crime Prevention to study causes and coordinate state and federal prevention efforts.
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Victor L. Anfuso
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Addressing Youth and Crime Prevention for a Safer America
The speaker urges focused youth education to prevent crime and protect future opportunities. Emphasizing three wars in three decades and a world at peace in name, the message calls for correcting past failures, fostering dignity, responsibility, and civic freedom for tomorrow's citizens.
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Warren Police Chief Seeks New Cars for Emergency Calls
Warren Rhode Island police chief George W. Lewis says the department needs new police cars to replace trucks used for emergency calls. He cites weariness answering calls in an aging vehicle.
Pescadores Islands Reemerge as Strategic Spotlight
Washington reports the Pescadores islands near Formosa as a crucial yet bleak stake in defense considerations. The 64 isles cover under 50 square miles and sit 30 miles from Formosa, forming a key naval hinge for Nationalist and Communist forces. The area, though sparsely populated, centers on fishing and harsh northeast monsoon winds shaping life on Penghu. Makung hosts the main town and naval base with a stark, wind beaten landscape and ancient graveyards occupying much of the land.
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