Iwo Jima A Chronicle of Blood and Flags
A retrospective on the Iwo Jima campaign from Feb 19 to March 26 1945 detailing D day assault, fierce defenses led by Kuribayashi, key flag raising by Joe Rosenthal, Marine and naval losses totaling 25851 casualties, and the broader amphibious warfare era ending with Okinawa looming. The piece notes 2400 B-29s landed and the strategic impact on American victory in the Pacific.
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Suribachi
Kukibayashi
Iwo Jima
Kuribayashi
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Wa Jima
Tarawa
Marshalls
Sai i
Ypan
Guam
Tinian
Peleliu
China
Harry Sulphur
Schmidt
Giwo Jima
D-day
Mt. Suribachi
Kuribayashi Wasasji
AP News
Mars
Navy
Little Island
Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
Canadian Immigration Up 1964 Surpasses Earlier Records
Ottawa AP reports Canada welcomed 112,606 immigrants in 1964 the largest yearly total since 1958. Britain Italy and the United States provided the top national representations with postwar highs noted earlier totals reaching 282,164 in 1957 and 124,851 in 1958.
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Ottawa
Canadaj
Britain
Italy
United States
Old Box Found To Hold Valued Papers At Denver University
University of Denver officials found a brown box in a library room containing rare items. The box held an oath of allegiance by George Washington signed with Major General Arthur St. Clair at Valley Forge May 12, 1778. It also included an 1853 Jefferson Davis appointment as secretary of war, the July 4 1863 Vicksburg Daily Citizen wallpaper edition, Civil War rosters, bank notes from the 1800s, and early Colorado mining stock certificates.
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Colorado
University
Masked bandit robs dairy store drive-in cash register
In Louisville a masked bandit entered a dairy store drive-in, stayed in his seat, and ordered the clerk to hand over $46 from the cash register. No injuries reported. The incident occurred at the dairy store's drive-in portal. Police investigating the unusual heist.
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Louisville
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