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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1965

Page

9

Tough Guy LeMay Steps Down After 35 Years in Air Force

Gen. Curtis LeMay retires as air force chief of staff ending 35 years of service. The ceremony honors WWII leaders James Doolittle George Kenny Carl Spaatz Ira Baker Nathan Twining and others. LeMay championed Strategic Air Command and warned about bombs vs missiles while recalling blunt talks with Zuckert and McNamara. He recalls bombing tactics and fire bomb campaigns over Japanese cities and notes his future plans remain undecided.

Thomas D. White Air Force LeMay Strategic Air Command Congress Eugene Zuckert Defense Robert McNamara Zuckert McNamara England Guam Saipan Japan Columbus Ohio Ohio State University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Cleveland Patricia James Lodge Air Force Academy Lodge Lincoln Neb

Churchill Books Auctioned Off at Christie's Rooms

In London an auction at Christie's sold early Churchill works. A two volume biography of Lord Randolph Churchill from 1906 brought 10 pounds, while a six volume World War II set sold for 43 pounds. The buyers were book dealers.

London Sir Winston Churchill Christie’s Lord Randolph Churchill

GIs Serve In Vietnam Count Reaches 157000

The Pentagon disclosed last week that about 57,000 American servicemen have served in South Vietnam during three years of U S involvement. More than 360 were killed and over 1,550 wounded. The draw includes about 23,000 total in country at the time with officers disproportionately represented.

Washington South Vietnam U. S Pentagon Associated Press Army Defense Department Vietnam

East Berlin's Last Organ Grinder Keeps Romance Alive

Giuseppe, East Berlin's last barrel organ craftsman, survives in a gray regime with limited tunes. Once dozens, now seven, the organ shop dwindles as modern media dominates. Tourists tip him, yet law and authorities curb his repertoire and future.

Berlin Giuseppe East Berlin Hitler Red Government Shostakovich Prokofiev Schoenhauser Allee Grandpa Poppa Giusep Brooklyn Times

Bomb Shells Socialist Office in Milan Blast

A bomb exploded Friday outside the Socialist party office in Milan Italy. Two doors were mashed and windows shattered but no one was injured.

Milan Italy UPI Socialist Party

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