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.
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England
Guam
Saipan
Japan
Columbus
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Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Cleveland
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James Lodge
Air Force Academy
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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.
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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.
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South Vietnam
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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.
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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.
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