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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1954
Page
13
President Eisenhower marks the tenth Normandy anniversary with hope that lasting peace will follow the wartime unity. He cites Allied cooperation and recalls talks with Marshal Zhukov, noting the need to preserve wartime spirit and pursue peace security and freedom.
A speaker praised Allied nations learning from World War II and urged cooperation in rebuilding after the fighting. He referenced Germany and Japan as former enemies now joining to address postwar challenges during ceremonies at Normandy’s Omaha Beach, site of the 1944 D-Day landings.
Air Force eliminates 8000 civilian jobs saving 50 million yearly. Porterfield, long a Franklin Finance executive, will assume management of the Charleston Franklin office at the Kanawha Hotel. He previously headed the local office and is well known in the small loan sector.
Pupils of Miss Lillian Chrislip present a piano recital at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Galperin's auditorium. The program features Diane Belle Linda S Carol Breedlove William Ellen Chambers Jean Margaret Crawford Douglas Crane and many others.
Col J M Hutchinson testifies on civilian manpower in a Air Force reappraisal. The Huffman Tickle Homecoming will be at Hawks Nest Park Sunday June 20 with Ruth Huffman as publicity chairman. The event runs 10 a m through the day and notes Air Force plans to operate 106 wings while costing less than before.
The U S Children s Bureau urged more police training and higher juvenile specialization. It found about half of 600 cities studied have dedicated juvenile officers and recommended at least five per cent of each force be assigned to juvenile problems plus expanded training facilities.
Airman first class Edward Q. Watts a bass baritone of the 783rd AC and W Squadron at Sissonville will present a formal recital at 3 PM next Sunday in Galperin Music Co Auditorium. Selections span German Italian French and English by Debussy Purcell Franz Handel Mozart and others. Watts a Kanawha Presbyterian Church Choir member and student of William J. Vollmer is active in Charleston Light Opera Guild and played Grosvenor in Patience.
Last week the Kanawha County Public Library added numerous new titles across genres. Include fiction by Diane Coxe and Rita Godden, non fiction on democracy, retail essentials, and music, plus reference works on language, accounting, and home study guides.
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