Guadalcanal Debarkation Opens Pacific War Turn
A naval task force with three Australian vessels began debarking on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands as Marines trod from landing craft to Red Beach. The 1942 turning point battles led to widespread decorations from Purple Heart to Medal of Honor as the US forged on in the Pacific. The article links the 160th anniversary of the Purple Heart in 1782 to Washington’s directive and early military honors.
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Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Southwest Pacific
Red
Pacific
Meade Gundsleanal
United States
Newburgh
N.Y
George Washington
Congress
Washington
Boston
Stony Point
Louis de Fleury
TV Highlights for Monday August 7 1967
TV schedule lists daytime and evening programs with guests and plot hooks. Highlights include Mike Douglas Show with Kathryn Crosby and guests Pat Cooper and Rev. James Kavanaugh, plus color entries for The Monkees and Felony Squad and films like Conflict and All My Sons.
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Mike Douglas
Kathryn Crosby
Pat Cooper
James Kavanaugh
Famous Bridge Hand From a Pair Championship
South opens four no trump and aims for a grand slam after North shows an ace. East-West double and seven clubs seem doomed, but South bids six spades and, with precise plays including ruffs and trumps, secures the extraordinary slam. The tale notes counterfactuals and praises bold bidding by South amid risky opponents.
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South West North East
King of Diamonday
M. Harrison-Gray
House
South
North
Hast
West
Dimonds
East
Weat
Wishing Well Puzzle Message About Your Key Number
A fragmented text describes a daily fortune game called Wishing Well. It instructs counting letters in a first name, applying a simple numeric rule, then using a grid to select key numbers and read a hidden message under checked figures. The piece outlines a puzzle mechanic rather than a news event.
Andy Capp Crossword Grid of Clues by Eugene Sheffer
Puzzle styled as a crossword with numbered horizontal and vertical clues ranging from 1 to 58. Clues include wordplay and definitions such as heavy weight edging lace, English phrase to change author, and celestial terms, with many partial phrases and garbled spellings.
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India
Martinique
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