Diplomats and Citizens To Memorialize El Alamein
Cairo dispatch reports diplomats and citizens of twenty countries will lay wreaths at El Alamein cemeteries to mark the 12th anniversary of the turning point battle. General Montgomery and Rommel’s forces fought across the Western Desert in a clash that shifted momentum in World War II. The event recalls the scale of desert warfare and the thousands of casualties, with mines still believed to lie hidden beneath shifting sands.
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Rommel
Thei
Alexandria
el Ala
Suez Canal
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Bernard War
Viscount
Stalingrad
Britain
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Erwin Rom F. Davies
Germany
Canada
Battle of el Alamein
Davies
Churchill remembered for fire and determination at Admiralty
Mrs. Churchill recalls Churchill’s early war leadership at the Admiralty praising naval prep and rapid events while noting her pride and happiness. She also criticizes his temper and snap decisions in letters, questioning reactions to bold moves during wartime.
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Churchill
Admiralty
Viet Nam Paratroopers Guard Artillery In Damaged Zone
Two U S soldiers Belt and Camer man artillery near Pace on Highway 22 after B52 strikes and shelling by North Vietnamese forces. The men, both South natives with families, stay at a bunker with four 50 cal machine guns, train remaining Vietnamese to operate heavier guns, and plan to recover guns once the road is repaired.
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Vung Tau
Comer
Vietnam
Highway 22
Pace
Belt
Camer
South
Tomates Run Rehabilitation Program to Prepare for Return Outside
In Walla Walla a prison rehab effort forms The Family a self run group of about 15 inmates living apart from the main population. They operate an upholstery shop inside the facility and run activities including group therapy and contact with visitors. Governed by four inmate leaders with rules against drugs alcohol and apathy the program seeks a lifestyle change and aims to isolate this therapeutic community from other prisoners.
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Walla Walla
Bob Free
Apt
Une
Usl
Pris
New York
Connecticut
Walla Walla Uphol
Gene
Eelethia
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