Normandy Dawn 20th Anniversary Commemorations Recalled
Old soldiers and families gather on Utah and Omaha beaches to mark the 20th anniversary of D-Day. Generals Bradley and Taylor lead U S commemorations while Montgomery and Eisenhower spar over strategy in a televised interview.
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Omaha Beach
Normandy
Britain
Viscount Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Montgomery
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Isenhower
Omar N. Bradley
D-Day
U.S
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maxwell D. Taylor
11St Airborne
Herman-ville-sur-Mer
America
Utah
Omaha
Sainte-Mere- Egise
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Dottvres-la-Delivrande
France
Canada
United States
Walter Cronkite
Columbia Broadcasting System
Unemployment Claims Fall to 1956 Low in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP reports the State Labor and Industry Department says both continued and initial unemployment claims fell last week to their lowest levels since October 1956. Continued claims totaled 117 675, down from 123 138. new claims dropped 691 to 17 853.
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Harrisburg
State Labor and Industry Department
Ike Had Failure Memo for D-Day Revealed Forty Years On
Washington AP General Dwight D Eisenhower prepared an alternate communique if Normandy failed to establish a foothold. He ultimately accepted responsibility in a final message stating the attack used best information and soldiers did all they could. Bad weather and German dispositions might have altered the invasion outcome.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Cherbourg-Havre
Walle
Reich
Army
Eisenhower
Normandy
Martin Blumenson
Gisenhower
Blumenson
15Th Army
Europe
Pas-de-Calais
English Channel
Adolf Hitler
Gerd von Rundstedt
Erwin Romiel
Willer
El Segundo Teens Charter Plane for Prom Night
Ninety El Segundo High juniors and seniors charter a jet for prom night to fly from Los Angeles to San Diego, then Shelter Island for festivities and a Mission Bay moonlight tour before a 400 mile per hour return to LAX. Parents back the plan as safer than freeway travel and expect dawn return, with costs debated by guardians.
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EL Segundo
Calif
Nancy Hereford
Wales
San Diego
Mission Bay
Los Angeles International
Nancy
Sater J
Wde
Sunset Strip
Tension Mounts in Vote Count
Philadelphia faces tense delays as challenged absentee ballots in the Democratic senatorial primary count loom. City Commissioner McHenry storms out of a hearing after denouncing participants, while Genevieve Blatt holds a slim lead over Michael Musmanno amid ballot-signature disputes. Lackawanna County hearings on 377 challenged absentee ballots are expected to finish soon with no rulings until next week.
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Philadelphia
Thomas P. McHenry
Genevieve Blatt
Internal Affairs
Supreme Court
Michael A. Musmanna
Blakt
McHenry
County Board of Elections
Maurice §. Osser
Republican Board
Louis Menna
Blatt
Lackawanna County
Palermo Jailed for 15 Years in Boxing Conspiracy Case
Frank Palermo began a 15 year term for conspiracy and extortion after a May 1961 conviction in Los Angeles that also involved Frankie Carbo. He appealed unsuccessfully and was taken to Holmesburg Prison awaiting transfer. Palermo claimed he had never served time before and said he was broke after fines.
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Philadelphia
Frank (Bynky
U.S. Circuit Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Holmesburg
U. S. Justice DesPartment
Palermo
Vhis
Jacob Kossman
Driver Killed in Schuylkill Expressway Crash
Harvey Johnson, 50, of Philadelphia, died when his car struck a guard rail on the Schuylkill Expressway near the Spring Garden exit. Police reported the fatal single-vehicle crash occurred today with Johnson driving alone.
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Philadelphia
Harvey Johnson
Schuylkill Expressway
Spring Garden
Rights Vote Set On 3 Amendments
Senate leaders moved toward voting on three amendments to the civil rights bill next week. Republicans led by Hickenlooper favored three amendments before any cloture motion. If no agreement a cloture petition would force a vote after the Senate convenes Tuesday.
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Senatey
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Eader
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mansfield
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Robert F. Kennedy
Hickeblooper
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