First Army Still Alive After World War II Victory
Hal Boyle notes the American First Army, 30 years old, remains active and revered. Formed under Pershing, it earned fame in World War II for Normandy, St Lo, Paris, Aachen, the Rhine, and Elbe link with Soviet forces. Led by Bradley and Hodges, it endured the Battle of the Bulge and a decisive comeback.
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First Army
La-Forte-Sous-Juarre
France
John J. Pershing
Fort Jay
Goree Island
New York
Hart
Lrst
George Patton
Third Army
Patton
Omar Nelson Bradley
Courtney H. Hodges
Normandy
St. Lo
Paris
Belgium
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Rhine
Remagen
Elbe
Budge
Atlanta Man Dies After July Car Crash in Talladega
A 60 year old Atlanta man died in an Anniston hospital from injuries suffered in a July 26 auto accident near Silver Run in Talladega County. State troopers identified the victim as J. L. King.
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Anniston Hospital
Anniston
Atlanta
The
State Highway Patrol
J. “L. King
Silver Run
Tallades3 County
World Trend Seen Moving Away From Death Penalty
CHICAGO UP. Since the war the world shows a shift against capital punishment, says Lee Emerson Deets in the Northwestern University journal of criminal law. New Zealand Romania and Switzerland abolished it for all offenses. England plans modifications. Deets notes the trend varies by state, with public opinion being a key factor.
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Chicago
Lee Emerson Deets
Deets
Northwestern University Journal of Criminal Aw
Criminology
New Aland
Romania
Union Springs Crash Kills Four In Outskirts Collision
Four people died in a two-truck crash near Union Springs as a pickup carrying seven coworkers to a cotton mill collided with a larger truck. Identified victims were Mrs. Buford Meredith 50 Linwood, William Rotton 29 Inverness, Miss Virginia Hall 37 Inverness, and Mrs. Mamie Driggers 29 Inverness. The other driver and seven passengers survived with no injuries.
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T. F Mathis
Buford Meredith
Linwood
William Rotton
Virginia Hall
Mamie Driggers
Inverness
Mathis
Union Springs
Penal theory under political reform debate in the United States
A U.S. political movement challenges penal theory with emphasis on capital punishment as a focal issue. The debate centers on the morality and effectiveness of harsh penalties amid broader reform questions.
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United States
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