Gerry Tierney Faces Ghosts On Normandy Recon Run
Lieutenant Gerry Tierney of Hicks ville leads a 90th Recon troop patrol into German lines near Amfreville. His armored car takes a burst of Schmeisser fire. he is wounded but orders withdrawal, recalls his wife Mary and unborn child, and presses on toward shelter as the mission continues.
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Carter's Pills Claim to Break Laxative Habit in New York Study
An old advertisement asserts five New York doctors proved Carter's Pills can break the laxative habit by regulating digestion naturally. It describes a three week regimen and urges daily water, washing routines, and avoidance of habit forming laxatives to restore normal bowel function.
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New York
Kurry Nyeal
Carter
Valley Forge Named National Camp Site for Jamboree
Valley Forge Pa selected by the Boy Scouts of America as the 1950 National Scout Jamboree site. More than 30,000 scouts from all states and territories will camp there from June 10 to July 6, using the historic 1777 78 Continental Army grounds. Dr Arthur A Schuck, chief executive, chose the site upon invitation from Governor James H Duff. Robert McRight, Southeast Alabama council executive, confirmed the word reaches his office.
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Robert McRight
Alabam Council
U.S. Territories
George Washington
Continental Army
Arthur A. Schuck
Scout Organization
Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
McRight
Blockhouse To Home In Normandy Aftermath Celebrates Liberation
On the sixth anniversary of liberation Marcel Chretien and family mark a shift from wartime blockhouse to home as German fortifications give way to American reconstruction across Normandy. The piece notes new apartment blocks, repaired towns, and lingering wounds, with residents like Charles Ulrich reflecting on wartime losses and final rebuilds.
Scouts Expected to Attend National Jamboree
A group of scouts from the Southeast ERN council is expected to attend the national jamboree hosted by the national board.
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National Board
Southeastern Council
War era road damage scene on a stone house loss
In November 1944 U S engineers moved Ulrichs from a stout stone house and dynamited it for road repairs. The French government reimbursed Charles for his shop but not his home still war damaged. He and Madame sleep in the showroom while Americans offer 353 for racks and 4600 to rebuild.
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Madame
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Glenn Davis Wished Elizabeth Taylor Luck in World
West Point lieutenant Glenn Davis, a former football star, says he wishes Elizabeth Taylor all the luck in the world after her engagement to William D Pawley Jr. He clarifies they were never engaged and had not seen each other in months, adding they were just good friends.
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Glenn Davis
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William D. Pawley, Jr
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U. S. Military Academy
Poland trains nurses to boost medical staff
Poland's Health Ministry aims to train more nurses, targeting over 19,000. Vice-minister Jerzy Sztawielski says there are 10,500 nurses now and 9,000 more are needed to staff all medical centers.
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Warsaw
Jerzy Sztawielski
Jarman Confirmed As Ambassador
Washington AP Former Rep Pete Jarman of Livingston Alabama was confirmed by the Senate as Ambassador to Australia He expects to be sworn in at the State Department next week and to sail for Australia mid July He plans to travel by ship if possible Jarman 57 served six terms in Congress and was defeated by Edward Tre Graffenreid He was a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee for 40 years Native of Greensboro Alabama and Alabama graduate of 1913.
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Pete Jarman
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Ala
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Australia
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State Department
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Diplomatic Post Seen For Longtime Foreign Affairs Aide
A veteran Foreign Affairs committee member after defeat considered private sector offers but chose diplomacy, saying his experience suits a diplomatic post better than private industry.
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Etary
Foreign Affairs Committee
Two Teens Admit Church Thefts In Columbus Case
Two teen aged boys from St Petersburg Florida admitted running sacking and desecrating eight Columbus churches in recent days. Don Ayers eighteen and Billy Hymer fifteen confessed to breaking into church buildings and surrendering stolen goods. Police said they were picked up hours after their latest parish raids and stated they came to Columbus by bus from St Petersburg.
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England abolishes drawing and quartering after execution in 1870
The practice of drawing and quartering prisoners after execution was not abolished in England until 1870, marking a landmark legal reform.
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Atlantic Pact gains Senate backing for deterrent peace
The Senate Foreign Relations committee unanimously backs ratifying the North Atlantic pact as the best way to avert another world war. Proponents argue it shows united resolve among signatories, deters aggression, and steadies morale, with Spain’s future inclusion and Germany’s protection tied to treaty unanimity and actions at high‑level talks. Senator Connally predicts overwhelming ratification.
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Moscow
Europe
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Molotov
Western
Memphis Driver Strikes Blind Pedestrian Near Thorn
Memphis report states Lee Lewis was seriously injured by an automobile while guiding a visually impaired man across a busy thorn street. The incident raises concerns over pedestrian safety and driver vigilance in urban crossings.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lee Lewis
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