100th Battalion Reactivated at Schofield Barracks
At Schofield Barracks Hawaii the 100th Battalion 442nd Infantry trains for active duty after a long pause. Veterans and new recruits emphasize unit pride and its unique patch and colors. Members cite the motto Go for Broke and the desire to prove America’s trust in Japanese Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Company C
100Th
442Nd Infantry
Italy
France
Honolulu
National Guard
J. M. Rolls
Holx
Rolls
Thoas
Miyashiro
Lexcel
West Coast
America
442Nd
44Nd
Yen for Ferryboats Makes A Short Trip a Long One
A New York writer recounts a lifelong ferry fixation that turns simple trips into long journeys. She and her husband pursue ferry routes from New Jersey to Delaware and across Chesapeake Bay, cherishing marine travel over direct highways despite debates on seaworthiness and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Stilley
New York
Washington
New Jersey
Cape May
Delaware
Florida
Delmarva Peninsula
Chesapeake Bay
Wilmington
N.C
Russians Face Awkward Position in Soviet Press
In Moscow the Kremlin defends absolute rule as liberalization grows in Czechoslovakia and questions of press freedom rise. Pravda this week warns that any challenge to the leading role of the Communist party threatens the socialist system. Archeologists plan multi-site digs in the Rio Bec Maya region near the Guatemala border to illuminate mysteries of the ancient Maya.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Pravda
Communist Party
Kremlin
Prague
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Yucatan Peninsula
Rio Bec
Guatemala
Veteran Finds Father After 12 Year Search in Detroit
Meyer Mike Weinberg, a Vietnam veteran and former orphan, finally locates his father in Detroit after 12 years of letters and wandering through states. His journey included service in Vietnam, time in an Alabama orphanage, and Delhi tied family history uncovered by Lawrence Journal-World reporter Gary Burge. The reunion comes as Mike begins work as a hospital guard and contemplates staying in Detroit while his mother remains a mystery in a manila envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Meyer
Mike” Weinberg
Chicago
New York
Lawrence, Kan
The
Journal-World
Gary Burge
Weinberg
Mike Weinberg
Anniston
Ala
Cleveland
Mike
Vietnam
United States
Birmingham
California
Kansas
Burge
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America
Lawrence
Rosa Brown
Pool party plans derailed by pool water loss in Clinton
vandal(s) broke into the Clinton pool filtration room and opened outlet valves draining about 400000 of the pool's 750000 gallons into the Mississippi River delaying Friday's Splash and Dance event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton, Towa
Clinton Municipal Pool
Ihe
Mississippi River
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William H. Donham
Associated Press
Lysle A. Davidson
Johnson, Kansas
John Metheney
Vivian Gaylord Republican
Bigdome
Henry
Hatlo's
Bigdome PO HK
Cano
Nillico
Mentor
Ohio
Yase
Iryboovy Sue
Golden Touch
Singer
Singer Company
Strage
Vetonie Too
Garden City Telegram
Scott City
Republican
Pd Pdl
Christy
Bill Annis
Ulysses
Chaim
Claude W. Robinson
Finney County
Westernansas
Bucklin, Kansas
Kansas University
International Harvester
Garden City
Liberal
Chamber of Comm
Kansas State Chain
of Commerce
Robinson
Representative Corm
Charles Collins
Chim
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