Foreign correspondents shaped bylines in world conflicts
A retrospective on foreign correspondents highlights risk and sacrifice from World War I to Vietnam era coverage. It recalls Archduke assassination, Pearl Harbor, Anzio, D Day, and wars in Burma China Korea with famed reporters like Tolischus Davis Gibbons and Whitehead.
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George Clay
Congo
Archduke
Austria
Japan
Tolischus
Meyer Berger
Otto Tolischus
N. Y
Brooks Atkinson
Boradway
Burma
China
Mr. Atkinson
Russia
Don Whitehead
Anzio
U. S
Normandy
Whitehead
K. S. Watson
Aragon
Barcelona
Larry Allen
Jer Vern Haughland
New Guinea
Stilwell
Richard Harding Davis
Floyd Gibbons
Gibbons
New York
Madison Avenue
Edison’s Early Patents Include Electrical Vote Recorder
The first patent by Thomas Alva Edison covered an electrical vote recorder. He also conceived stock tickers duplex and quadruplex telegraphs and an electric pen, as noted by the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Alva Edison
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wild chase ends in fatal crash in Statesville
In Statesville North Carolina a wild chase ended in a collision that killed Larry Upright and injured four others. The pursuit involved Barbara Upright 17 and Thomas Upright 20 driving separate cars. Authorities said Barbara was estranged from her husband since last Thursday and charges are expected after investigation.
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Statesville
N.C
Gene Cleer
Larry Upright
Thomas
Larry
Rickie Cook
Rt. 3
Cloer
Thomas Upright
Barbara
First man to cross North America by motorcycle
George A. Wyman became the first to cross the continent by motorcycle leaving San Francisco in May 1903 and arriving in New York City after a little under two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American
George A. Wyman
San Francisco
New York City
UC Faculty Senate backs Free Speech victory in student clash
The Academic Senate approved a five point proposal giving the faculty final say over disciplinary actions for political activities. The Free Speech Movement hailed the vote as a victory after four large sit ins and 814 arrests with rallies near Wheeler Hall.
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Claude V. Burgett
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Academic Senate
University
Board of Regents
Los Angeles
Senate
Mario Savio
Clark Kerr
Board of
Regents
Savio
Wheeler
Free Speech Movements
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D. Gallagher
London’ Daily Express
Foxase Ie Sil
Bob Capa
Betty Graham
Davis
Cnts
Washington
Britain
London
U.S
Berkeley Division
TN Sap Bank
Church St
Curtis
Pole
Nes
Quaker Money Saver Bank
Quakers
Challenger
Alman
N. Main ST
RCA Victor
Aéw Vista
Solid State
wxAra
Ralph
VESTA
D. L
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