Teacher Never Thought HST Would Reach Top
Independence Missouri AP coverage recalls Harry S Truman and Bess Wallace as top students at Independence High alongside Charlie Ross. Mrs. W L C Palmer, 89, recalls their school days, friendship with Ross, and Truman’s rise to president, noting Bess as a standout student.
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Truman Expected FDRs Death
New York AP reports former President Harry Truman says he had indications 13 days before Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death that Roosevelt’s life was near an end. He describes seeing Roosevelt with sunken eyes and a care-worn face, sensing he would inherit the presidency sooner than expected.
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William Bendix Dies of Pneumonia at 58
Hollywood obituary notes actor William Bendix died at Goodman Hospital Los Angeles from lobar pneumonia complicated by a stomach ailment. He was 58, survived by wife Therese and daughters Stephanie and Lorraine, with colleagues including Mrs. Alan Ladd at his bedside. Bendix, famed as Chester Riley, had a long career on radio film and TV ending with his Riley persona. Funeral services tentatively scheduled in Van Nuys for Thursday.
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Truman Delivers Word Of Advice To Local Graduates
Former president Harry S. Truman offers advice to graduates at Truman High School, named in his honor, with both he and the school tracing roots to Independence High School where they graduated in 1904.
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Weather update sun sets at 5 07 p m and rises 7 24 a m
The Associated Press reports today’s weather details with sunset at 5 07 p m and sunrise at 7 24 a m.
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North Carolina and South Carolina Weather Tonight and Wednesday
Forecasts show fair and cold conditions across the Carolinas. North Carolina: lows around 15 in the mountains to upper 20s near the coast with Wednesday generally fair and not so cold. South Carolina: lows near 20 in the mountains to mid and upper 20s along the coast with Wednesday generally fair and a bit warmer.
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Glenn Millers Fate Remains Deep Mystery
London AP report marks twenty years since Glenn Miller vanished after leaving a party with Jack Hylton. Miller headed to Paris to arrange a broadcast for his 68 piece orchestra. a Norseman aircraft disappeared in fog over the English Channel and no wreckage was found. Theories ranged from German action to a crash in France or later death as an amnesiac, with Hylton recalling Miller hoped to glimpse the war effort.
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