Tar Heel Hero Tries To Forget War By Luther W Shaw
Max Thompson, a Bethel area veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, suppresses wartime memories while his family builds a life in Haywood County. The former sergeant, praised for stopping a German breakthrough near Haaren, Germany, hopes his son Stephen may one day attend West Point. Thompson holds multiple decorations, including the Purple Heart and Silver Star, with the Medal of Honor citation signed by Harry S. Truman.
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Germany
Haywood
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West Point
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Brenda
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Harry S. Truman
Imports Rise High Prices Up Beef Production
The article notes rising U S beef and veal imports in 1959 reaching about 775 million pounds from Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Mexico, Ireland, Brazil and Canada. It explains domestic expansion and cow slaughter delays, price effects, and farm leaders advocating quotas or duties to curb foreign competition.
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Mexico
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Canada
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No Warning Before Crash Kills Three Airmen
Navy crash near John Island killed pilot Lt. James Baldwin Garden Grove California and technicians James Everett Lake Charles Louisiana Alfred Wright Jr Channel View Texas. Survivor Dale D Klaus 21 Highland Illinois said there had been no warning before the Gruman track er crash landed in water. Klaus was at Tripler Army Hospital with fractured ankles and severe bruises. Otto Harbach lyricist and librettist noted for Broadway scores is mentioned in the passage.
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