Iwo Jima Remembrance Five Decades After Battle
Fifteen years after the savage Pacific campaign began on Iwo Jima the island bears a tranquil scene at Suribachi. Marines raised the flag in 1945. 6 821 Americans and 20 000 Japanese died. The modern base and tranquil shores contrast with the hellish fighting and still present ruins.
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Pacific Island
Mt. Suribachi
Iwo Jima
Two Jima
Hell
Suribachi
5Th Marine Division
U. S. Air Force Base
Pacific
Tokyo
Japan
Iwo
Island
Ameri
U. S. Air Force
John S. Gunnison
Denver
Colo
Knowledge Driven Chemist Leads Analytical Field at UNC
Chapel Hill chemist Dr. Charles N. Reilley, 35, a leading analytical chemist and UNC associate professor, emphasizes knowledge of why over raw facts. A UNC alumnus, he won awards, taught at Queens College, repaired radios, and pursued research in electrical analysis, inspiring students with creativity and ambition.
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Chapel Hill
Charles N. Reilley
University of North Carolina
Reilley
UNC
Alpha Chi Sigma
Archibald Henderson
Phi Beta Kappa
Queens College
Charlotte
Graham Finds Christianity Dedicated Force In Africa
AP dispatch from Lagos outlines Billy Graham's African tour. His evangelistic methods, use of tape recorders and media, meet with Liberian, Ghanaian, Nigerian communities, drawing tens of thousands to events in Monrovia, Accra and Lagos. The piece notes growing unity among Protestant churches, significant attendance, and a warning that Christianity must stay dynamic to compete with Islam.
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Graham
Africa
Lagos
Nigeria
Billy
Montreal
N.C
Liberia
Ghana
West Africa
Sunday Times
Christ
New York
Monrovia
Accra
Ibadan
A. O. Agboola
Musele
Madison Square Garden
London
Sydney
Mecca
America
Few Struck It Rich Uranium Rush Dies Out
In Colorado the uranium boom collapses for many small miners. Beaver Mesa Uranium Inc. grew from debt to a peak 8,000 tons monthly, but the AEC canceled guaranteed purchases, turning a sellers’ market into a buyers’ market and forcing lean mining methods to survive.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Colorado
Klondike
Atomic Energy Commission
Beaver Mesa Uranium, Inc
Mark Holloway
Beaver Mesa
Holloway
Climax Uranium
AEC
Charlie Steen
Utah
Big Indian Wash
Moab
Steen
Colorado Plateau
Plateau
Africa
Canada
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Union Carbide Nuclear Co
J.F Brenton
Brenton
Union Carbide
Casper
Wyo
Uravan
Rifle
Maybell
Imported Austin taxi eyes U S fleets amid Detroit doubts
Detroit eyes Austin cab import as potential rival to Ford and Chevrolet taxicabs. Industry notes high initial cost and curbs in New York and Detroit. The taxi market totals about 125000 with operators testing diesel Austin cabs. U.S. rights holder Petzold aims 200–500 units monthly amid mileage and efficiency claims.
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Austin
United States
U.S
Checker Manufacturing Corp
Kalama‘200
Mich
Studebaker-Packard
Ford
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Dodge
Rambler
Checker
Lark
Studebaker
New York
Detroit
Louis Mirianis
Falcons
Alfred Diaz
Checker Cab Co
Checker Manufacturing
Diaz
Thomas Petzold
U. S
Boston
Philadelphia
London
Petzold
New York City
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Lonely Isle
James Cary
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
Franklin R. Sousley
Ewing, Ky
Cpl
Harlon H. Block
Weslaco
Tex
Sgt
A Strank
Conemaugh
Ira Hayes
Sacaton
Navy
John H. Bradley
Antigo
Wis
Rene Gagnon
Northeast Airlines
Manchester, N.H
Rene Jr
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Kuribayashi
Invasion Beach
Graham Organization
Blair Burwell
Raymond G. Sullivan
Minerals Enginering Co
Burwell
Billy Graham
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