Eisenhower revisits West Point on Normandy anniversary
President Eisenhower and his 1915 West Point class relive cadet days during the 11th Normandy invasion anniversary visit. He arrives from Stewart Air Force Base with Mrs Eisenhower, attends June week events, a memorial for fallen cadets, an alumni luncheon, cadet reviews, and the commencement address for 469 new second lieutenants. Cadet Capt. Delbert H. Jacobs receives the Eisenhower Award.
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West Point
N.Y
Eisenhower
United States Military Academy
Normandy
English Channel
France
Washington
Stewart Air Force Base
Academy
Washington Hall
Cadet Corps
Old Stone Inn
Natty
M. R. Nelson
Eastern Air Defense Forces
Point
Thayer Hotel
Delbert H. Jacobs
Seattle
IEE
WAFS
Air Force
Stewart Field
U.S. Military Academy
Cancer death rates tied to smoking history beyond quitting
A report by Hammond and Horn analyzes cancer death rates in men with varied smoking histories. They find ex-smokers show reduced lung cancer risk over never-smokers, though more cases are needed, with 12 deaths among 32,460 never-smokers and 285 deaths from lung cancer among 8,000 with available certificates.
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Hammond
Horn
Hammond and
Three Pilots To Leave For Home From Hong Kong
Three of the four U S jet fighter pilots freed by China leave Hong Kong for home aboard an Air Force plane. Capt Harold Fischer Swea City Iowa Lt Lyle Cameron Lincoln Neb and Lt Roland Parks Omaha travel with families while Lt Col Edwin Heller Wynnewood Pa stays 10 12 days for physiotherapy after a North Korea bailout injury. Fischer recounts bluffing captors with a Russian accent during capture.
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Honolulu
U.S
Hong Kong
Special Air Force
Harold Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Roland Parks
Omaha
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
North Korea
Reds
Fischer
Yalu River
Churia
Dorothy van Bank Fischer
NAACP Sets September As Goal for Desegregation
NAACP delegates from 16 states and the District of Columbia set September as a goal to begin school desegregation programs. Georgia Gov. Marvin Griffin condemned the plan as unwise and warned that, under Georgia law, the state could withhold public funds if integration is forced during the summer for the fall term.
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Atlanta
South
National Assn
District of Columbia
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
U.S. Supreme Court
Saida
NAACP
Griffin
Raleigh Times Gets New Look After Sale to News and Observer
The Raleigh Times adopted a new appearance after the News and Observer took over the afternoon paper. The sale, announced by Times editor John A. Park, cites rising costs and inadequate revenues with no price disclosed. Frank Daniels of the Observer outlined expanded news facilities and staff. Jay L. Jenkins Jr. was named city editor, with a new editor to be appointed soon.
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Raleigh
Raleigh Times
News and Observer
the Times
John A. Park
The
Times
Frank Daniels
Times News
Federal courts take up school integration deadlines
A federal directive warns local boards that the time for a lawsuit has arrived if they fail to take concrete steps toward school integration by fall. The decision underscores ongoing federal enforcement of desegregation orders and signals potential court action.
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