Recalling the Corregidor Landing 20 Years On
James M. Hutcheson reflects on the 20th anniversary of American forces landing to reconquer Corregidor. He recalls General Wainwright, MacArthur, and the battered fortress as paratroopers and Navy landing craft hit the island, trapping Japanese defenders in caves and tunnels and signaling the takeover atop Malinta Hill.
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James M. Hutcheson
Associated Press
Corregidor
Walla Walla
Wash
Manila
Tokyo
Wainwright
Manila Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Jonathan Wainwright
Malinta Hill
William C. Chase
Bataan
503Rd Parachute Regiment
Navy
24Th Division
Midisland
Corregidor Falls in Symbolic Return of Allied Drive
Dispatches recount Gen. MacArthur announcing the destruction of the trapped Japanese at Corregidor on March 1. American casualties were light while 4 215 defenders were counted. many bodies remained unrecovered. Manila burned as Iwo Jima opened, making Corregidor a faded milestone.
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Corregidor
MacArthur
Manila
Malinta Hill
Iwo Jima
Philippines
Battleground
Inventor Theodore Rich Calls Invention a Profession
New York AP profile of Theodore A. Rich, GE senior engineer with 97 patents, arguing invention should be a recognized profession rather than a joke. He cites a submarine detector and clock timing devices, notes many products came from inventors, and urges industry to cultivate more idea men.
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New York
Theodore A. Rich
Rich
General Electric Co. Advanced Technology Laboratories
Schnectady
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France and U S seek thaw in complex talks at White House
Paris diplomat Couve de Murville flies to Washington for a high level meeting with President Johnson amid policy rifts on Vietnam China UN Congo disarmament and Western Europe. France pushes a looser six nation grouping while the United States backs a multilateral alliance and a stronger UN role. The piece notes Couve de Murville's long influence and the nations' divergent aims.
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Paris
Maurice Couve de Murville
Johnson
White House
Viet Nam
United Nations
U.S
France
Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
John F. Kennedy
Red China
United States
Congo
Europe
Geneva
Britain
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