Hiroshima Bombardier Recalls A WWII Mission Without Guilt
Tampa based Lt. Col Thomas W. Ferebee who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima says he rarely speaks of the mission. He stresses no guilt and notes only three of the 11 crew remain in the Air Force with Col Paul W. Tibbets Jr. often seen. The crew comprised volunteers and Ferebee recalls the moment and its impact on his life.
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Tampa
Fla. Ui
Bombardier
Hiroshima
Ling
Japan
Thomas W
Ferebee
MacDill Air Force Base
MacDill Officers Club
Air Force
Paul W. Tibbets, Jr
6Th Air Division
MacDilly
Dusenberry
Barkesdale
Afb
Tibbets
Europe
San Diego Lawyer in Violent Public Outburst
San Diego attorney Kenyon C Keller chairman of the county Democratic Central Committee caused a disturbance at Cap and Quill Restaurant and the State Building. Police said he entered barefoot in Bermuda shorts, tipped drinks, and swung at patrons before fleeing to the eighth floor where he demanded to disrobe. He was hospitalized and placed in the psych ward. friends note he had come to Los Angeles to rest from his law and political duties.
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Los Angeles
Kenyon C Keller
San Diego County
Democratic Central Committee
Civic Center
Keller
General Hospital
Broadway
Tom Wieneke
Wiercke
State Building
Storm activity and Gulf checked by weather bureau
Miami dispatches Navy hurricane-heater plane for routine check of above normal shower activity in north central Gulf of Mexico. Disturbance winds reach 25 to 30 mph as bureau reports.
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Miami
UPI
Breau
Phane
Gulf of Mexico
Univac Plays Dixie Noté at GE Plant
At a General Electric plant in Louisville Kentucky Univac relieves tensions during coffee breaks by playing tunes like the Dixie Bogey March and Dixie. Operators create loops on magnetic tape to simulate notes while rapid rewinding adds musical effect. If asked to repeat the tune the machine answers Yes and plays again. if No it retorts with a blunt quip about Yankees.
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Louisville
Univac
Southern State
General Electric
Bogey March
Dixie
Peaches
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