The D-day Note and Eisenhower’s Coordinate Failure Belief
The interview recounts General Eisenhower detailing a note he drafted the eve of D-Day asserting responsibility for potential failure. He explains he wrote the message to bear the burden personally, acknowledging weather and other risks while denying fault to others. The exchange cites the German 352nd Division at Omaha Beach and responsibility during the invasion.
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Omaha Beach
Normandy
6Th Infantry Regiment
1St Infantry Division
Eisenhower's SECRET Note On Normandy Invasion Failure
After World War II ute publication by Capt. Harry C Botcher, General Eisenhower's note warned that Cherbourg Havre landings failed to secure a foothold and troops withdrew. He took sole responsibility, stating the decision to attack was based on the best information available and that any blame rests with him alone.
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Eisenhower
Normandy
de Camp
Harry C Botcher
Cherbourg-Havre Arez
Zod Place
Ike Reflects On D-Day Crisis Notion At Omaha
In a candid interview General Eisenhower says there was no crisis at any point except Omaha where problems arose. He notes war is uncertain and claims his note on scrap paper stated if the operation failed there would be his statement.
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MR. Cronkite
Eisenhower
Atnd
Gen. Eisenhower
Walter
Germany
Harry Butcher
Omaha
Invasion Plan and Airborne Controversy Recalled at Portsmouth
At Portsmouth Harbor General Eisenhower recounts naval strategy for D Day and notes a stubborn Navy officer who opposed the airborne element. He recalls offering Marshal Leigh-Mallory a written statement to endorse or reject the plan depending on its success, a gambit tied to the invasion's fate.
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RAF
Marshal Leigh-Mallory
Portsmouth Harbor
Gen. Eisenhower
Navy
Brazilian Leftists Return From Havana To Prague
Three Brazilian youth leaders including Vicente Goulart nephew of the ousted president left Havana for Prague to study Cuban revolution realities and apply experiences to Brazil. The trip followed a prior invitation by the Cuban Communist youth movement.
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UPI
Vicente Goulart
Havana
Prague
Tron
Tro
Cabs
Communist Youth Movement
Gou- Tart
Brazil
Copter and plane clash above UCLA during Shah biennial demo
A police helicopter cut its rotor and chased a red biplane that had flown near a UCLA commencement crowd of over 10,000. The banner read Need, 1A Fix See The Shah. Police reported the Torrance rented plane was dying as the encounter ended. Lee Owens piloted the helicopter and was on standby after reports of anti Shah protesters planned action. The Shah and Empress attended the event while anti Shah groups distributed leaflets nearby.
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Los Angeles
University of California At
Tran
Torrance
Lee Owens
Shah
Propress
Pacific Tel Rate Cut Ordered After Hearings
The commission ordered Pacific Telephone to reduce charges by 4.7 percent after rejecting a rate increase and finding prior figures overstated. A refund plan was required to return excess payments, with substantial local and long distance cuts across California. The decision lowered license fees and adjusted various rate components affecting residential and business customers.
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Caimed
PIT
San Francisco
East Bay
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Pi&ts
Pacific Telephone
At&t
Western Electric
Pt&t
Flood Hits Homes in Neiva Area Sw Colombia
Floodwaters crest Thursday sweeping through Neiva and surrounding province destroying 50 homes. The damage occurred about 150 miles southwest of Bogotá in the provincial center as residents assess losses and await emergency relief.
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Bogota
Colombia
Neiva
Provincial Center
Bogotz
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