Middle-Aged Lions Reflect 25 Years After Pearl Harbor
The piece profiles veterans Ralph Neppel and Hamilton Napier as they confront life decades after World War II. It traces Neppel’s farm dream, VA work, and humor in Iowa City and Napier’s shift to a modest one-man law practice in Macon while engaging in interracial efforts.
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Buddy
Mister
Pearl Harbor
Ralph Neppel
Frank Sneed
Ed O’neill
Marines
Ham Napier
Ralph
Veterans Administration
Des Moines
Iowa City
Macon
Napier
Anniversary ceremonies mark 25 years since Pearl Harbor
State capitals churches and campuses observed the 25th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack that drew the U S into World War II. Veterans groups urged a noon moment of silence as sirens wailed in Carlsbad New Mexico. Admiral Husband E Kimmel defended himself as a scapegoat and urged focus on the larger Pearl Harbor tale.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Husband E. Kimmel
Loras College
Dubuque
Iowa
Aloysius Schmitt
Loras
Navy
Oklahoma
William Barragy
Carlsbad
N.M
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
USS New Mexico
Uni
Assassination of South Vietnamese Leader Shocks Saigon
In Saigon a pair of gunmen on a motorcycle killed Tran Van Van, a wealthy landowner and leading Constituent Assembly figure. One assassin was captured. police say he confessed to Viet Cong ties. The slaying coincides with ongoing war developments as U S air and naval actions continue against North Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van van
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Van
Constituent Assembly
North Viet Nam
North Vietnamese
Tan Son Nhut
Vo van En
Hanoi
Haiphong
Dien Bien Phu
Panhandle
Air Force
Navy
Dong Hoi
Alive War Hero Confuses VA After Death Notices
Elk City Oklahoma AP report of veteran William Story who may be alive after VA and presidential sympathy letters labeled him dead. His wife received notices, but dates show prior to his hunting trip. Story, injured in World War II, seeks pension restoration while VA suspends monthly disability.
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Elk City
Okla
William Story
Story
Veterans Administration
Johnson
No decision on tax hike by Johnson amid Vietnam cost overhaul
President Johnson estimated Vietnam War costs through next June 30 would exceed earlier projections by 9 to 10 billion dollars and said he would seek a supplemental appropriation from Congress next month. He offered no firm stance on a 1967 tax increase, noting that necessary facts are coming into place.
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Austin, Tex
Johnson
Congress
Federal
Viet Nam
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McNamara
Joint Chiefs
Ex Mayor of Westby Dies At 66
Dr C C Smith 66 a Westby dentist for 34 years died at home Tuesday December 6 He was born in Wausau August 15 1900 a Marquette University Dental School graduate 1923 He practiced at Rib Lake before moving to Westby in 1932 He married Mabel Thompson February 20 1925 A World War I veteran he was a former Westby mayor active in Shrine and Masonic bodies and held leadership roles in Rib Lake and Viroqua lodges He also served as past commander of the Rib Lake and See DEATH. Page 2
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Westby
Wis
C. C. Smith
Dr. Smith
Wausau
G. Smith
Marquette University School of Dentistry
Rib Lake
Mabel Thompson
Shrine
Masonic Lodge
Pearl Harbor Survivors honored with omissions corrected
Roy Johnson of Onalaska and Raymond W Brandau of Tomah traveled to Pearl Harbor for ceremonies on Wednesday. The Tribune notes two additional honorees Selmer Goodno of La Crosse and Joseph Sweeney, both veterans, who were omitted from Tuesday's veterans association event. Goodno served as an aviation metalsmith in the Navy and Sweeney served aboard the U S S Whitney destroyer tender.
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Roy Johnson
Wilson St
Onalaska
Raymond W. Brandau
Superior Ave
Tomah
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Sweeney
U.S.S. Whitney
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Sparks Bitter Memories in 1941 Echoes
The article recalls harsh opinions blaming a prominent figure for Americas worst naval defeat. It notes the 25th anniversary exhibit at the Library of Congress and Eleanor Roosevelt's calm breakfast at the White House the night of the attack. Pearl Harbor ceremonies drew hundreds, with Governor Rockefeller ordering flags to fly.
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America
Pearl Harbor
Eleanor Roosevelt
White House
Library of Congress
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
La Crescent votes down 350000 school addition bond
In La Crescent Minnesota the proposed 350000 bond for an elementary school addition failed 630 to 401 with 1032 voters the largest turnout for a school issue. The plan would add six classrooms a library and spaces for special education funded by the state loan program. School officials face cutting optional programs or renting space to continue them.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Remember Pearl Harbor battle cry vivid memory then and now
The La Crosse Tribune recalls December 7 1941 with residents recalling where they were and what they did when the news broke. Veterans James Lienlokken and Jack Martin describe their reactions while Tribune staffer Roy Bangsberg and publisher William Burgess recall specific calls and christening events. The piece notes how families learned the attack and how servicemen such as Ronald and Robert Goodno later served, with ties to local towns and the newsroom.
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Kenneth G. Brown
la Crosse Tribune
Pearl Harbor
James Lienlokken
The
la Crosse
Tribune
Jack Martin
WKBH
Roy Bangsberg
Lienlokken
Bangsberg
Marguerite
Green Bay St
Martin
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Frank
Saul Pett
Jules Loh
Des Moines Register & Tribune
Carroll
Jean
Jem
Hamilton Napier
U. S
Hawaii
F. R
Associated Press
William Seely
Groton
Lej
By Robert Tuckman
U.S. Command
Jena
By Frank Cormier
Packers
William Burgess
Burgess
Tom
George Alvilden
Margaret
Inlaw
Frank Burgess
Peggy Larson
Mrs. Burgess
Mrs. Selmer
Goodne
Peggy) Larson
Oak Drive
Goodno
Decorah
States
Ronald
Robert
Jeanne
Central
Shirley Ann
Longfellow
Harry Larsson
Orson Wells
Larsson
Wells
Aily
Alld
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