Marble Crosses Honor D-Day Dead At Normandy Cemetery
Normandy American Cemetery overlooks Omaha Beach and holds 9,885 U.S. dead marked by marble crosses and Stars of David. Superintendent Arthur Darois oversees upkeep and visitor help, with Eisenhower and Ridgway among visiting commanders noted on the walls.
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ST. Laurent Sur Mer
France
Nea
Omaha Beach
U.S.A
Europe
Normandy
Atlantic
Arthur Darois
Boston
Mass
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Matthew B. Ridgway
Alfred Gruenther
Darois
George Tait
Old Hickory
Tenn
Balloon set record ascent for weather reports in California
An A A Weather Bureau balloon in Oakland rose to a record 134.59 feet before bursting, about 25.5 miles up. The device, six feet in diameter at release, expands to 20 feet and bursts near 80 000 feet while transmitting temperature humidity and pressure data.
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Oakland
Calif
Weather Bureau
Murcia Paper Praised for Flu Story by Fernandez Carrio
Readers phoned in praise for a Murcia newspaper story by reporter Senor Fernandez Carrio on how to avoid catching influenza. Carrio himself could not answer calls as he was in bed with flu.
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Murcia
Spain
Senor Fernandez Carrio
Senor Carrio
Parental Influence? Local pupil misspells insurance word
In Sedalia Missouri i Dale Maggard at Mark Twain school shows near perfect spelling, missing only the word insurance. His father Charles Maggard sells insurance.
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Sedalia
Dale Maggard
Mark Twain
Charles Maggard
Public Library Notes Highlights on Home Design and Civil Rights Reads
The column reviews books on landscape planning by Ralph Bailey and Richard Neutra stressing practical gardens and thoughtful design. It covers Rene Neutra Survival Through Design and other works including Richard Pape Boldness Be My Friend and Shanty Boat by Harlan Hubbard. It also notes biographies like The Manner Is Ordinary by Rev. John La Farge and a light take How To Lie With Statistics by Darrell Huff.
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Ralph Bailey
Adams
Hooper
Richard Neutra
Darrell Huff
Harlan Hubbard
John la Farge
Aid For Dependent Children On Increase
Wisconsin welfare officials report a continued rise in dependent children aid with nearly 32 000 children supported. The state sees higher birth rates, some unemployment, and higher foster care costs while old age assistance bills fall as Social Security provisions broaden. Total public assistance nears five million dollars in combined state local and federal funding.
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Madison
Wis
Department of Welfare
Depth Dive Record by French Officers Seafloor Descent
Two French naval officers Lt Cmdr Georges Houot and Engineer Pierre Willm claim a 13 287 foot ocean descent 160 miles off Dakar French West Africa. They used a bathyscope designed by Professor Piccard and stayed five hours on the ocean bed illuminating the darkness with headlamps. The depth surpasses Piccard’s Mediterranean dive by about 3 000 feet.
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Dakar
French West Africa
Georges Houot
Pierre Willm
Piccard
Mediterranean
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