D Day Vets Recall Normandy Assault Stories
La Crosse veterans recall D Day with vivid memories from Omaha Beach to Ste Mere Eglise. Alan Anderson, Robert Joanis, Leonard Lee, Lawrence Thomas and others describe waves of invasion, mine clearance, medics, and later reflections on democracy, Civil Rights, and sacrifice.
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la Crosse Tribune
France
Europe
Alan Anderson
N. 23Rd St
467Th
116Th
Omaha Beach
Anderson
Robert Joanis
la Crosse Attornney
Joanis
745Th Tank Battalion
Leonard Lee
The
Lee
Uss Broadbill
Mediterranean
French Riviera
Lawrence Thomas
29Th ‘Court
82Nd Airborne Division
Omaha ‘Beach
Ste. Mere Eglise
Thomas
82Nd Airborne
Rangers
Collier’s Magazine
Ft. Benning, Ga
D-Day Anniversary Observances Honor Living And Dead
On the 20th anniversary of the Normandy assault, Allied ceremonies unfold in the invasion area with hundreds of D-Day veterans attending private pilgrimages and official delegations arriving led by Gen. Omar Bradley and Cyrus Vance. De Gaulle's stance limits French participation.
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Omaha Beach
France
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Dwight D. Eisenhower
de Gaulle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Britain
Mont Valerian
Paris
John Lee
Robert Murphy
St. Mere-Eglise
Lee
Worcester
Mass
Murphy
Westwood
D-Day memory from Gen Taylor guides 101st Airborne legend
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor recalls D-Day June 6 1944 as the most dramatic day of his life now chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He describes the Normandy landing with the 101st Airborne, paratrooper jumps, Eisenhower’s presence and early fog as planes crossed the Channel into Fortress Europe.
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D-Day
Maxwell D. Taylor
101St Airborne Division
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Taylor
United States
Rome
U.S
Berlin
Korea
John F. Kennedy
Pentagon
Normandy
England
Nazi Germany
Europe
101St
Lee Taylor
Wisconsin Delegates Debate Free Release Ahead of Convention
Rep John W Byrnes says Wisconsin law may allow releasing its 30 national convention delegates before the first ballot. Attorney General ruling pending. Goldwater backers consider preballot release, but expect action at the first roll call. Byrnes will consult delegates in San Francisco on any decision.
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Milwaukee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Byrnes
Washington
Leo Fahey
Secretary of State’s Office
Atty
George Thompson
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Wayne Hood
la Crosse
Midwest
Goldwater
Nixon and Scranton reject Stop-Goldwater bid
Nixon said a stop Goldwater movement would split the party and be worthless. Scranton rejected a vice presidential draft and said any bid must come from convention delegates, not the candidate, as Goldwater leads the nominating race.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Goldwater
Arizona
Nixon
Long Island
Garden City
Steven B. Derounian
R, N.Y
Scranton
Harrisburg
Pathet Lao Opposed By Neutralists In Laos Clash
In Laos northwest of the Plaine des Jarres neutralists clash with Pathet Lao forces. The Red attack aimed at Phou Koutt was repelled after seven hours, with 10 Pathet Lao reported dead. Civil war action marked the first major move in five days and weather hindered air support.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Phou Koutt
Path‘et Lao
Muong Kheung
Muong Soui
Kong le
Ban Na
Marlene Dietrich Shines in Moscow Concert Finale
In Moscow the German-born singer Marlene Dietrich closed her two week Russian tour with a packed final concert. Encores lasted about 40 minutes as hundreds gathered outside and inside the auditorium to see the star perform.
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Moscow
Marlene Dietrich
Church Council backs shared time experiment program
The National Council of Churches endorses an experimental shared time plan allowing Roman Catholic children to attend both parochial and public schools. The policy cites 300 schools in 35 states and notes rising education costs and Protestant opposition to public funding for parochial schools.
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New York
National Council of Churches
Council
Scorched Earth Sweep by U S Vietnamese Forces
U S and Vietnamese special forces conducted a three day scorched earth operation west of Tay Ninh along the Cambodian border destroying huts rice supplies and livestock. About 25 Viet Cong were killed during the raid involving 25 armed helicopters and 520 ground troops.
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Tay Ninh
South Viet Nam
Vaico
Oriental
Cambodia
U.S
McCoy Airstrip Crash Injures Three
At Camp McCoy Wisconsin a U 6A L 20 single engine Army plane skid off the lit airstrip into Silver Creek during a routine training flight injuring three. One victim was hospitalized at Camp McCoy while the others were moved to the Naval Hospital at Great Lakes Illinois. Names were withheld pending next of kin notices.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Naval Hospital
Great Lakes
Ill
Silver Creek
Tropical Storm Spotted In Gulf
The Weather Bureau noted a weak tropical low in the south Gulf of Mexico about 400 miles southwest of Miami may become a tropical storm tonight. An Air Force reconnaissance plane from Hunter AFB was to probe the disturbance. Peak winds reached 35 mph, below the 39 mph threshold. The center moved northeast and no intensification was detected at 5 a.m. Havana radio cited heavy rains in western Pinar del Rio affecting tobacco and sugar labor areas for about 30 hours.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Air Force
Hunter Air Force Base
Savannah
Havana Radio
Pinar del Rio
Court To Rule On Governor Appointments
Madison AP The State Supreme Court will hear arguments on June 25 to decide if Gov John W Reynolds can make appointments during the legislature recess The case involves Theisen Hanson and Jankowski to Regents and Conservation Commission costs dispute over payment by the Department of Administration The court previously ruled that during session the governor cannot install holdovers without Senate confirmation.
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Madison
State Supreme Court
John W. Reynolds
George Currie
Leonard Schmitt
Merrill
Reynolds
Supreme Court
Senate
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Beaches
John C. Ellenbecker
Sion
Ander ‘Son
Czechoslovakia
State Department of Welfare
Army Medical Corps
Army
Chancey
Joseph Baumer
All Tribune
Leeward Lee
Omar N. Bradley
Cyrus Vance
Maxwell Taylor
Bradley
WEBT
Channel 8
Dwight Eisenhower
William Tucker
Athol
Interstate Commerce Commission
Beuzevilleau Plain
St. Merc-Eglise
Tucker
UPI
Eisenhower
U.S. Cemetery
ST. Laurent
By Fred S. Hoffman
Maxwell D. ‘Taylor
Gen. Eisenhower
By Barry Schweid
California
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Johnson
Cleveland
Paul Fanin
Suffolk County
Huntington Station
Erin Edanies
Church Council
Viet Nam
By Horst Faas
Mccoy
Gulf
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