Paratrooper Joseph Baumer recalls D-Day and World War II
Joseph Baumer, a 505th regiment veteran of the 82nd Airborne, recalls landing near Ste Mère Église on D-Day. He describes heavy losses, 33 days on duty, and the 12 000 man division’s repeated ground gains. Baumer later ran Jo-Bau restaurant and works at Cavalier.
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82Nd Airborne Infantry Division
Ste. Mere Eglise
Omaha Beach
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Belgium
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Fly-In Breakfast At Maple Grove Sunday In West Salem
The La Crosse Flyers Association holds its second annual fly-in drive-in breakfast at Maple Grove Country Club West Salem Sunday. President C B Wiemann says service runs 8 to 11 a m with public welcome. Over 100 planes expected weather permitting and prizes awarded to youngest oldest farthest distance and oldest aircraft owner. Pilots also compete in golfing contests to display driving putting and approach skills.
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la Crosse
Taylor Leads Small Force To Seize Four Causeways
In the early hours of the invasion, General Taylor recounts guiding a dispersed 800-strong unit, with only 200 riflemen, to capture four sea-to-land causeways. He describes jumps from 500 feet, intense flak and rocket fire, and the moment the mission succeeded as the division secured its objective.
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Anthony McAuliffe
Taylor
Eral Eisenhower
Portsmouth
England
English Channel
Pointe du Hoc
Omaha
Khrushchev Attacked by North Viet Nam Reds
North Viet Nam in Hoc Tap denounces Khrushchev for sacrificing world revolution to Moscow policy. Deputy Premier Pham Hung says Khrushchev pursues Soviet needs, builds up forces, and withholds aid to other Communist nations. World revolution tied to armed struggle, the article contends.
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Hoc Tap
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Communist Party
Pham Hung
Peking
New China News Agency
Soviet Union
Tractor Battery Stolen at La Crosse Airport
Clifford Storandt reported a tractor battery theft at the La Crosse Municipal Airport after 10 30 p m Wednesday the tractor owned by John Feir of Holmen and operated by Storandt spraying a field rented from the city. Lawrence Kapelke of West Salem informed sheriff's officials.
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la Crosse
Lawrence Kapelke
West Salem
Kapelke
John Feir
Holmen
Clifford Storandt
Storandt
Novelist-Dramatist Marjorie Carleton Dies
Marjorie Carleton, acclaimed novelist dramatist and short story writer, died Thursday in Newton Massachusetts AP reports. The author known for multiple genres left a notable literary legacy.
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Newton
Mass
Marjorie Carleton
Mediator Hopeful Of Settling Essex Strike
Michigan mediation director expresses hope a weekend settlement is possible in the Essex Wire strike that drew in the National Guard. Talks run through the night with major issues unresolved, including recall of all strikers and wage parity with other plants.
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Essex
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Essex Wire Corp
National Guard
Hillsdale
Malcolm R. Lovell Jr
State Labor Mediation Board
Lovell
Essex Cor
George W. Romney
Romney
Dr. Schaffer Named Dentist School Head
Dr. Erwin M. Schaffer was named the new dean of the University of Minnesota school of dentistry, effective July 1. The 41 year old has served on the staff since 1945 and succeeds the late Dr. William H. Crawford.
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Minneapolis
Erwin M. Schaffer
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
O. Meredith Wilson
Schaffer
William H. Crawford
Mellor R. Holland
Motion Day Opens With Six Show Cause Orders
Six orders to show cause will be heard starting at 9 a.m. Monday in motion day proceedings before Circuit Judge Lincoln Neprud, according to officials.
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Lincoln Neprud
La Crosse Plant Strike Escalates as National Guard Deployed
The 98 day dispute over unfair labor practices led to the Hillsdale plant closure under an emergency order. The governor ordered the National Guard to the scene after violent incidents and allowed reopening once law and order were restored.
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National Guard
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