20th Anniversary of Invasion Honors Fallen Com rades at Normandy
Old soldiers gathered on Utah Omaha and Sword beaches to mark the 20th anniversary of D-Day. Generals Bradley and Taylor led U S veterans in ceremonies with British Canadian French and Norwegian delegations. Montgomery criticized Eisenhower while Eisenhower defended the Allied plan and recalled key actions of the invasion.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Viscount Montgomery
Cenfer
Normandy
Montgomery
Ike
UPI
Omaha Beach
Britain
Europe
Eisenhower
U.S
Gettysburg
Omar N. Bradley
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maxwell D. Taylor
101St Airborne Division
D-Day
Gold
Juno and Sword
Herman-ville-sur-Mer
Utah
Omaha
Sainte-Mere- Eglise
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Douvres-la-Delivrande
France
Canada
The
United
States
Walter Cronkite
Columbia Broadcasting System
Arromanches
Caen
Saint- Laurent-sur-Mer
British Broadcasting Corp
Lord Tedder
Royal Air Force
BBC
Tedder
Eisenhower Memo Nearly Warned of Failure Before D-Day
The Army magazine reveals Eisenhower drafted a precautionary communique if the Normandy invasion failed. He believed retreat might be needed, but the actual landings succeeded as 150000 troops crossed the Channel. Blumenson notes weather, German deployments, and conflicting German plans shaped the outcome.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Cherbourg-Havre
Reich
Army
Eisenhower
Normandy
Martin Blumenson
Blumenson
15Th Army
Europe
Pas-de-Calais
English Channel
Governors Hear the Presidential Stand at Governors Conference
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower may weigh in on the GOP nomination at the 56th Governors Conference in Cleveland. Rhodes hosts an informal summit with Goldwater Nixon Scranton Romney invited. Scranton seen as possible nominee though reluctant. Miller and Merton plan postconference strategy with 25 gubernatorial races on the line.
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Jack Bell
Cleveland
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
James A. Rhodes
Curtis Lee Smith
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
George W. Romney
Michigan
Rhodes
Milton Eisenhower
Baltimore
Maryland
Scranton
Paign Committee
Miller
Turkish Invasion of Cyprus Reported Near as Tensions Rise
Turkish informants say invasion plans were dropped for now after Johnson intervention, while Gen Lemnitzer met Turkish leaders and the 6th Fleet maneuvers near Cyprus. Nicosia rumors place 30 000 National Guards ready. Turkish Cypriots show no unusual activity.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Cyprus
Johnson
Turkey
Lyman Lemnitzer
Europe
Ankara
Cevdet Sunay
Ismet Inonu
U.S
Raymond Hare
Inonu
United States
Washington
White House
Nicosia
U.S. 6Th
Mansoura
Morphou Bay
Istanbul
Seoul Honors War Dead Amid Strife
Seoul marked a memorial for war dead as student protests flared over inflation and government policies. Police in battle dress patrolled the streets while President Park Chung-hee urged national resolve in a terse memorial speech to about 3000 attendees, many relatives of the dead.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Kim Chong-Pil
Three Wisconsin Air Force Units Disbanded
The Air Force will disband 131 reserve units by August 31 due to no near term need. Wisconsin units affected include the 9519th Squadron Green Bay 9520th Wausau and 9521st Janesville with La Crosse’s 9518th Recovery Squadron surviving. About 8 500 personnel are affected nationwide. units provided refueling and maintenance during air attacks.
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Washington
Wisconsin Air Force Reserve
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Wausau
Janesville
la Crosse
Donald Niemeyer
United States
Air Force
99 Day Walkout Ends in Hillsdale Settlement
Negotiators and Gov. Romney reached a settlement to end a 99 day strike at Essex Wire Corp Hillsdale after an all night session. The deal ends curfews and public assembly bans, reduces National Guard presence, and moves toward ratification by union members. details remain undisclosed.
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Lansing
Mich
George W. Romney
Essex Wire Corp
Hillsdale
Romney
National Guard
James Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Washington
Carey
Essex
Walter Probst
Hillsdale County
Probst
Variable Clouds With Scattered Showers Forecast
Weather forecast notes variable cloudiness and mild conditions tonight and Sunday. Chance of scattered showers or thunder showers tonight and tomorrow morning. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs Sunday in the upper 70s.
Koop Says He Must Pay Expenses
Madison ap portion dispute widens over whether legislators may receive monthly expense checks during recess or adjournment. Howard Koop says all lawmakers are owed expenses, citing attorney general opinion permitting payments when not in actual session. Republican Atty Gen Thompson interprets actual presence in Madison as the key. Legislators receive $25 monthly for one county district and $15 for each extra county. senators get $40 and $20 respectively.
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Madison
Howard Koop
Department of Administration
Frank Nikolay I
Abbotsford
David Obey
Wausau
Koop
State Supreme Court
John W. Reynolds
Senate
Reynolds
High Court
George Thompson
Three Amendments To Be Voted On Next Week
Washington AP report on Senate plan to vote next week on three civil rights amendments affecting jury trials limits on debate and eligibility for equal employment rules. Deal delays cloture petition and sets four hours of debate for each amendment before Tuesday votes.
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Washington
Senate
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Hickenlooper
Russell
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Thruston B. Morton
Rey
Mansfield
Morton
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Johnson says tax cut boosts employment and jobs
President Johnson cites record high employment 71.1 million in May and unemployment at 5.1 percent as proof the tax cut stimulates the economy. He warns youth job prospects may worsen as teens enter the job market and urges anti poverty legislation for training and opportunities.
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Washington
Johnson
Labor Department
Department
Congress
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Two Boys Die In Horse Truk Crash Near Odessa
In Odessa Texas AP two boys died when a horse bolted into a fast panel truck, sending it careening 500 yards. Jimmy Ramirez 11 was trapped and buried. James Hestor 15 died riding the horse. Ramirez father Avelino Ramirez 43 was rescued and hospitalized.
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Odessa
Tex
West Texas
Jimmy Ramirez
James Hestor
Ramirez
Avelino Pina Ramirez
Patterns to Aid Handyman Begin in the La Crosse Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune launches the EASI BILD pattern service this Sunday on page 15. Designer Donald Brann presents simple woodwork patterns for beginners with no blueprints. Patterns use basic hand tools and dress pattern techniques to create ready to assemble projects.
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the Tribune
la Crosse Tribune
Donald Brann
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Adolf Hitler
Gerd von Rundstedt
Erwin Rommel
Hitler
Appalachia
Rockefeller
California
William E. Miller
GOP
Thruston B. Merton
Kentucky
By Thomas A. Reedy
Shah
Shah of
Iran
President Johnson
Emperess
Farah
Johnsons
Union
Michigan City
Hillsdale City
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