Eisenhower Recounts D-Day Naval Challenges at Portsmouth
In an exclusive CBS interview, Dwight D. Eisenhower recalls the Portsmouth scene on D-Day, detailing hulls crowded with ships, the 12 to 15 mile inland gap, naval minesweepers and tiny submarines guiding landings, and the critical role of air superiority and weather in the Normandy invasion.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
CBS
Eisenhower
Normandy
Walter Cronkite
New York Herald Tribune
Portsmouth Harbor
Britain
France
MR Cronkite
General Eisenhower
Portsmouth
MR. Cronkite
Gen. Eisenhower
England
Myone
English Channel
Pointe du Hoc
LSU Enrolls First Negro Student in North Louisiana
In Monroe Louisiana Sara Louise McCoy won a court order to enroll at Northeast Louisiana State College for summer classes becoming the first Black student admitted there under court order. Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge also admitted its first Black student in 11 years under court order.
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Monroe
Miss McCoy
Court of Appeals
US Dist
E. Gordon West
A's Sign Two Bonuses in Chicago Sweep
Kansas City Athletics owner Charles Finley announced 17 year old Norwood High infielder Skip Lockwood accepted a 100000 dollar bonus to join the A s farm system. Finley also said 18 year old pitcher Jack Smith of Jacksonville Florida signed for 25000 dollars to manage bonus payments totaling over 300000 in the past two weeks.
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Chicago
UPI
Norwood
Mass
Skip Lockwood
Kansas City Athletics
Charles
Finley
Jack Smith
Jacksonville
Fla
Investment Quest Headlines Fastest Growing Insurance Firm
In a surge of growth the company expands in the fastest growing state, attracting investors with rapid premium growth, expanding agents, and reinforced capital. Officials report strong demand across auto life and health lines and a rising market share.
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Mark Twain Life Insurance Company
Nevada
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