Top Brass Apprehensive Over Normandy Landing Plans
Maj. Gen. Lawton Collins recalls D-Day preparations off Utah Beach. He and Admiral Moon describe weather, airborne drops by the 101st and 82nd, and initial naval gunfire as Allied forces pressed ashore amid scattered drops and strong German resistance. The account notes the eventual steady progress ashore and optimism for France’s liberation.
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Normandy
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Lightnin' Doe’ Collins
Utah Beach
Cherbourg
St. Lo
Aachen
U.S. Army
France
Bayfield
Don P. Moon
Utah
101St Airborne Division
Maxwell D. Taylor
Ste. Mere Eglise
82Nd Airborne Division
Matthew D. Ridgway
Merderet River
Sth
Sheriff and Police Clash Over Kansas City Crime Claim
Kansas City sheriff Arvid Owsley says organized crime is entrenched in the city, citing gambling, prostitution and narcotics. Police officials challenge him to prove it before a grand jury convened. Brannon and Bran non deny syndicate crime. the governor and prosecutor may review a Missouri Young Republican report.
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Kansas City
Arvid Owsley
Jackson County
Dwight Brantley
Owsley
Brantley
Bernard C. Brannon
Missouri Young Republican Club
James T. Blair
William A. Collet
Collet
Grand Jury
Brannon
Police Department
Syndicate
Tight, Drum-Solid Town Faces Pressure to Act
Chief Brannon warned that the town could face deeper trouble if no action is taken. He said the community has stayed tight as a drum and plans to keep it that way.
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Brannon
Two Horses Die In Collision At Delaware Park
Stanton Delaware AP reports a head on collision on the far turn before race seven at Delaware Park killed two warmup horses, Die Valkyrie ridden by Paul Bohenko and King's Chapel with Sam Boulmetis aboard. Both jockeys escaped serious injury and no claims had been filed for either horse.
Sherwin Williams Opens New Paint Store In Lawrene ce
The Sherwin Williams Paint Co. opens a new Lawrene ce branch at 1035 N H St with 8 am to 9 pm hours over Thursday through Saturday. Ken Edmonds is manager, Bob Hulteen assistant manager, at the former Norris Brothers location. Free paint drawing for 20 rooms and a Color Service Center are featured. Other local outlets are Green Brothers Hardware and Anderson Decorating Service.
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Sherwin-Williams Paint Co
N. H. St
Ken Edmonds
Bob Hulteen
Norris Brothers Plumbing
Lawrence
Edmonds
Green Brothers Hardware
Anderson Decorating Service
Explosion Tragedy Hits Pennsylvania Area Again
In Schuylkill Haven a propane gas truck explosion after a collision killed eleven and injured fifteen as spectators watched along Route 122. A second blast during firefighting followed, tossing bodies and ripping poles. the event recalled a prior Allentown tragedy where seven died and twenty two were injured watching a street fire.
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Schuylkill Haven
Philadelphia
Allentown
Here
Mountainville Hotel
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Gen. J. Lawton Collins
Associated Press
England
Adm
Francke
English Channel
Bradley and
Kean
Kirk
Moon
Wiltie
Plymouth
Don Moon
K.C
A. V. Phillips
Pennsylvania
Hixon
Fabulous
Transitape
Lesa Bat
Don Crawford
Hixon Studio
Bob Blank
Tldmiston's
Rensberd's
Haynes
Keene
Queen's
GYM Dandy
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
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