Omaha Beach D Day retreat nearly became failure says Ryan
AP interview with Cornelius Ryan on the 25th anniversary of the Normandy landing recalls his view of Omaha Beach near collapse around noon after dawn. He cites Gen Omar Bradley's crucial one hour of decision and notes Eisenhower prepared a failure communique.
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Bayeux
France
Omaha Beach
Cornelius Ryan
Ryan
Normandy
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Omaha
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Memorial Mass Friday for RFK at Arlington Gravesite
The widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and his surviving brother plan a memorial Mass at Kennedy's Arlington National Cemetery graveside Friday night, officiated by Terrence Cardinal Cooke. The service opens to the public at 8 p.m. with family participation in communion. A 70-member high school choir will sing during rites, followed by a private buffet at Hickory Hill in McLean, Virginia.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Terrence Cardinal Cooke
New York
Compensation Payment Upheld for NYC Editor Jigging on Elevator
New York State Court of Appeals upheld a 912 workmen's compensation award to Robert Bletter of New York City after he broke his leg performing a jig in a moving elevator while returning to work. The injury occurred at Harcourt Brace and World premises and was deemed a reasonable activity in light of his mood. The decision was a 4 to 2 ruling.
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Nyc
Albany, N.Y
New York State Court of Appeals
New York City
Harcourt, Brace and World of New York City
Robert Bletter
State Compensation Board
Bletter
Manhattan School to Buy 28-Acre Site for Junior High
Manhattan School Board completed plans to buy a 28 acre site from Kansas State University for a new junior high. Purchase price is 105000 dollars. Construction is at least three years away according to Superintendent W C Robinson. The site lies west of Claflin and Browning on Manhattan's northwest side.
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Manhattan
Manhattan School Board
Kansas State University
W. C. Robinson
Claflin and
Browning
Garage sales require city permits in Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas approves an ordinance for garage sale permits issued free by the license department. Permits limit sales to three days and require sellers to declare items are their personal property, not purchased for resale. The rule targets operators using garage sales as unlicensed businesses.
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Kansas City
Kan
City Commun Mission
Computer Center Runs Big Load at KU Computation Center
The Kansas University Computation Center ran 16 820 jobs in a month averaging 642.11 daily. Forty one new projects were started from anthropology to zoology. A Victoria University professor compares quantitative zoogeography methods. Prof R Goodman of Missouri University analyzes apple tree disease data on the EU computer.
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Kansas University
University of Victoria
Toronto
Canada
R. Goodman
Missouri University
Rockefeller Not Welcome In Chile Tour Continues
Chile bars Gov. Rockefeller after two days of clashes between police and students. A Foreign Ministry communique announced suspension of his visit while Valdes plans talks in Washington. Nixon aides say Rockefeller will press on with remaining Latin America stops.
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Eduardo Frei
Rockefeller
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Gov. Rockefeller
Gabriel Valdes
Washington
Nixon
Valdes
Chile
Latin America
Peru
Venezuela
New York
San Clemente
Calif
Midway Island
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Brazil
Uru
Items Taken At Oil Company In Lawrence
Items valued at $51.50 were taken today from the James Polk Standard Oil Co bulk plant in Lawrence. Thieves gained entry by climbing a fence to reach the storage area stealing hydraulic fluid gasoline solvents cans a funnel a wrench. Dennis Anderson reported items valued at $230 missing from his locked car at Hillcrest Shopping Center including a stereo tapes clothing and a purse with cash.
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James Polk Standard Oil Co
9Th and
Pa. Sts
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
15Th St
Hillcrest
Courts Martial Of Privates Goes To Hearing Board
After 36 days and 37 witnesses, 14 Army privates accused of mutiny go before a five man board. The group of 27 prisoners sat in a circle at San Francisco Presidio stockade last Oct 14 to sing while officers read the mutiny charge.
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FT. Ord
Calif
San Francisco
Presidio
America
Richard Bunch
Dayton
Ohio
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Ala
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Manhattan School
Lawrence Glass and Mirror CO
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Capitol Federal Savings and Loan
Lawrence High
University State Bank
Evelyn Wood
Reading Dynamics
Santiago
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Guay
Montevideo
Paraguay
Oil Company
Otasco
Nueaa
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