D Day 1944 remembered on twentieth anniversary
The piece reflects on D Day twenty years later noting it was not an official holiday but a pivotal moment that altered world history. It recalls the invasion’s aim to breach Fortress Europe, the heavy cost in blood, and how veterans witness global changes while reaffirming American dedication to freedom and ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Free World
Normandy
Europe
Hitler
Third Reich
Europa
Italy
D-Day
Footnote on Truman link to Hiroshima survivors
A Truman library visit featured 25 Hiroshima Nagasaki bomb survivors and Dr Takuo Matsumoto in Independence Missouri. The exchange framed war ends and burden of leadership as Truman recalled aims to minimize deaths. The piece weaves in New York cab politics and aCIA Air Force reveal, concluding with a proposed name change for poverty programs.
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Bob Considine
York
Independence
Truman Library
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Truman
Takuo Matsumnnoto
Mr. Truman
Dr. Matsumoto
Noise control rules eyed for FHA insured apartments
The Federal Housing Administration plans noise controls in its Insured Apartment specifications. The new acoustic control provisions cover room partitions floors ceilings and mechanical fixtures with standards being studied by the National Bureau of Standards. Builders report demand for sound proofing, while physicians link city ills to noise and urbanization raises the stakes.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHWA
National Bureau of Standards
Witty Pearls on Life in a Small Town
A collection of wry observations on executive vanity, town life, stubborn minds, and stewardship of the earth. It humorously notes work habits, patience, and everyday mishaps with dry irony.
The Bay On The South Lubbock Newspaper Listing 1964
An archival fragment from a 1964 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal issue includes publication details, address, street intersections, circulation rates, and a partial pledge text. The piece shows standard daily morning publication with Sunday consolidation and membership in Associated Press and United Press International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Plains
Avalnche
Publih
Empany, Inc
8Th Bt
Ave. J. Lubbock
Texas
National Gexertntne
Texan Dairy’ Press “League
Gilas
Wite Poember
Associated Press
United Rn International
Guy Fareclient
Pere
Sid ‘Puttisner
Una
Cartier
Fanbork
Ceacag Ag
Lubbock, Tex
Night of the Knife and the Rome reconquest remembered
A World War II war correspondent recalls Brussels to Rome frontline days with the 36th Texas Infantry. He details the Velletri infiltration that cracked the Anzio pocket, the night of the knife, near-mythic advances, and the shift to short fillers after Normandy.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Rome
Texas
Dallas
36Th
Texas) Infantry
Velletri
Anzio
Alban Hills
New York
Salerno
Naples
Volturno
San Pietro
San Vittore
Rapido
Cassino
Ed Kennedy
Eric Sevareid
Reynolds Packard
Carleton
Bil) Kent
Graham Hovey
Homer Bigart
Bill Mauldin
Bobby Vermillion
George. Silk
Winston. Burdett
Don
DeLuce
Newbold Noyes
Wick. Fowler
Carl
Communist Party in Rome Reported Running at a Profit
Italian press notes Rome based Communist Party claims financial health with profits, amid broader party activity. Officials cite fundraising and organizational growth as indicators of stability.
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Rome
Italy
Communist Party
Mills Bill Sparks Fight Over Aged Health Coverage
The article criticizes the MAA for the aged, arguing its limit and admin costs fail to help the medically indigent. It praises an Administration backed plan funded by Social Security contributions as a better path, citing hospital benefit options and protections against poor insurance. Congress may act if Wilbur Mills releases the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
White House
House
Senate
Wilbur Mills
Congress
Hard to Understand Others When Personal Struggles Mirror
The saying notes that insight into another's troubles grows only after facing comparable challenges oneself. It reflects on empathy, shared experience, and perspective gained through adversity.
Invasion Arrives on Allied Beaches in Northern France
Allied forces landed along the Normandy coast in a massive operation aimed at toppling Hitler’s regime and freeing enslaved Europe. Radio reports cited landings from Le Havre to Cherbourg across the north coast and Bay of the Seine, with headquarters promising a gigantic scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Hitler
Germany
Europe
le Havre
Cherbourg
Normandy
Bay of the Seine
Saint and Southeast Asia A Colonel Hardscrabble Legend
Richard Starnes profiles Col McNoguff a blunt seasoned commander in Southeast Asia famed for his tough stance and loyalty from soldiers who would follow him into danger. The piece reflects on his dislike of phonies, his men’s devotion, the Line’s saloons, and the balance between discipline and mercy in war.
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Richard Starnes
Hutt
Hell
Southeast Asia
Col. McNagufff
Rooksville-on-the- Mekong
Phonies
Col. McNoguff
Owl
Franknees
Pentagon
Bea S
O.K
Col. McNaguff
Kipling
Ideological Rift Sends 3500 Chinese Packing From Mongolia
The New China News Agency reports 3800 Red China technicians and laborers left Mongolia for home before June 2 under a Mongolian government and Chinese government plan. The 1954 pact had allowed up to 12 000 Chinese workers on development projects in Mongolia until Mongolia backed Moscow in the Sino Soviet dispute.
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Tokyo
New China News Agency
Red China
Mongolia
Moscow
Allied troops to join Northern Express exercise in Norway
Soldiers from the United States Italy and Belgium are to be flown to northern Norway for the June 9 to 20 exercise named Northern Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
United States
Italy
Belgium
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Stampa. Estera
Vito
Gratis
Titsy
By Kate Osann
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Perpetua
Agate
Man of Wars and Means
TULLY
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First Methist
H.G. Gantz
H. I. Robinson
Fire Department
Romuald Gil Giédroyc
Eig Ats Pinners
Saat
Saints
Starnes
Army
Col. MacNogutt
By Galbraith
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