Iowa native recalls Omaha Beach D-Day scenes and hedgerow battles
Diagonal Iowa native and U S Army veteran recalls landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day and the brutal beachhead fighting that followed. He recounts tank losses, hedgerow fighting through Normandy, and a phosphorus round ending his tank and injuring him. After six months in hospitals he resumed life as a letter carrier before settling in Mesa with his family.
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Hogue
Omaha Beach
D-Day
Europe
Diagonal
Iowa
Tempe
Mesa
Mulberry plan and Rome vow on Memorial Day 1944
The article explains the Mulberry harbor code name for post invasion harbor construction to support Allied landings in France. It notes Cherbourg as the first nearby port and details secret England based operations to tow floating concrete boxes to the channel. Gen. Mark Clark in Italy declares Rome near liberation as Memorial Day honors fallen servicemen.
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Daily Telegraph
Cherbourg
England
Italy
Mark Clark
Rome
Death row appeals in Arizona elongate deaths yet
Arizona death row cases show one inmate executed against his will while a fellow inmate chose to die after dropping appeals. Officials note endless post conviction paths, stalled by state and federal review steps, keeping some inmates on death row for decades. Willie Richmond leads as the longest on death row at 21 years.
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Supreme Court
McClennen
Arizona
Harding
Clark
Brewer
Willie Lee Richmond
Richmond
Capital Defense Project
Luis Mata
Phoenix
Parents learn true story of their son's death in Vietnam
William and Mary Racca feel they now know the real events behind their eldest son Bill Racca’s death on April 17, 1969. Spencer told them Bill dragged three wounded men to safety during a B-52 shelling ambush in Vietnam. The Raccas will visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Phoenix and plan to stay in touch with Spencer, moved by the praise and memories of their son’s dedication.
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William
Mary Racca
Spencer
Joe
Bill
Raccas
Bill Racca
William Racca
Racca
Wesley Bolin Plaza
Phoenix
Death penalty race issue tops debate in crime bill
Senators clash over the act and death penalty expansion. Gramm warns against quotas while Brooks and Lewis cast doubt on its fate. Studies cited show race influences death penalty decisions. data indicate blacks are overrepresented as victims and whites most often sit on death rows.
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House
Jack Brooks
Texas
Senate
Allied deception in D-Day radar feints foiled German defenses
The night before D-Day Allied planes destroyed German radar stations in Normandy while sparing Calais. Bombers flew foil strips to mislead Calais radar, keeping German Fifteenth Army away from Normandy. Fortitude and Bodyguard of Lies are cited as crucial to misdirection and invasion success.
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London
Normandy
Calais
English Channel
Roland Tudor Duck
Man
Fifteenth Army
Michael Howard
Mark Seaman
Imperial War Museum
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Neville Wilde
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bill Harris
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United Kingdom
Winston Churchill
Scott D. Wallin
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Sun Valley Plaza
Power Rd
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SOR Sale
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Mother of Jesus
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Scottsdale
East Indian School Road
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