Sergeant's Wife Receives Bravery Award from Johnson
Barbara Jean Walling widow of Army sergeant Harry A. Walling who died in South Vietnam is honored at the White House as he is posthumously awarded the Silver Star. President Johnson reads a letter from Walling and meets the family as the ceremony honors his gallantry and leadership with a note of personal grief.
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Green Beret Special Forces
Defense
Cyrus R Vance
Johnson
Walling
Barbara Jean
San Jose
Calif
Los Angeles
Golden Gate National Cemetery
California
Today in History August 23 1964 events listed
On this date readers are reminded of events from 1784 state creation in Franklin later Tennessee to 1964 Red Cross founding and other notable moments. The item also notes 1914 Japan declared war on Germany and Sacco and Vanzetti execution in 1927 with other historical entries.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
North Carolina
Franklin
International Red Cross
Japan
Germany
Rudolph Valentino
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Boston
Guadeloupe Hit By Hurricane Cleo Rips Through Islands
Hurricane Cleo with 115 mph winds cut communications to Guadeloupe, suspended flights, and threatened Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Forecasters warned of dangerous winds, heavy rain, and high seas as Cleo moved toward the Caribbean and nearby targets.
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Miami
Fla
Cleo
Guadeloupe
Caribbean
U.S. Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Atlantic
Marie-Galante Island
Basse-Terre
Gordon Dunn
Flora
Cuba
Dr Sam Sheppard writes play about trial
Dr Samual H Sheppard says in Parade Magazine he authored a three act play The Case based on his trial and conviction. He was released on habeas corpus action after nearly ten years in prison and awaits a possible new trial while recovering in Cleveland from back surgery. He kept a picture of Marilyn in his cell and notes his son now wants to be called Sam. He shows interest in medicine and potential service in the Peace Corps or medical work abroad.
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New York
Samuel H. Sheppard
Parade Magazine
Sheppard
Cleveland
Marilyn
Stephen
Sam
588 Killed In Lumpa Battles
Official figures put 588 dead after three weeks of clashes in northern Rhodesia’s Chinsali Lundazi region involving the Lumpa sect. Leader Alice Lenshina is in prison.
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Lusaka
Northern Rhodesia
Lumpa
Chinsali-Lundazi
Alice Lenshina
Property mix shows nonfarm homes at thirty percent
A study by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations reveals nonfarm residential property accounts for about 30 percent of all taxable property in the nation, outlining the share held by homes outside farming districts.
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Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
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Kay Corinth
Seventeen Magazine
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Oz Knowledge
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Chip
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