Middletown’s Forgotten Hero Kessler Auditorium
The Kessler Auditorium at 116 8 Main St in Middletown, built in 1945 to honor Pfc. Patrick L. Kessler, Medal of Honor recipient, has faded from local memory. His mother Anna Kessler recalls the dedication and laments the lack of awareness about the memorial among residents and Legion members.
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American Legion
Main St
Middletown
Amerca
Anna Kessler
Byron St
Patrick L. Kessler
Walter Pawelkowski
American Legion Post 218
Lester Patrick
W. A. Burress
Ft. Benning
Infantry
Staon
Kessler
Europe Endures Third Day of Storms and Floods
Storms lash Europe with gales blizzards and floods across six countries. Heavy snow hits northern Italy while three fishermen are feared drowned. Thames floods recede in London as Severn and Rhine surge. Britain faces widespread damage and delays as Denmark and the Low Countries report flooding and Sweden deals with blizzards.
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London
Europe
Italy
Britain
Thames
Shrewsbury
English Midlands
Merry Christmas Is A Pretty Tree
Columbus AP reports Merry Christmas Trees is a lively 12-year-old, youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Trees of Forest Park. The family includes Douglas Fir Trees, 25, married to Jane Wood and living in Copenhagen, and Jack Pine Trees, 24, OSU student married to Jane Groves. Merry expects to decorate the tree herself this Christmas amid teasing from classmates.
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Columbus, Ohio
Merry Christmas
Trees
Jack Trees
Firwood Place
Forest Park
Forest
Jane Wood
Copenhagen
Denmark
Jack Pine Trees
Ohio State University
Jane Groves
Merry
Gemini 6 and 7 prepare for historic space rendezvous
Gemini 6 astronauts Walter M Schirra Jr. and Thomas P Stafford plan a chase of Gemini 7 across the sky for 103000 miles Sunday from Cape Kennedy. The two spacecraft aim to achieve a precise orbital rendezvous and capture photographs during their six to seven hour chase and a 23 hour mission before returning to Earth.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Schirra
Air Force
Stafford
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Cape Kennery
Schirre
Borman
Lovell
Sumatra
Indian Ocean
Beam Of Light Is Sighted In Gemini 7 Space Flight
Gemini 7 commander James Lovell and pilot Frank Borman reported a green laser-like light beam from earth during their 107th orbit. Mission control noted no voice transmission via the beam this first test, while Cape Kennedy officials said Gemini 6 could have launched if desired.
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Gulf of Mexico
Schirra
Borman
Mission Control
Lovell
Earth
Hawaii
Navy
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Marines Push Into Bloody Valley Near Da Nang
Two fresh Marine battalions parachuted into a bloodstained valley south of Da Nang as part of the ongoing effort to trap a elusive Viet Cong regiment. The clash left 42 Viet Cong killed with light reported enemy contact and continued fighting after dark. Farther northwest of Hue, government forces killed 140 Viet Cong, captured 20, and seized 49 weapons in a separate drive, while Mekong Delta fighting saw Vietnamese regu lars engage a Viet Cong battalion 35 miles southwest of Saigon. Navy bombers struck bridges and supply lines as weather hampered air operations over North Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Imperial
Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
North
U.S. Air Force
Weather outlook shows damp springlike weather today
Rain should fade by midday as a high near 55 degrees is reached. Windy and cooler conditions expected this evening with cloudy skies and cooler breezes continuing tomorrow.
Da Nang Beheading Allegation Strains U S Vietnam Ties
Budd his ts accuse a U S Marine of beheading a golden Buddha and scattering sacred objects at the Khue Bac pagoda in Da Nang on December 3, signaling tensions in American Vietnamese relations amid the air base city.
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U.S
Khue Bac
da Nang
Inside Geneva Agreement Violations and Kennedy Legacy
A brief excerpt notes the Geneva Agreement as highly violated, highlighting that the United States and South Vietnam never signed it. It mentions the Kennedy legacy passing from John to Robert, and hints at exciting outcomes from Title 5.
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United States
South Viet Nam
2 Mile Long Ohio Railroad To Be Sold
Norfolk and Western Railway plans to buy the Fairport Painesville and Eastern Railroad Co in Lake County Ohio for 3 450 000. Sale approved by boards but awaits Interstate Commerce Commission and FP&E stockholder approval. FP&E, 20 miles long, connects Perry and Fairport Harbor and serves several industries. FP&E to become a N W subsidiary.
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Roanoke, Va
Norfolk and Western Railway
Fairport, Painesville and Eastern Railroad Co
Lake County
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fp&e
Ohio Railroad
Perry
Fairmont Harbor
Lake Erie
Astronauts Report Night Time Laser Test During Mission
Lovell described difficulty distinguishing the green LASER beam from earth due to his green sighting filter. He said only a night run would work. A taped 15 minute Episcopal service from Chicago was beamed to Houston for Sunday morning. The mission passed its halfway point at 11 15 a.m. EST.
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Hawaii
Lovell
Earth
Chicago
Houston
Capsule Nostalgia Reflects Outdated Medical Beliefs
A reminiscence recalls early ideas about internal capsules for men and how medical thinking evolved. It notes the shift away from invasive notions toward safer, evidence based therapies.
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Kessler Auditorium
Phyllis Hayes
the Legion
Pat Kessler
J. F. McNary
Holy Trinity Church
Pat
Holy Trinity School
Anzio
Ponte Rotto
White House
Town
Frigidaire
General Motors
Dayton
Robert
Philippines
Anna
Mary Regina
James Tuggle
Hellen Holland
Germantown
Gladys Karaca
West Blockton
Ala
William FE. Barber
Barber
California
Columbus
England
Rhine
Belgium
Low Countries
Jutland
Sweden
Baltic
Brazil
No. 4
Mission Control Center
Walter Schirra
Trip
Thomas Stafford
Bloody Valley
Hue
Ameri
Kennedy
John
Ivvabeies Ces
N&w
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