Battle of the Bulge viewed by German general Manteuffel
The 25th anniversary edition recalls Gen Hasso von Manteuffel detailing Hitler’s last chance plan in December 1944. He recalls the Ardennes surprise, the 5th and 6th Panzer Army thrusts, and the aim to split Allied forces and reach Antwerp despite American resistance.
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Diessen
Germany
Eifel
Hasso von Manteuffel
Luxembourg
Our River
Ardennes Forest
Sepp
Dietrich
Manteuffel
Bismarck
Antwerp
7Th Army
Ardennes
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army
Bernard Law _Montgomery
Fifth Panzer Army
Battle of the Bulge recollections from Manteuffel’s view
The German commander describes the Ardennes fight as the battle of little men with isolated delays that slowed the advance. He notes Meuse setbacks at Bastogne and St. Vith, weather and supply failures, and a rapid Allied recovery aided by Ridgway and Patton. He acknowledges underestimating American resilience and notes the Russian push beginning January 12.
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Meuse
Manteuffel
Bulge
St. Vith
Bastogne
Manteuffe
McAuliffe
NAACP Sues Ohio Officials Over Public Work Race Rule
The Columbus NAACP files a 125000 suit in US District Court naming Ohio Attorney General Paul W. Brown his first assistant Charles Lopeman and Common Pleas Judge Archer Reily as defendants. The suit alleges they conspired with Local 189 IBP agents and Sam P. Wallace Co. to circumvent Governor Rhodes June 1967 racial anti discrimination order on public work. The case targets contractors and plumbers Alphonso Fox Henry Rocker Frank Watson Jr and Louis Toone. Reilly had issued an injunction blocking contract cancellation with the Texas firm after union and company lawyers argued black plumbers were unavailable in Columbus.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Attorney General
Common Pleas Court
US. District Court
Columbus
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Atty
Paul W. Brown
Charles S. Lopeman
Common Pleas
Archer E. Reily
James A. Rhodes
NAACP
Alphonso Fox
Henry Rocker
Frank W. Watson Jr
Louis Toone
Brown
Lopeman
International Brotherhood of Plumbers and Steam
Sam P. Wallace Co
Texas
Rhodes
Reilly
Union and Company
Franklin Council kills ordinance on licensed electricians
Franklin officials backed by the electrical board and electricians blocked a proposed change to remove city licensing and create a fee based inspection department. The measure died on its third reading as councilmen seek a compromise with the electrical board.
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Franklin Council Kills
Franklin
Bernard Eichholz
Glenn Taylor
Electrical Board
C. D. Price
Joe Baxter Jr
Eichholz
Garage Fire Destroys Contents at Residence on Glenn Ave
Fire of undetermined origin caused an estimated $1300 loss to stored contents in a garage at 1801 Glenn Ave the alarm coming in around 8 42 a m Deputies say three young bystanders alerted Shirley Johnston and firefighters from South Middletown battled the blaze hitting furniture appliances and household goods lost in the flames.
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Shirley Johnston
Glenn Ave
South Middletown
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Otto Doelling
Associated Press
Hasso von Manteuffe
U.S
Reich
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Matthew B. Ridgway
George S. Patton
3Rd Army
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Homer D. Leffler
Middletown
Jack Thornton
Harpwood Drive
Art Harp
Harp
Harpwood
Deardoff
Middletown Federal and Loan Association
Ohio
Mary E. Strodtbeck
Greathouse
Col
Clayton Hill
Chris Brumenschenkel
Varsity Town
Frank Udvarhelyi
Edward VI
John Mandzak
Greathouse & Son, Inc
Central Ave
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