War widow won’t be evicted from Minnesota veterans home
Sally Critchfield the 99-year-old widow of a Spanish American War veteran will stay at the Minnesota Veterans Home for life after officials reversed an order to move five women from the facility. White House influence and public officials’ calls prompted the reprieve. The home serves widows mothers and wives of veterans with an 85 bed infirmary and 500 bed board and care section.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota Veterans Home
Sally Critchfield
William J. Gregg
White House
Ford
Gregg
Critchfield
Sally
Bob Strunk
Minnesota
Earliest Evidence of Man Found in Meadowcroft Rockshelter
Charcoal fragments about 16 000 years old from Meadowcroft Rockshelter near Avella Pennsylvania mark the earliest known human habitation in the Western Hemisphere. Radiocarbon dating suggests occupation as early as 14 225 B C with stone tools and artifacts found at a firepit under a rock shelter.
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Avella
Meadowcroft
Pittsburgh
Bering Strait
Asia
James Adovasio
University of Pittsburgh
B.C
Robert Struckenrath
Smithsonian Institution
Radicarbon
Spanish War Veterans Remain Tough In Ohio
Ohio's 42 surviving Spanish American War veterans, many in nursing homes, recall a unique all volunteer conflict. They note hardships, VA aid efforts, and aging membership as camps shrink while veterans stay independent and proud.
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Columbus
Ohio
G. Gile
Ohio Department of the United One War Veterans
McKinley
Cuba
Spain
Maine
Gile
Virginia
Veterans’ Group
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
United Spanish War Veterans
Chillicothe
Dayton
Cleveland
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Delphine Nelson
Nelson
Dick Baker
Veterans Administration
Philadelphia
The
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Cuyahoga
Franklin
Hamilton
William Kazlansky
Columbus VA
C.G. Gile
Edwards Furniture
Rt. 73
Midway Plaza
Franklinon Springboro
T-75
Rosemarie Ruffles
Valance
Stamford
cAlpin’s Drapes
Cale
Savings
McAlpin’s
Towne Mall
Texas Instruments
Pocket Portable
McAlipin’s
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