D Day Plus 20 Years Silent Beaches Recall Normandy
On the 20th anniversary of D Day veterans gathered on Normandy beaches led by Gen Omar Bradley and Gen Maxwell Taylor to honor fallen comrades. British Field Marshal Montgomery accused Eisenhower of muddled strategy, drawing mixed reactions from Britain and allied nations.
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Admiral recalls: Germans used dummy guns at Normandy
Fayetteville pork reprint shares Capt Powell Rhea, then captain on the Nevada, recalling D-Day and his shock at German shore batteries turning out to be dummies. He led the bombardment off Utah Beach and later became a Fayetteville official and admiral.
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Crisis On Cyprus Turkish Invasion Threat Evades Immediate clash
Reports of an imminent Turkish invasion sparked emergency alerts by Greek and Cypriot forces. A Turkish informant said landings were abandoned for now while Gen Lemnitzer met Turkish leaders. Johnson reportedly contacted Ismet Inonu with a possible U.S. visit, amid troop mobilizations and rumors of ships offshore and 30,000 National Guardsmen defending coastal areas.
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Baker Dead: Former Ohio Senator William Baker Dies
Funeral services are set for Sunday for 50 year old former Ohio State Senator William Baker who died Friday from an apparent heart attack in Dayton. Baker served in the Ohio Senate in 1959 and 1960 and later ran unsuccessfully for U S Congress at large in 1962.
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Johnson touts tax cut as jobs rise and unemployment falls
President Johnson hailed a Labor Department report showing unemployment at 5.1 percent in May and employment at a record 71.1 million, crediting the tax cut for stimulus while warning teen unemployment remains a serious issue as students finish school and enter the job market.
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Turk Leader Ragip Gumushpala Dies at 67 in Istanbul
Ragip Gumushpala, former army general and leader of the opposition Justice party, died Friday night in Istanbul following a heart attack. He was 67.
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Barber quits after sale sign in Yellow Springs shop
Lewis Gegner, 55, vows to close his two chair barbershop rather than serve African Americans. A Friday For Sale sign appeared as his four year legal clash over discrimination nears Ohio Supreme Court review. The shop has been closed since March after a near riot and more than 100 student arrests.
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Soviet Red Star Claims USSR Could Defeat Germany Alone
On the 20th anniversary of D Day Red Star minimizes Allied impact praising Soviet endurance. The paper says Western leaders exaggerated Normandy’s role while noting Allied losses. Warsaw papers echo claims Allied landing delayed for political aims.
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Cloture Delayed as Amendments Set to Vote Next Week
Washington AP reports a Senate maneuver delaying a cloture petition on civil rights debate. Agreement allows votes on three amendments early next week after Republican Sen. Hickenlooper urged postponement pending those amendments. No objection was raised to scheduling the votes.
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Strike in Michigan Is Settled
Negotiators in Gov. George W. Romney's office reached agreement to end a 99 day strike at Essex Wire Corp in Hillsdale after an all night session. The state had declared a emergency and National Guard was called to Hillsdale to maintain peace.
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Chuckle on Freedom and Finances in Married Life
A witty line notes that men who grant wives broad freedom often withhold money. The remark plays on gender roles with a humorous sting about expectations and expenses in marriage.
UN investigators to check Cambodia South Vietnam border
United Nations representatives from Brazil, Morocco, and the Ivory Coast will join U.N. officials on a one month border spot check. They will visit incident sites and report back to the council within 45 days with measures to prevent recurrence of the troubles.
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Truman defends MacArthur firing as two years late
Former President Truman defends his 1951 removal of General Douglas MacArthur as Far East commander and says he should have acted two years sooner. He recounts MacArthur approving a Japanese Diet action against U S policy and notes Royal countermanded it while praising civilian supremacy.
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Mail Drive Opens To Draft Scranton
A campaign to draft Gov. William W. Scranton for the GOP presidential nomination gains momentum as delegates favor Goldwater 472 to 183. Scranton's backers claim fresh impetus could earn him the nomination, though they doubt victory in November. Scranton has eight convention delegates, including 61 from Pennsylvania, with gains from Iowa and Minnesota. Goldwater faced a setback in Washington State where the Spokane convention failed to bind all 24 delegates to him.
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