Today in History Highlights for May 27
Events on this date include 1919 NC4 reaching Lisbon completing the first transatlantic flight. Chicago elevated trains began service in 1892. 1933 opened Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. Biak Island invasion noted in 1941. War Department report in 1946 on unfair treatment of en listed men. Casbah raids in 1956 and Geneva talks over Laos in 1961. UN Secrt Thant in 1960s remarks on OAS mediation in Dominican Republic.
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NC4
Lisbon
Portugal
Chicago
Biak
Dutch New Guinea
War Department
Casbah
Algiers
Armed strength tops three million for first time since 1955
A Pentagon report shows US armed forces reached 3,005,019 personnel as of April 30, the highest since 1955. The buildup linked to the Vietnam War targets 3,093,000 in uniform by July 1967.
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Washington
Pentagon
Crossword Clues Digest From a Newspaper Page
A reader friendly listing of crossword clues labeled horizontal and vertical with numbers and varied topics from music literature animals food and geography. The puzzle items mix wordplay, definitions and phrases covering health math and language for hobbyists.
Business Colleges Deserve Credit, Crane Says At Commencement
Dr. Crane argues Business Colleges are essential to American life citing generous funding by business leaders and their financial independence. He contrasts their impact with other liberal arts schools and urges national salute of business education and its role in taxes and civic life.
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George W. Crane
S. D. Fenton
American Institute of Commerce
Hazel Mulligan
Buena Vista
Lemon Township
Butler County
Ohio
National Advertising Co
J. A. Casper
Butler County Board OF Zoning Appeals
Betty Hicks
Rockefellers
University of Chicago
United Funds
United Nations
America
Business
Boy Scouts
YMCA
United Fund
Washington
Dartnell Corporation
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U. S
Laos
U.N
U Thant
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
G.C. Murphy CO
Middletown
Moon & Adrion Ins. Agency, Inc
Broad ST
Arnel
Miss Stacy's
Fairy
Acarce
King of Atrument
Judah
aAlao
Rabbit
Charles Fame Lamb
Great Britain
King Features Synd., Inc
DR. Crane
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Butler County Board of Doning Appeals
Board of Zoning Appeals
Board of s, Soning_ appeals
Granville
Range
Madison Township
Ann Creech
Utler County Board OF Zoning Appeals
Butler County Board of Zonina Appeals
Board of Zoning Apeals
Curthouse
Home Acres
Heavenly Highway Tabernacle
Tler County
Henry’s
N. University
Famous Maker Junior Slacks
Nassau
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