Remembrance Along the Marne in France’s WWI Heritage
EPERNAY France in the Champagne region. a quiet landscape of vineyards and memories of World War I. The piece recalls battles along the Marne, monuments to Joffre and American troops at Belleau Wood and Chateau-Thierry, and a 1930 monument honoring US and French forces with Miss Liberty and La Belle France.
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Epernay
France
Marne
Champagne
Paris
John J. Pershing
Battlefield Monuments Commission
United States
Miss Liberty
la Belle France
Sludge danger warns of cadmium in urban fertilizer
AP reporting from Chicago notes EPA official Bruce Weddle and analyst Dana Davoli warn cadmium in treated municipal sludge used as fertilizer poses long term health risks. Cadmium accumulates in kidneys and liver. experts urge caution despite sewage byproducts’ wide use on farms, lawns, and gardens.
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Chicago
Bruce Weddle
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington
Dana Davoli
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Weddle
Federal Drug Administration
EPA
World Health Organization
Weddler
Slain troopers honored in Oklahoma Capitol service
Nearly 5,000 mourners filled the Capitol rotunda to honor Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers Lt. Pat Grimes William G. Young and Houston Pappy Summers slain in gun battles with fugitives Claude Dennis and Michael Lancaster The two escapees were killed by other officers funeral services scheduled tributes extended state flags flown at half staff and a week of mourning declared by Gov. David Boren Friends and relatives paid respects as officers from multiple states attended and the suspects were linked to at least four murders in a month long spree
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Oklahoma City
Capitol
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
California
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Pat Grimes
Moore
William G. Young
Woodward
Claude Eugene Dennis
Michael Lancaster
Alabama
Texas
Young
Richard Hogue
Edmond
David Boren
Molly
Kentucky
Louisiana
Utah
Boren
Weather Outlook: Warm Skies With Possible Afternoon Showers
Fair skies today give way to late afternoon thundershowers possible as temperatures rise to the upper 80s. Showers linger tonight with a low near 60s. Morning low reached 64 after yesterday’s high of 88. Chance of showers continues through Thursday with fair skies Friday, highs near 80 and lows in the upper 50s to 60s.
Memorial Day Observances Highlight Ohio Remembrances
Ohioans plan services and parades for Memorial Day while families honor lost Marines. In Logan a family memorial marks Maj. Lawrence N. Helber, MIA turned KIA, with a government certificate from President Carter. Beallsville prepares to remember Vietnam casualties as a local honor guard fires a rifle volley.
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Congress
Logan
U.S Marine Corps
Lawrence N. Helber
Helber
North Vietnam
MIA
Ruby Helber
Carter
Marine
Columbus
Larry
Sons
Ohio
Deweyon
Vietnam
Veerican Legion Post
Wil
Toptler
Beallsville
Fineman seeks federal grant to fund offends reform plan
Former Pennsylvania House Speaker Herbert Fineman aims for a $112,000 federal grant to run the Foundation for Responsible Efforts for Ex-Offenders. He says the program could offer alternative to incarceration and provide employment for high and low level workers, while he appeals a two year prison term for obstruction.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Herbert Fineman
Fineman
Foundation For
Irvin
Governor's Commission
Tots Tossed To Safety In Boston Fire Rescue
In a Boston blaze, a mother and father tossed their seven month old twins to neighbors beneath a burning first floor apartment. Neighbors Jimm Madden and Tom Connally caught Nicol and Billy as smoke and flames surrounded the unit about 3 am. Fire crews later rescued William Sheridan and Kathleen, both 25 and 24, from the inferno. Deputy Fire Chief Leo Stapleton says the fire appears started by a cigarette igniting a mattress.
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Jimm Madden
Tom Connar
Sheridan
Nicol
Madde
Leo Stapleton
Stapleton
Crime Alert Phone Line Listed 425 7700
A community reminder promotes calling 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activities to the police. The notice emphasizes rapid reporting and public safety, urging residents to use the line for urgent tips and to assist law enforcement.
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Copley News Service
Verdun
Meuse
Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre
Rozier
la France
Meaux
Sezanne
Soissons
Reims
Bois de Belleau Belleau Wood
Chateau-Thierry
Belleau Wood
Marine Corps
Wood
Bois de Marine
Marne Valley
Lincoln
Houston
Pappy’ Summers
Enid
Dennis
Bristow
Lancaster
McAlester
The
Associated Press
William Sheridan
William
US. Supreme Court
U.S
John Fullam
Boston
Neighb
Ou Landers
Iridge
Heloise Ee
Iiddletown
Area
Vitel
Eee
Police
Uber
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