D Day memories from an AP war correspondent
AP reporter recalls landing at Normandy on D Day with British commandos. He describes the open beach chaos, shellfire, dead and wounded, climbing ashore with a typewriter, and the first night near Colleville as German snipers and counterattacks unfold.
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Normandy
D-Day
Roger Greene
AP Newsfeature
Portsmouth
England
Tommy
Yank
Quistreham
Lion
Colleville
Caen Canal
3Rd Division
Pastor Paul Palka Dies on 60th Birthday in Toledo
The Rev Paul Peter Palka pastor of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Marblehead died Thursday in St. Charles Hospital Toledo on his 60th birthday.
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Toledo
June Busy Time for Kids in Middletown
June brings National Recreation Month activities across Middletown. Parks and pools open with learn to swim, teen splashes, tennis, golf, crafts, and contests. Youth bands rehearse, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts host camps, and various clubs run events, leagues, and excursions through June.
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Fritz Salendorf
Middletown
Sunset
Douglas
Yankee
Golden Age Club
Armco Park
Sunset Park
Knothole
Smith
Goldman and Barnitz
Smith Pond
Gardner
Goldman
YMCA
Bay
Crosley Field
Boy Scout
Camp Hook
Reluctant 74 Year Old Widow Plans Global Tour
Adelaide Young of Johannesburg, inheriting 6000 pounds from Francis Melville, travels Europe and beyond under a ten year mandate. If she stops traveling, the fund would go to South Africa's Nationalist party, a stipulation Melville added to his gift.
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Southampton
England
South Africa
Adelaide Young
Johannesburg
Francis Melville
Melville
Europe
Australia
United States
Five rooms in boarding house can be called a hotel
A simple rule states that a boarding house with five rooms may be termed a hotel. The statement reflects a traditional threshold used in some observer views.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
English Channel
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Doc
Jacques
Sir Charles Birkin
Birkin
France
LCIS
Naval Courier
Doon Campbell
Reuters
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Mans
Central Ave
Ohio
Sepa Avings
Middlemoor
Stonybrook
Wildwood Country Club
Optimist
Youth Opportunity House
Just
Sears
The
American Gas Association
Honeywell
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