Beach Keeps Omaha Name On D-Day Anniversary
On the 12th anniversary of D-Day, Omaha Beach in Normandy remains known by its invasion name to locals and visitors. Signs in French mark points of interest as crowds recall the 1944 assault, with ceremonies, taps, and graves visited by French, British, and Canadian observers. The official British party was led by Housing Minister Duncan Sandys, while Maj. Gen. Richard Pattridge delivered an American wreath at Utah Beach.
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Omaha Beach
France
Omaha
Utah
Normandy
Cemeeres
Channel
Duncan Sandys
Winston Churchill
Britain
Richard Pattridge
U.S. Army
Germany
Utah Beach
Memorial Day visitors extend across Orangeville area
Orangeville residents and guests from Quincy, Sterling, Shannon and Freeport spent Memorial Day at local cottages. Families attended gatherings at the Moore Cottage on Lake Waubesa and visits included the Chiltonham and Folgate households. A hospital stay was noted for O. Shaffer at the Veterans Hospital in Madison.
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Milton Moore
Sue
Roy Ruff
Moore Cottage
Lake Waubesa
J. M. Waters
Thomas Lee Waters
Quincy
Ill
Lyle Miller
Warren Zettle
Shannon
Theodore Moore
Sterling
James Chiltonham
Eli Wilson
Dakota
Otto Folgate
Maude de
Harry Zweifel
Miles “Barr
Kermit
Savanna
Willard Becker
Jake Gearhart
William
Engels
Mary Kay
Freeport
B. Bridge
Russell Hendrickson
Roy Wagner
Adam Zweifel
Convicts to Receive Autographed Bibles at Tennessee Prison
Gov. Frank Clement will present autographed Bibles, bought with state funds, to 1,500 inmates at the Tennessee state prison today. The Congo River crosses the equator twice.
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Nashville
Tenn
Frank Clement
Congo River
Equator
State Agency Auto Club Tour Route Includes Monroe Area
The Wisconsin Conservation Department prepared a 300 to 350 mile South Central Wisconsin circuit for the Chicago Motor Club. It covers Big Foot Beach and Lake Geneva, the Dells, Green County cheese shops, Portage Indian Agency, Fort Winnebago, Devil’s Lake, and the Kettle Moraine region with parks, caves, and historic sites. The route runs from the Illinois line via Janesville to Monroe then loops southeast and returns to Madison, with an alternate via Lake Warygo and Lake Winneconne returning through Watertown and Fort Atkinson.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin- Ilinois Line
Janesville
Monroe
Sauk City
Baraboo
Portage
U.S. 51
Madison
Johnsor Creek
George Harvey
Carrie “Taeahs Bend
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
U.S.A
Green County
Switzerland
Turner Hall
New Glarus Woods
Mt. Horeb
Tittle Norway
Prairie du Lac
Leland
Merrimac
Durward’s Glen
St Camillus Novitiate
Parfrey’s Glen
We Circus
Ringling Brothers
Wisconsin Dells
Indian Agency
Ft. Winnebago
US 51
Poynette
Madison the Lakes
State Capitol
Uni of Wisconsin
Arboretum
Lake Mills
Attalan State Park
Atkinson
Ater
Kettle Moraine State Forest
License Examiners Give Tests at Police Station
License examiners conducted 28 tests yesterday at Monroe’s city police station from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Twenty one passes were recorded and 15 temporary permits plus several license types issued. Examiners Clifford M. Geigel and Joseph Thompson work in Monroe each Monday.
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State Motor Vehicle” Department
Monroe
Clifford M. Geigel
12Th Street
Joseph Thompson
Dougeville
Pentagon Plans New Cave Units for Underground Pentagon
The Pentagon seeks more construction at the underground Washington area cavern under western Maryland Rock Raven Mountain near Ft. Ritchie to expand into a full underground Pentagon complex. The plan, tied to a 35 million dollar investment and a broader military action measure, would enlarge administration driving space and extend air and land command links, following use during Operation Alert as a centralized nerve center.
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Elim
Fox Washington
Pentagon
Maryland
Washington
Katte Pint Naecest
Congress
Ft. Ritchie
Rock Raven Mountain
Defense Department
Civil Defense
Continental
United States
Notable Deaths Reported Across Cities
Vladimir Poliakoff, 75, Russian-born writer famed for foreign affairs articles, died yesterday in England. William E. Ington, Washington attorney and former District of Columbia Commissioners Citizens Advisory Committee chair, died yesterday. Andrew Trautmann, 66, prominent producer grower and shipper and Trautmann Bros. Co. chairman, died Monday in Cincinnati.
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Welnyn Garden City
England
Vladimir Poliakoff
Washington
William E.ington
Cide Landet-Auil Chhiman
District of Columbia Commissioners Citizens Advisory Committee
Monson
Mass
Cincinnati
Andrew Trautmann
Trautmann Bros. Co
Wiley Deplores Security Change in Senate Debate
Senator Wiley condemns stripping key provisions from the House passed bill and urges liberalizing amendments. He cites benefits for disabled at age 50 and lower retirement age for working women, while acknowledging Republican support to restore provisions. Senators Morse and Langer praise Wiley as floor debate looms. The debate is slated to begin today or Thursday and may continue through next week.
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Wiley
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Finance Committee
Sen. Long
D-La
Wisconsin
Sen
Long
Morse
D-Ore
Langer
ECND
Honor Student Dies In Hanging Accident
Michael, an honor student with a 95.3 average at UFC Keghes school, was found hanging from a clothesline over a tree limb in a wooded area. His brother Thomas first searched, then Raymond cut him down. he died at a hospital. Police call it an accident. An oil drum lay nearby.
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Smemeunce
Mucamel
UFC Keghes
Agnes
Michael
Thomas
Ray
Mond
Hos |Pital
Michigan Calls Special Session to Address Unemployment and Infrastructure
LANDING Mich Gov G Mennen Williams called a special session for June 13 to study unemployment highways financing and prison needs. The Michigan Employment Security Commission estimated 220000 unemployed with 128000 in the Detroit area as the state faces highway funding concerns.
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Landing
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Michigan Employment Security Commission
Detroit
Road funds depend on prompt legislative action this year
A statement links available road-building funds to timely legislative action. He also proposes strengthening unemployment benefits to boost the unemployed and the retailers who supply their necessities, arguing for a real stimulus this season.
Border barriers at Vienna fall as Czechoslovakia tears down wires
Police report Czechoslovakia began removing barbed wire barriers along the Austrian border, mirroring Hungary's action. Details unclear on dates and scale, but move signals easing tensions and possible shifts in postwar border controls.
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Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
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