D Day Plus Twenty Years at Portsmouth Harbor
General Eisenhower recalls D-Day from Portsmouth Harbor in a Cronkite interview. He discusses ship lanes, minesweepers, near coast navigation, and German air and naval threats. He notes secrecy, air superiority, and Churchill’s cautious stance before the invasion leading to Allied beach operations and the Anvil plan debates.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Cronkite
Eisenhower
Normandy
New York Herald Tribune
Portsmouth Harbor
Britain
France
Mr. Cronkite
Portsmouth
Gen. Eisenhower
Anzio
Walter
le Havre
Cherbourg
England
His
Winston
George VI
Gen. de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Free French In
Churchill
YMCA States Programs For Women and Girls
The Twin Cities YMCA outlined summer programs for women and girls including slimnastics with Mrs. Ebert Van Buren at 9 a.m. and swimming for beginners with Mrs. Edwin R. Hughes at 10:15 a.m. A 7:50 p.m. Monday swim class is offered, with advanced instruction at 10:15 a.m. taught by Edwin Davis. School age girls have Monday and Wednesday mornings for beginner and advanced swimming, plus open swim 2:30 to 4:30 daily. Miss Mary Dee Leslie joins June 26 to direct women and girls activities, developing synchronized swimming and water safety programs. Boys activities occur Tue Thu Sat mornings and afternoons. enrollment via 325-739.
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Ebert van Buren
Edwin R. Hughes
Edwin Davis
Gayle Jones
Mary Dee Leslie
Northeast Louisiana College
Twin Cities Y.M.C.A
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Lee
Allen
Archie
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Myrtle
Orphan Annie
Professor Phumble
Lizzie
Rory
Darling
Lish
YMCA
Twin Cities
M.C.A
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
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Metarie Y.M.C.A
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Lege
Plito
Sumea
Farida
Steled
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