War Chaplain Writes Of Religion Under Stress
Memorial Day feature by Rev. Lawrence E. Cousins, chaplain at Veterans Administration Hospital, Walla Walla. He recalls D-Day plus eight at Utah Beach and the Normandy campaign, praising soldiers' faith, courage, and the role of chaplains in sustaining morale under fire.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Walla Walla
Wash
Utah Beach
Normandy
Cherbourg
Bourg
Avalanches
La-Haye-du- Puits
Falaise
Dursenheim
Dinslaken
Jerusalem
Judas
Far from the sea Rivermen toil on inland Mississippi routes
In St Louis the Coast Guard details inland duties on the Mississippi and its 21 state basin. Warrant Officer Elmer Lovan leads the Foxglove crew maintaining 154 fixed lights and 67 day markers, weighing 1 500 pound buoys, and guarding 5 100 miles of navigable water. They face dangerous piers and mud bottoms, with 190 million tons of river freight moved annually.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Coast Guard
Mississippi
U.S
Mississippi River
Army Corps of Engineers
Lovan
St. Louis
Cairo
Ill
Gulf of Mexico
Illinois
Missouri River
Missouri
Eugene Coffin
Second District
Skipper Lovan
Coast
Civil Service Tampering Accusations Hit Federal Hiring
Alabama congressman George Huddleston Jr claims the Justice Department influenced the Civil Service Commission to push for more Negro hires in Alabama federal agencies. He cites reports from workers at the Social Security Administration Birmingham VA Hospital and Post Office alleging pressure on local officers. Huddleston says meetings between Civil Service officials and hiring officers occurred in Birmingham and calls the actions tampering and a breach of merit system fairness.
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Washington
Alabama
Justice Department
Civil Service Commission
Department
Commission
George Huddleston Jr
Dala
Birmingham
Social Security Administration
Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital
The
Post Office
Huddleston
Civil Service Ommission
South Viet Nam Buddhists Plan Protest Fast
Buddhist leaders in South Viet Nam call for a 48 hour fast by thousands of priests and nuns starting Thursday to protest government discrimination claims. They accuse the Diem regime of religious interference and spying at temples while stressing constitutional religious freedom.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Ngo Dinh m
Diem
Viet Cong
99 Year Old Fisherwoman Keeps Fishing Thrills Alive
Fresno AP reports Mrs Abel Isola Hyde of Fresno who has fished for nearly a century plans to continue. She still fishes the Sacramento River for salmon, and just before turning 99 she caught a "nice mess" of crappie. Once a keen trout fisher, she recently stopped due to rough terrain.
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Fresno
Calif
Abel Isola Hyde
Sacramento
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Lawrence E. Cousins
Cher
Maccabeus
America
Allegheny
Cumberland
Green
Ranaway
Monogahela
Ohio
Penney
Dad
Penney’s
Sterlington Bank
Minna SE
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