General Collins Recalls D Day Utah Beach Triumphs
In a second article of a series Maj. Gen. Joseph Collins recounts Utah Beach victory and liberation milestones. From Guadalcanal to Cherbourg and St Lo he traces role in breaking German defenses and the first major city capture Aachen.
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Guadalcanal
Pacific
Lightn
Joe’ Collins
Normandy
Utah Beach
Cherbourg
St. Lo
Aachen
U.S. Army
D-Day Night Watch Aboard Bayfield Near Cherbourg
Off the Cherbourg peninsula in 1944 the Bayfield rode a near pitch black sea as the invasion armada pressed toward Utah Beach. Rear Adm Don Moon and the author watched for ships and planes hidden by six foot waves and poor radar while weather masked the vast flotilla awaiting dawn. Parachutists from the 101st Airborne led by Maj entered history as the invasion moved forward amid cautious relief and hope.
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France
Bayfield
D-Day
Cherbourg
Don P. Moon
Utah
England
Francke
English Channel
Bradley
Kean
Kirk
Moon
Wiltie
Plymouth
Don Moon
Bayfield East
Utah Beach
101St Airborne Division
Maj
Goodwill Ambassadors to Fly Around World
Frank Hansen, operator of Morris Airport, will depart July 1 on a 40 day around the world goodwill flight with Dan Sorkin. The pair will visit major cities including New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo, meeting stars and dignitaries while United Air Activities arranges the trip.
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Frank Hansen
Morris Airport
Brigitte Bardot
Elvis Presley
Miami
Fla
Hansen
Dan Sorkin
Chicago
WCEL
Meigs Field
Richard Daley
Jack Parr
New York
Sorkin
Wagner
Governor Earl Long in Galveston Psychiatric Clinic
Doctors say Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long is not violent but is "mad as hell" and recovering in a psychiatric clinic. They estimate a complete recovery in two to three months and note his cooperativeness and clear thinking while unsure of the illness's cause.
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James McLean
Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Associated Press
Dees
Qualteavy Uarie
Long
Gov. Long
Eisenhower cites no progress at Geneva talks calls for goodwill
President Eisenhower said there has been no demonstrable progress at Geneva that would justify a summit. He urged the Soviet Union to show willingness to reach preliminary agreements, including a clear Berlin rights commitment, amid calls for progress at the foreign ministers sessions. He criticized Khrushchev statements and cautioned about anti-Semitism rhetoric in Strauss Senate fight. He spoke after meeting Gromyko and the foreign ministers, his first news conference in three weeks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Soviet Union
Berlin
Germany
Nikita Khrushchev
Geneva
White House
Andrei A. Gromyko
Britain
France
United States
Bonds
Congress
Strauss
Senate
Lewis L. Strauss
Girl Scouts Camp Slated For Aug 11 22
Established camping for the Girl Scouts of the area is planned for August 11 to 22 at the Boy Scout Reservation southwest of Morris. Only 125 girls can be accommodated, on a first come basis. The 12 day session costs 44 dollars with 10 dollars due at registration and 34 due by July 13. The Leader's Tent will host four visiting leaders daily.
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Morris
Jacob Vole
Grundy County
Trailways Girl Scout Office
North Broadway St
Joliet
Halt Plans For Plant at Wilmington
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Personal Products Corp postpones a $20 million Wilmington plant. George F. Smith cites potential Illinois corporate tax hike as reason. Announcement delayed from next Monday, with tax increase viewed as hindering expansion. Company may revise position soon.
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Illnois
George F. Smith
Johnson & Johnson
Personal Products Corp
Wilmington
Smith
Chicago
Illinois
Baker Made It Able Didn't In Space Monkey Mission
Baker the 1 pound squirrel monkey survived a Tuesday operation to remove under skin electrodes from the Jupiter rocket trip. Able the 7 pound rhesus monkey died after an anesthetic during a Monday night surgery when doctors tried every measure to restart her heart.
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Washington
Baker
Able
Today's Want Ads Through a Keyhole
Lady will care for children and do ironings. Girl wanted for general office work. Four room furnished apartment for rent. 1957 convertible for sale.
Found Liable For 16 000 In Crash Suit
A $16 000 judgment was entered in Will County Circuit court against Kenneth Funk and wife Loretta of Coal City in the death of James L Clair of Troy. The widow Ilva Pearl Clair, administratrix, sued over a Dec 15 1957 accident at Routes 59 and 52. Clair died 10 days later in Joliet hospital. The Funks had four children. Mrs Funk drove a car owned by her husband who was a passenger.
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Funk
Illinois House backs 262 per pupil school aid plan
The Illinois House approved a 262 per pupil aid amendment to the administration bill by 91 to 71. Democrats argued it would cut local property taxes, while Republicans warned the state could not fund the amount. Gov. Stratton has proposed 327 million dollars for two years, a substantial rise over the current period.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Republican State Administration
Stratton
Warren Wood
Plainfield
Chadrles Clabaugh
Rchampaign
Illinois School Problems Commission
William Clark
Chicago
Indiana Deputy Testifies About Tom Morgano
Porter County Indiana deputy sheriff Harold Rayder swore to Senate Rackets Committee that Chicago mobster Tommy Morgano offered bribes up to a half million dollars to police officials for gambling protection. Morgano, seated with Rayder, invoked the Fifth Amendment and did not answer questions about his identity.
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Washington
Porter County
Indiana
Chicago
Harold Rayder
Tommy Morgano
Sam
Moony) Giancanna
Morgano
College Inn
Valparaiso University
Rayder
Elks Club
Valparaiso
Morgana
Weather warms across Illinois with extended fair spell
The Weather Bureau forecasts three more days of fair skies in Illinois with high temperatures near 108 and low around 8ds. A five day outlook shows slightly above normal highs, with Thursday and Friday warm before a cooler weekend, then a warming trend Monday. Rain possible Saturday or Sunday. At Pyatt Weather Station the day began with a 70 degree reading at 9 am following a 75 degree high and 52 degree low.
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Illinois
Weather Bureau
Pyatt
Fined on Charge Of Contributing To Delinquency
Cliff Lutomski of Morris was fined 30 dollars plus 13.40 costs in Justice Chester P. Winsor's court for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He had lent his car to a 15 year old who used it to buy cigarettes. the vehicle was struck by a Rock Island train after the boy abandoned it on the tracks with three other Morris youths present.
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Cliff Lutomski
Morris
Chester P. Winsor
Lutomski
Rock Island
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