D Day viewed by a young German artillery officer
In this eyewitness account Horst Fluegge recalls D-Day from Avranches where Artillery Unit 1154 pressed to defend the Atlantic Wall. He describes exhaustion, misfit replacements, and the overwhelming Allied air and naval fire that signaled the invasion.
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Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Horst Fluegge
Associated Press
Germany
Avranches
Cherbourg
Normandy
France
Orne
Caen
Artilery Unit 1154
Russia
Avyranches
Berlin
Rommel
von Rundstedt
Want Ads from a Keyhole High School Grad Seeks Work
Three room apartment for rent and baby crib for sale listed among brief notices. A reward is offered for a lost ring, highlighting a local appeals for help in locating the missing item.
Mice Lost On Air Force Satellite Flight Attempt
Four laboratory mice were sent aloft in the Discoverer II satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base to orbit and return alive, but signals ceased after 13 minutes and the flight is presumed unsuccessful. The two stage Thor rocket incurred a misfire, likely burning up on reentry, ending hopes of retrieving living organisms from orbit.
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Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
U.S. Air Force
Earth
Pacific
Cape Canaveral
Red Cross Plans Fund Appeal For Grundy County Chapter
Grundy County Red Cross board plans a public fund appeal after reporting 1959 intake of 5,871.79 dollars, a 4,509.21-dollar deficit. May blood use included 12 pints at Morris hospital with other hospitals replenished. Gray Ladies gave 173 hours at VA Dwight and 34 hours at Morris hospital. 74 hours by 12 volunteers at Morris. four volunteers 27 hours at Grundy County Rest Home. Water safety at Morris pool to start. swimming class set for June 30 with registrations June 26-27. nominating committee named for officer slate including Beatrice Mainey Ruth Huseby Walter Penn Wayne Graham George Baum.
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Grundy County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Dwight
Morris Hospital
Grundy County Rest Home
Albert Hume
Morris Municipal Pool
Ruth Ellen Lindahl
Jean Caisley
Joan Reitzel
Terri Connor
Bill Caisley
Eugene Baldwin
Beatrice Mainey
Ruth Huseby
Walter Penn
Wayne Graham
George Baum
Rioting in Guayaquil Leaves 16 Dead and 200 Injured
After two nights of clashes in Guayaquil the city reports 16 dead and nearly 200 injured. Rioters burned the police headquarters and looted about 40 stores while an orphanage and 100 others were caught with stolen goods. Martial law was declared and a curfew imposed as authorities claim a subversive plot seeks to destabilize Ecuador.
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Guayaquil
Associated Press
Ecuador
Peer
Npon
Camilo Ponce
Luis Pineiros
Pineiros
Communist Party
Popular
Democratic
Big 3 May Be Willing to Cut Berlin Forces
Western officials in Geneva say the United States Britain and France may reduce their 10 000 man force in West Berlin if the Soviet Union drops its threat to the city. Gromyko signals some flexibility but no Khrushchev instruction yet.
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Geneva
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
Berlin
Gromyko
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Herter
Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
Couve de Murville
Villa
Army Post Names Streets for Children at Fort Devens
At Fort Devens Massachusetts three street names were renamed to simpler terms for children Fredericksburg street is Pine Elm replaces Chancellorsville and Walnut replaces Detroits bri. An Army officer said the old names were too difficult for youngsters to read and pronounce during a Wednesday night briefing.
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Fort Devens
Mass
Fredericksburg
Pine Street
Chancellorsville
Elm
Morris Band Concert Set For Saturday
The Morris Summer Concert Band directed by Robert Appleby will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday on the Grun dy county courthouse lawn. Forty students and adults attended the first rehearsal. contact Mr Appleby at 1776.
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Morris Summer
Robert Appleby
Grundy County Court House
H. C. Montanus
Bob Condon
Morris Band
Morris School Bands Fund
Minooka Couple Claim 1.2 Million in Slain Toilet Cleaner Incident
Minooka residents Betty Jo Andrews and Ardell Andrews sue Sno-Bot Corp of Pontiac Michigan and Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co for 1.2 million dollars alleging a June 7 1957 purchase of a toilet cleaner led to a bottle explosion in Joliet. The blast blinded Mrs Andrews temporarily and scarred her face while her husband suffered from fumes.
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Chicago
Betty Jo Andrews
Minooka
Ardell
Sno-Bot Corp
Pontiac
Mich
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Andrews
Plainfield Rd
Joliet
Scouting Chief Discusses Juvenile Delinquency
Dr. Arthur A. Schuck of the Boy Scouts of America told a news conference that juvenile delinquents are hard to reform. He warned that once they start delinquency it is very difficult to give it up.
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San Francisco
Arthur A. Schuck
Boy Scouts of America
Army View On Arsenal LandSought
Washington delays Senate subcommittee action on transferring Joliet arsenal land to Illinois for wildlife and recreation. Army position not yet stated. Proposed sale would move 948 acres to Illinois for 303 per acre and 1,468 acres to Santa Fe Railroad from the 2,400 acre tract.
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Washington
Joliet, Ill
State For Wildlife and Recreation
Senate
Army
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
House
8Th Army
Des Plains
Sen
Dirksen
R-Ill
Illinois
Santa Fe Railroad
Strike Halts Construction in Morris and Grundy Counties
About 1,100 laborers from Local No. 75 AFL Joliet walked off Tuesday after wage talks with contractors failed. Morris Baptist church and parts of Interstate Highway 80 work paused while other projects proceed under retroactive pay until a settlement. The union seeks 30 cents more per hour, contractors offer 10 cents, with contracts expired June 1. Carpenters cement finishers brick layers and iron workers have reached accords, while other trades largely won’t cross picket lines.
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Morris
Grundy County
AFL
Joliet
Morris Baptist Church
John Simpson
Joliet Contractors Association
Dentist sends over 10000 toothbrushes for peace tokens
Dr. Joseph Matriss of East Rutherford started operation toothbrush two years ago and has mailed more than 10 000 toothbrushes overseas. Missionaries in the Belgian Congo report they are a success as peace tokens amid concerns about communism, with Matriss noting every bit of goodwill counts.
Local Summer Play Program Starts Monday
The Morris summer recreation program opens Monday with Little Pony and Senior league teams. Director W. R. Ferguson said boys aged 9 to 12 meet at Goodwill Playground at 1 PM, Pony league at MCHS 6 PM, and Senior league at MCHS 6 PM. Signups welcomed. second week adds morning sessions and first games at Goodwill.
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Morris
W. R. Ferguson
Goodwill Playground
MCHS
Ferguson
Goodwill
Flower Show Slated for June 10 in Ullrich Recreation Hall
The Grundy county federation of Woman's clubs sponsors its 28th annual flower show and spring tea at Ullrich Recreation hall on Wednesday June 10. Exhibits viewable 2 to 4 p.m. Tea served. Program at 3 p.m. features the Dancing Dolls and musical numbers. Entries accepted 9 to 11 a.m. on show day. Judging 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wauponsee Art club is hostess.
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Grundy County
The
Wauponsee Art Club
Pleasant Weekend Ahead With Warm, Sunny Days
The forecast from the Weather Bureau calls for a sunny and warm day today, fair tonight and partly cloudy humid Friday with no rain through the weekend. Saturday remains fair with little temperature change. The Pyatt Weather station reported a high of 83 degrees on Wednesday and a low of 58 with 9 am reading at 73.
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Weather Bureau
Pyatt
Boy Dies From Electric Accident Near Verona
Gerald Downs nine died at St. Josephs hospital Joliet from third degree electrical burns suffered while playing with his twin Gerry in the yard of their Verona area home formerly Maxwell School The accident occurred when a stone tied to an aerial wire touched a 7200 volt line and the shock threw him against a fence causing it to ignite He is survived by his mother stepfather twin brother sister Patsy 16 and brother Andrew 14 Funeral arrangements are pending with Davis funeral home
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Gerald Downs
James Braghini
Verona
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Joliet
Gerry
Gerald
Public Service Co
Maxwell School
Mazon
W. F. Breisch
Public Service
Davis Ambulance
Genevan Bank Cashier Charged With Embezzlement
FBI charges Paul C. Teach 45, cashier at State Bank of Geneva, with embezzling 12941 dollars. Embezzlements said to span five or six years, involving tax and loan accounts. Teach arraigned before U S Commissioner and released on 500 dollar bond.
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Geneva, Ill
FBI
Paul C. Teach
State Bank of
Geneva
Teach
Asst
U. S. Atty
Arthur Connelly
Treasury
Richard D. Auerbach
Chicago
U. S
C. S. Bentley Pike
Normal to stay in ISNU name after faculty vote
Illinois State Normal University will keep the word Normal in its name for at least two more years. A faculty vote failed to reach the needed majority with 151 in favor, 116 against, and 52 abstentions, leaving ISNU's name unchanged.
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Bloomington, Ill
Normal
Illinois State Normal University
SNU
ISNU
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Poland
Edward Witkowski
Krzysztof Kluby
Will
Bonn
Big 3
Soviets
W. Berlin
By John M. Hightower
Army Post
Joliet Hospital
Davis Funeral Home
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