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New St Lo Rises From D Day Rubble to Modern Western City
Ten years after Allied liberations, St Lo in Normandy has rebuilt into a modern western city with broad avenues and neon stores, while the cathedral remains a relic. The nine story hospital shell stands unfinished as funds lag, Eisenhower’s wartime pledge echoed in memory, and reconstruction continues amid war damage payments delays and scarce resources.
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Rosette Hargrove
NEA
ST. LO
Normandy
France
U. S
Cotentin Peninsula
Cherbourg
7Th
Sth
Georges Layaley
Department of the Manche
Cathedral of Notre Dame
Henri Liebaud
Huse Beoeskai
Dwight ID. Eisenhower
St."Lo
American Aid To