Greatest Air Attack Recalled From World War II
Eye witness account by a B17 pilot recalls the 8th Air Force mass attack on Christmas Eve 1944 from Podington England. Fog grounded many planes yet 53 of 92nd group flew despite losses and danger amid the Ardennes Battle of the Bulge context.
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Gerd von Rundstedt
Ardennes Forest
U.S
UPI
Oklahoma City
Harry Culver
United Press International
Podington
Northamptonshire
London
England
8Th Air Force
92Nd
James W. Wilson
Bowling Green
Ohio
Merseburg
Bastogne
Meuse
British Isles
Eight Air Force Command
Evening TV Schedule Highlights Classic Holiday Musical
The lineup features White Christmas with Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney at 8:30 p.m. plus Honeymoon with a Stranger. Afternoon brings Letters To Laugh and Dark Shadows. Evening blocks include Truth or Consequences, What's My Line, I Dream Of Jeannie, The Nutcracker, Red Skelton, 60 Minutes, and Tonight Show hosts.
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Bing Crosby
Danny Kaye
Rosemary Clooney
Janet Leigh
Gomer Pyle
Bozo
Perry Mason
Jeannie
Naaa Cama
Chuu Oyudu
Debbie Reynolds
Toledo
Red Skelton
Governor & J.J
Marcus Welby
M.D
Nothing wrong with adoption Dear Abby letter
A reader argues adoption is noble and family is defined by love not birth. She cites relatives adopted in her line and rejects judgments about bloodlines and in laws, praising unity and equal value of all members. The columnist responds with praise for the letter.
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Abby
Eleanor
Frontenac
Kas
Petersburg
TV Schedule Highlights and Daily Lineup
A dense airing slate lists morning through late evening programs including Education Exchange Sunrise Semester and Farm Reports, with featured shows such as Captain Kangaroo Debbie Drake Romper Room and Love of Life. The lineup spans channels and time blocks with news segments and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Griffith
Bombing Run Over Germany Ends in Losses and Salvation
A wartime account recalls a B-17 mission over Giessen and surrounding airfields. The 92nd Bomb Group aircraft faced heavy flak and enemy fighters, with 17 dead and nine missing among six planes from the group crashes.
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Chris
F.A. Lancour
Escanaba
Mich
Jode Stevens
Sam Yandian
Providence
R.L
Tulsa
Okla
Jack Schafer
Ravenna
Ohio
Zane Yarbro
Yale
N.C
Giessen
Frankfurt
Luftwaffe
Ettinghafen
Kirch Gens
Nidda
Merzhausen
Rhein-Main
Zellhausen
Gross Ostheim
Badenhausen
Griesheim
Biblis
U.S. Air Force
8Th Air Force
Rhine
Wittlich
Eller
Bitburg
Mayen
Ahrweiler
Gerolstein
Euskirchen
Daun
U.S
92Nd
England
Podington
Bury St. Edmunds
Great Ashfield
John S. Sloan
Santa Claus
Nativity Scene Praised By St Paul Rosary Altar Society
The Ladies of St Paul Rosary and Altar Society commend the Norwalk Chamber of Commerce for the Nativity Scene in the Square. They thank Mr Ed Still and his secretary Chris Keller for the display in Norwalk.
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Ladies of
St. Paul’s
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