Truman’s Rise From Common Man to Global Leader
United Press International profiles Harry S Truman as the symbol of the common man who shaped history with decisions from the atomic bombing of Japan to the Marshall Plan and Korea. It notes his 1948 upset of Dewey, his presidency as the 33rd, and his tenure ending in 1953 as Eisenhower took over.
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United Press International
Harry S Truman
United States
Japan
Berlin
U.S
Korea
Truman
Stalin
Churchill
de Gaulle
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Harry Truman
UPI Telephoto
Mao Tse-tung
China
Mao
Ronald Jessee
Weather and notices from Norwalk area
Cloudy and colder with snow totaling at least an inch then flurries by late morning. High near 37 in Norwalk with lows around 28. remaining cold and partly cloudy through Wednesday with a 10 to 20 percent precipitation chance. Births list six area couples. deaths recorded for six residents including Mrs Bernice Mead and Mr Frank Baxter.
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Norwalk
Bernice J. Mead
Greenwich
Mark Donald Schaffer
Frank H. Baxter
North Fairfield
Cline L. Manges
Willard
Mary Elizabeth Brooker
Richard A. Porter
Findlay
Truman Dies at 88 After Long Illness in Missouri
Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States, died at 7:50 a.m. in Research Hospital Kansas City after a 22 day battle with age and disease. Bess Truman was at his bedside in Independence as the body lay in state at the Truman Library and a private funeral was planned.
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Jack Williams
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carl E. Christiensen
Kansas City
UPI
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Research Hospital
Harry Truman
United States
Bess Truman
Independence, Mo
Truman Memorial
Independence
Japan
Berlin
U.S
Korea
Truman Library
Residents Recall Truman's 1948 Victory
Reflector reporters surveyed residents on the 1948 presidential upset. Many recalled little about the election while others remembered surprises, bets, and the underdog narrative centering on Truman against Dewey.
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Truman
Harry S Truman
Thomas Dewey
John Bergia
Truman Dies as Nixon Declares Day of Mourning
President Nixon mourns Harry S Truman calling him courageous and designates Thursday December 28 as a national day of mourning. Americans urged to gather in houses of worship to honor the former president who died at his Missouri home. Ohio figures also react with tributes, noting Truman’s long service and fighting spirit.
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Helen Thomas Key Biscayime
Fla
UPI
Nixon
Harry S Truman
Missouri
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Truman
Ferguson
U S Resumes Bombing in North Vietnam After Christmas Halt
U S bombers resumed raids over North Vietnam after a 36 hour Christmas pause. Reports from Paris say B52s hit Hanoi Haiphong and other cities. Officials would not confirm targets or scale while war critics questioned the decision by President Nixon.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Paris
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Haiphong
Hiroshima
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Florida White House
Key Biscayne
Hanoi- Haiphong
Noon Prayer Call Marks Day of Evangelistic Campaign
Bells and car horns rang at noon to remind people of the Key 73 noon prayer calls to be held daily through January 7. Churches will be open for prayer as the first phase of the nationwide Calling Our Continent To Christ program focuses on evangelistic outreach.
Ohio prepares new plan to overhauls school funding
Rep. Donald J. Pease of Oberlin will re introduce legislation to reform Ohio school financing aiming to equalize state subsidies across 625 districts by standardizing property tax effort. The plan links 30 mills as a balance point, raises basic aid from 600 to 750 dollars per pupil, and allows districts to levy up to 45 more mills for additional funds.
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Lee Leonard Columbus
UPI
Ohio House Education Committee
Donald J. Pease
Doberlin
Pease
House
Ohio
County schools levy over 30 mills in Huron County districts
Huron County Auditor Kenneth W. Reed reports Norwalk Willard and four county districts levying more than 30 mills. Rates span 32.30 Monroeville to 40.60 South Central with Norwalk 32.40 Western Reserve 35 Willard 39.30 and New London 39.40. Reed notes these districts would be among 150 average and poor under a state bill. He adds no local district likely has valuation of 25 000 dollars per pupil.
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Norwalk
Willard
Huron County
Kenneth W. Reed
Monroeville
South Central
Western Reserve
New London
Reed
Donald J. Pease
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Jessee
Lyndon B. Johnson
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George Perry
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