Americans and kamikaze pilot greet after war's wounds healed
In Pigeon Forge a 50 year old reunion saw kamikaze pilot Kaoru Hasegawa and survivors of USS Callaghan embrace, exchange mementos, and forgive. Acknowledging past battles, survivors voiced forgiveness as Hasegawa recounted his dramatic rescue and capture.
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Pigeon Forge
Tenn
Aed
Kaoru Hasegawa
Callaghan
Hasegawa
Okinawa
Robert Thatch
Osaka
U.S
San Francisco
West Virginia
Callaghan A
Mder
Town memorializes Hardin cemetery disaster remains
About 100 townspeople and relatives gathered to rededicate the Hardin cemetery after a 1993 Missouri River flood created an 85 foot hole, sweeping away 769 of 1,500 graves. 120 remains were recovered, 487 unidentified, with 162 still missing.
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Hardin, Mo
Oine
Ray County
Dean Snow
Missouri
Snow
Steve Shirley
Hardin Cemetery
Helen Donnigan
Hoffa mystery marked by 20th anniversary ceremony
In Detroit a memorial service at Most Holy Trinity Church marked 20 years since Jimmy Hoffa vanished from the Machus Red Fox parking lot. Family members recalled loss, while Hoffa’s legacy and unanswered questions about his disappearance linger amid ongoing legal and labor history.
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Detroit
Jimmy Hoffa
Hoffa
FBI
Teamsters
Most Holy Trinity Church
James R. Hoffa
James P. Hoffa
Mightyeamsters Union
Labor Movement
Detroit Teamsters Local
Teamster
Antaffa
Ed Scribner
Afl-Cio
Barbara Hoffa Crancer
St. Louis
Machus Red Fox
Bloomfield Township
Josephine
Chicago Heat Emergency Extended as Heatwave Persists
In Chicago the heat emergency was extended as temperatures hovered in the mid 90s with a heat index around 111. Eight cooling centers operated for 24 hours and city buildings kept longer hours while officials reported no heat related deaths over the weekend. Mayor Daley warned the danger may rise as heat continues.
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Daley
Van crash kills two on New York Thruway
A church van carrying 14 people from St. Paul Chong Ha Sang Church in Queens flipped on the New York State Thruway near Ruby, killing two and injuring 12. Two victims died at the scene and at a hospital. several others were trapped or thrown clear as responders treated heat exhaustion amid near 90 degree heat. The group was en route to a Catskills retreat and the wreck’s cause was under investigation.
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Ruby
N.Y
St. Paul Chong Ha Sang
New York City
Queens
Catskills
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