Truman faced grave choice before dropping atomic bomb
A Kansas City native, President Truman weighed an end to World War II against immense civilian casualties. He studied advisers notes, considered a demonstration, and ultimately decided in a sleepless August night that the bomb should be deployed, a choice he called the roughest of his life.
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Harry S. Truman
Atlantic Ocean
Hiroshima
Washington
Truman
Independence
Nagasaki
Harry Truman
Donald McCoy
University of Kansas
Roosevelt
Japan
Hirohito
Ribbon Of Peace encircles Pentagon in antiwar display
Washington peace demonstrators wrapped the capital with 24 000 tapestry panels created by crafters from 50 states and 20 countries forming a ribbon around the Pentagon Capitol and Mall to mark Hiroshima Nagasaki remembrance. Police counted 15 000 to 20 000 participants seeking a larger turnout than hoped.
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Pentagon
Capitol
White House
Lincoln Memorial
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Japan
Marie Grasso
Potomac River
Gloria Ziegler
Janesville
Wis
Explosions From Bomb Truck Crash Near Checotah
A semi truck carrying 10 1000 pound bombs collided with a car on Interstate 40 near Checotah Oklahoma. The blasts created a 35 foot deep crater, shattered windows and injured at least 48 people. Eastbound lanes were closed with detours in place.
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Checotah
Okla
North Carolina
Oklahoma
U.S. 69
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Thelma Blackburn
Highway Patrol
Nathan Taughman
Muskogee
Checotah Middle School
U.S. Army Am
McAlester
Sunny Point Terminal
N.C
Cmdr
Ray Feller
Ruth Ross
Peggs
Muskogee Regional Hospital
Ronnie Crisp
Dolly L. Madjenobich
Ashland
Wis
Nancy Stolper
Eufaula Municipal Hospital
Walter Busbee
Explosives Transports Inc
Oklahoma City
Reagan Fans Pack Capitol For Springsteen Show
Washington crowds rally for Bruce Springsteen as President Reagan credits the New Jersey rocker in the 1984 campaign. Mondale calls out perceived theater of support, while Will recounts Springsteen’s Capitol Centre visit. Tickets for RFK Stadium sold fast, with hype and high prices noted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bruce Springsteen
Springsteen
America
Frank Sinatra
Boston College
Doug Flutie
Michael Jackson
Rose Garden
Hammonton
New Jersey
Reagan
Walter F. Mondale
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Mondale
New Brunswick
N.J
George Will
Will
Capitol Centre
Max Weinberg
Princeton
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Washington Post
Pepsi-Cola
Congress
White House
Nationwide raids launch to eradicate marijuana fields
Washington reports federal, state, and local law enforcement begin the largest eradication effort with about 2,200 agents sweeping all 50 states. Up to 250,000 marijuana plants to be removed in three days, mostly burned where possible. Agencies brace for dangers such as booby traps and gunfire while officials cite growing U.S. consumption and lands involved.
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Edwin Meese III
Drug Enforcement Administration
John C. Lawn
DEA
Lawn
Meese
Arkansas
United States
Kevin Zeese
National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
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Educational Foundation For Foreign Study
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MasterCare Car Services
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See Hanger
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