100 Miles A Day And Yankee Go Home
Santo Domingo scene follows U S Army patrols by William Spring of the 82nd Airborne. He commands five men across two jeeps with M60, shotguns, and a bazooka, cruising areas near Avenida Mella amid rocks and insults as they patrol about 100 miles daily. He recalls past firefights, notes Dominican sympathy yet fear of mobs, and looks to finishing a tour before reuniting with his wife and son at Fort Bragg.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
William Spring
U.S. 82Nd Airborne
Philadelphia
Santo Dosmingo
U.S. Army
Spring
Inter American Peace Force
Cieudad Nueva
Red Beach
William Jones
Littlefield
Tex
Jones
Violet
Wayne
82Nd
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Camden Maine to hire woman police chief faces delay
Two Camden housewives Mrs. June Kincade and Mrs. Marjorie Knowlton were told to return after gaining five years of police experience. The applicants, both 37, were turned down for lack of experience but Camden may still appoint a woman chief in the future.
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Camden, Maine
Camden
June Kincade
Marjorie Knowlton
Maypole battles at KU crown Mount Oread legend
Lawrence remembers the 1890s May Day melee at the University of Kansas as juniors and freshmen clashed over a 40-foot pole and banners on Mount Oread. The 1891 incident saw a guard bound, an axe, torn clothes, and pole renaming attempts as seniors and sophomores fought for pride and colors. By 1894 the pole rose again late at night amid cheers.
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Beegan
University Hall
Fraser Hall
The
Courier
Mount Oread
University of Kansas
Hal Boyle quotes and trivia from New York AP
West Germans drink far more champagne than the French, with 119 million bottles to 52 million in recent 18 months. An estimated four million Americans have diabetes, but half are unaware. Air travel shows fewer injuries than road travel per mile. Proverbial rule of thumb stems from thumb size, and presidents take many business trips. Dolly Madison helped bring ice cream to the White House in 1809. George Washington bought a cream machine in 1784. Rabies rising in wildlife, especially foxes skunks and bats, can be contracted without a bite.
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New York
Dolly Madison
Thomas Jefferson
White House
Stern George Washington
William Saroyan
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Ouis
Hubbard Lumber
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Hal Boyle
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