Danzig siege begins as German attack takes hold
The Aug 31 1939 night in Danzig leads to 4:47 am shelling by Schleswig Holstein and a German ground push on Westerplatte. Polish Major Henryk Sucharski with 201 men staunchly defends, repelling multiple assaults before surrender on day seven. The stand earns Sucharski a kept sword and a grim testament to Poland’s peril as war erupts.
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Boyle On Wagon Apathy And Rebirth In Prohibition Days
In a reflective column Boyle explains his shift from cocktails to a dry life aboard the water wagon. He recalls Prohibition era bars, social drinking’s decline, and the peaceful solace of sobriety, noting renewed energy for reading, theater, and fresh perspectives while mourning past camaraderie. Khrushchev visits frame a larger note on mourning communist terror and defending freedom.
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Urge Mourning For Khrushchev Visit
Three senators and two House members urged a national day of mourning during Soviet Premier Khrushchev's visit. The lawmakers Styles Bridges Paul H. Douglas and Thomas J. Dodd and Reps. John W. McCormack and Walter H. Judd called for a period of official mourning and religious observances.
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Increase In Crime Reported In 1958 United States
A report by Attorney General William P. Rogers and FBI Director J Edgar Hoover shows crime rose 9.3 percent in 1958 from 1957 with murder, robbery, burglary, and other offenses all up. The index recorded one serious crime every 20.8 seconds and youths under 18 accounted for large shares of several offenses.
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Condemnation suit filed over Turtle Creek Dam project
TOPEKA The government has filed the largest condemnation suit in federal court related to the Turtle Creek Dam and Reservoir near Manhattan. It seeks 760 acres plus an 80 acre flowage easement from Edwards Ranch at Blue and Black Vermillion rivers, with an appraised land value of 276000 dollars. Much of the land is irrigated.
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